[词汇掌故] Words and Their Stories: Top Brass 日期：2011-05-10 01:39:46 点击：398 好评：2
07 May 2011 I'm Susan Clark with the Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. The Italians have an old saying, Il dolce far niente. The words mean it is sweet, or enjoyable, to do nothing. On weekends and during holidays, many of us enjoy doi...
[词汇掌故] John Kenneth Galbraith, 1908-2006: He Influenced Economic Thought for Many Years 日期：2011-05-02 22:30:42 点击：714 好评：10
30 April 2011 American economist John Kenneth Galbraith's most famous book was about the increasing division between rich and poor in modern industrial societies. STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And Im Barbara Klein with PEOPLE IN AMERICA...
[词汇掌故] Words and Their Stories: Water Expressions 日期：2011-05-02 22:29:49 点击：722 好评：10
28 April 2011 Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself. But many of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings. The expression to be in hot water is one of th...
[词汇掌故] Words and Their Stories: When the Cat’s Away 日期：2011-04-26 12:19:32 点击：535 好评：14
21 April 2011 Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising that there are many expressions about cats. Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries. If som...
[词汇掌故] Words and Their Stories: Hobson’s Choice 日期：2011-04-17 12:36:19 点击：824 好评：16
16 April 2011 Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Making choices is necessary, but not always easy. Many of our expressions tell about this difficulty. One of these expressions is Hobsons choice . It often is used to describ...
[词汇掌故] Words and Their Stories: Fish Expressions 日期：2011-04-10 12:22:20 点击：1281 好评：24
09 April 2011 Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) Americans use many expressions about fish and fishing. For example, if something sounds fishy, it may not be true. Sometimes I feel like a fish out of water when I go...
[词汇掌故] Words and Their Stories: Proverbs About How to Live 日期：2011-03-27 13:57:15 点击：1687 好评：42
26 March 2011 Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today we explain more popular proverbs. A proverb is a short, well known saying that expresses a common truth or belief. Proverbs are popular around the world. Many listener...
[词汇掌故] Words and Their Stories: Hold Your Horses! 日期：2011-03-20 14:03:14 点击：887 好评：12
19 March 2011 Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today, we tell about horse expressions. In the past, many people depended on horses for transportation, farming and other kinds of work. A lot of people still like to ride ho...
[词汇掌故] Words and Their Stories: Deep Six 日期：2011-03-06 15:11:09 点击：915 好评：32
05 March 2011 Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Sailors seem -- to those of us on land -- to lead exciting, even mysterious lives. Many things are different at sea. Even the language is different. Simple words li...
[词汇掌故] Words and Their Stories: Food Expressions, Part Three 日期：2011-02-28 00:20:09 点击：822 好评：21
24 February 2011 Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. We present more expressions about food. They are from Elenir Scardueli, a listener in Brazil. My mother always told us there is no use crying over spilled milk....
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