First Dibs 优先权 And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. 现在，《词汇掌故》，来自美国之音学习英语。 See if you can guess the meaning of first dibs from the following exchange: 看看你是否能从以下交...
Raise a Red Flag 举起红旗 And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. 现在，《词汇掌故》，来自美国之音学习英语。 Red is nature's color of warning. Animals and plants with bright red colors are sometimes dange...
Things Are Serious If You 'Cross the Rubicon' 如果你跨过卢比肯河，事情就会很严重 And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. 现在，《词汇掌故》，来自美国之音学习英语。 On this program we explore...
Dreamy Expressions And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On this program we explore words and expressions in the English language. If you love learning English expressions and want to speak like a native English speaker, this m...
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. December is a special month when many people celebrate holidays around the world. There is the Winter Solstice celebration called Dongzhi in China and Toji in Japan. Jewish people celebrate...
Inside Baseball, Other 'Inside' Expressions And now Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Today we go out to the ballpark ... the baseball park! We talk about an expression from the sport of baseball but now means so much more. Inside b...
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore words and expressions in the English language. We give examples and notes on usage. Some things in life change easily and often. They are fluid. They change and...
Having Skin in the Game Is Not as Painful as It Sounds And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On this program we explore words and expressions in the English language. We give examples and notes on usage. Today we talk about the...
What Is Your Word of the Year? And now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. English language dictionary publishers traditionally announce their words of the year as the year is coming to a close. Sometimes, they choose words based on h...
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore words and expressions in the English language. We give examples and notes on usage. Today we talk about a word connected to Thanksgiving. One of the traditional...
