音频下载 Bonnie the cow is milked by Erik Ramfjord, at the Douglas Ranch in Paicines, California N ow, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. In the early days of human history, people survived by hunting wild animals, or gather...

音频下载 Members of the Krewe du Vieux paraded through the streets of the French Quarter celebrating the Mardi Gras season in New Orleans N ow, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Many cities have interesting nicknames. Nickn...

音频下载 This picture of the Philadelphia Skyline shows some of the building tops lit up in green in a show of support for the Philadelphia Eagles N ow, the VOA Special English program, WORDS and THEIR STORIES. Almost all American cities have nic...

音频下载 Dolly Parton arrives at the Los Angelespremiere of her movie Joyful Noise N ow, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, a VOA Special English program about American expressions. Im Rich Kleinfeldt with expressions made using the word hold. Cant hold a...

音频下载 N ow, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Throughout history, gold has been a sign of purity, beauty and power. Calling something golden means it has great quality and value. For example, the golden rule is possibly...

音频下载 Community Gardens Grow Green Space in New York City Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is also the color of most grow...

音频下载 May 1 is also known as May Day and is celebrated in many countries as a spring festival or as an international holiday honoring workers Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. A listener from Venezuela sent us a que...

音频下载 Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Baloney is a kind of sausage that many Americans eat often. The word also has another meaning in English. It is used to describe something usually something someone says that...

音频下载 Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Now, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, a VOA Special English program about American expressions. I'm Rich Kleinfeldt with some financial words and expressions used in business and the stock mark...

音频下载 Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Some expressions describe people who are important, or who at least think they are. One such expression is bigwig. In the seventeenth century, important men in Europe began to...