Influence Others from a 'Bully Pulpit' And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Today we talk about a way to share ideas, thoughts, and opinions a bully pulpit. This common two-word noun sounds aggressive. But is it? Let's explore...
US Presidents Like to Make Up Words, Expressions And now Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. The third Monday of February is known as Presidents' Day in the United States. So, for today's Words and Their Stories, we look at some of th...
Why Do Married Couples 'Tie the Knot'? And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore words and expressions in the English language. We give you definitions, examples, notes on usage, and sometimes we even us...
Do You Have a 'Doppelgnger'? And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. English borrows from many other languages. And today we talk about a word that comes from German doppelganger. The word doppelganger comes from German folklore....
Snow Day? Don't Be 'Left Out in the Cold' And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore words and expressions in the English language. We give definitions, examples, notes on usage, and sometimes we use them...
Marathon or Sprint? And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore words and expressions in the English language. We give definitions, examples, and notes on usage. Today we are talking about expressions that...
Walk Before You Can Run And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore words and expressions in the English language. We give definitions, examples, notes on usage, and sometimes we use them in short conversa...
Do You Color Inside or Outside the Lines? And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Today, let's talk about a common art activity coloring. Coloring books are common objects of play and learning for children around the world. In re...
NASA: Starship Test Flight Marked Progress toward Moon Landing Plans 星舰试飞标志着登月计划取得重大进展 The American space agency NASA says the recent test flight of SpaceX's Starship rocket demonstrated progress in several important...
US Quickly Adds Storage Centers for Electricity U.S. electricity providers are quickly adding batteries to store electricity in large amounts. The batteries are mainly ones called lithium-ion batteries. Increasingly, companies are using these batteri...
