[词汇掌故] Words and Their Stories: Feel The Pinch 日期：2012-04-01 12:39:40 点击：1369 好评：0
音频下载 I'm Susan Clark with the Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. In the nineteen thirties, a song, Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?, was very popular in the United States. It was the time of the big Depression. The song had meanin...
[词汇掌故] Words and Their Stories: A Final D.A.R.E. 日期：2012-03-25 23:24:41 点击：1407 好评：0
音频下载 Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today we talk about words like honeyfuggle and pinkletink, puckerbrush and swop. These are words not found in most dictionaries. But you can find them in the Dictionary of Ame...
[词汇掌故] Words and Their Stories: Some of Our Listeners’ Favorite Sayings 日期：2012-03-18 18:57:04 点击：2198 好评：0
音频下载 Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. A proverb is a short, well known saying that expresses a common truth or belief. Many proverbs give advice about the best way to live. Recently, we presented a program about...
[词汇掌故] Words and Their Stories: Proverbs, Part 1 日期：2012-03-11 23:53:09 点击：1797 好评：0
音频下载 Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today we talk about proverbs. A proverb is a short, well known saying that expresses a common truth or belief. Proverbs are found in most cultures and are often very old. In A...
[词汇掌故] Words and Their Stories: Numbers Part Two 日期：2012-02-26 15:05:29 点击：2200 好评：0
音频下载 Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Last week, I told about the number one. Today, I will tell about expressions using other numbers. Some problems are difficult to solve. But there are a lot of number expressio...
[词汇掌故] Words and Their Stories: Number One 日期：2012-02-19 11:27:51 点击：5674 好评：0
音频下载 Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today I will tell about expressions using numbers. Let us start with the number one. Numbers can be tricky. On the one hand , they are simply numbers. On the other hand, they...
[词汇掌故] Words and Their Stories: Easy as Falling Off a Log 日期：2012-02-12 14:34:40 点击：2709 好评：0
音频下载 Log rolling at the opening day of the Eastern Sports Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, PA Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Every people has its own way of saying things, its own special expressions. Some of these e...
[词汇掌故] Words and Their Stories: Apple Pie 日期：2012-02-05 16:18:47 点击：2527 好评：0
音频下载 Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today we tell about the expression apple pie order. It means in perfect order, very well organized. Nobody is sure where and when the expression apple pie order began. Some sa...
[词汇掌故] Words and Their Stories: Back, Shoulders and Chest 日期：2012-01-29 15:17:09 点击：1333 好评：0
音频下载 Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. There are many American expressions that use parts of the body. These include the eyes, ears, nose, mouth and even the heart. Today we will tell you some expressions that use...
[词汇掌故] Words and Their Stories: The Cold, Hard Truth 日期：2012-01-27 00:04:26 点击：792 好评：6
音频下载 Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) Cold weather has a great effect on how our minds and our bodies work. Maybe that is why there are so many expressions that use the word cold . For centuries, the body'...
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