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Ups and Downs, Highs and Lows — March 09, 2023
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Go through an entire meal of expressions with this episode of Words and Their Stories.
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Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fire — February 16, 2023
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Footloose and Fancy-free — February 01, 2023
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Raise a Red Flag — January 18, 2023
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Things Are Serious If You ‘Cross the Rubicon’ — January 12, 2023
Jan 5, 2023
Dreamy Expressions — January 05, 2023
Dec 29, 2022
Expressions for New Year’s Resolution — December 29, 2022
Dec 22, 2022
Expressions for Celebrating the Holidays — December 22, 2022
Dec 16, 2022
Inside Baseball, Other ‘Inside’ Expressions — December 16, 2022
Dec 9, 2022
‘Set in Stone’ — December 08, 2022
Dec 2, 2022
‘Having Skin in the Game’ Is Not as Painful as It Sounds — December 02, 2022
Nov 30, 2022
What Is Your Word of the Year? — November 29, 2022
Nov 23, 2022
Cornucopia: So Much of a Good Thing! — November 22, 2022
Nov 18, 2022
Have You Felt the ‘Walls Are Closing in on You’? — November 18, 2022
Nov 18, 2022
Scrabble Dictionary Adds 500 New Words — November 17, 2022
Nov 10, 2022
‘To Have a Monkey on Your Back’ Is No Laughing Matter — November 10, 2022
Nov 3, 2022
How Dirty Is ‘Greasing Someone’s Palm’? — November 03, 2022
Oct 27, 2022
Have Your Cake and Eat It Too — October 27, 2022
Oct 21, 2022
‘Bury Your Head in the Sand’ to Avoid Difficulty — October 21, 2022
Oct 14, 2022
What Is the ‘Straw That Broke the Camel’s Back’? — October 14, 2022
Oct 6, 2022
What Does It Mean ‘To Push Someone’s Buttons’? — October 05, 2022
Learn about button-pushers and other button expressions.
Sep 29, 2022
‘All Over the Map’ Can Be Good and Bad — September 29, 2022
Sep 23, 2022
The Best Way Is ‘Tried-and-True’ — September 23, 2022
Sep 16, 2022
This Is ‘The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread’! — September 15, 2022
Sep 9, 2022
Who Would ‘Bring Sand to the Beach’? — September 09, 2022
Sep 1, 2022
Where Is the ‘Wrong Side of the Tracks’? — September 01, 2022
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Blaming Others With a Goat: A ‘Scapegoat’ — August 25, 2022
Aug 18, 2022
‘The Road to Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions’ — August 18, 2022
Aug 12, 2022
Problems Happen When You Are ‘Asleep at the Wheel’ — August 12, 2022
Aug 5, 2022
Learn How to ‘Read the Room’ — August 05, 2022
Jul 28, 2022
Stay on Time with Clock, Watch Expressions — July 28, 2022
Jul 21, 2022
Let the ‘Doors of Opportunity’ Open Wide! — July 21, 2022
Jul 13, 2022
Solving Problems with Sleep Expressions — July 13, 2022
Jul 8, 2022
Got Something to Hide? Try ‘Sweeping It Under the Rug’ — July 08, 2022
Jul 1, 2022
Use a Sledgehammer to Crack a Nut — June 30, 2022
Jun 23, 2022
English’s ‘Mile’ Expressions Are a Mile Long — June 22, 2022
Jun 16, 2022
‘Full Steam Ahead!’ — June 16, 2022
Jun 9, 2022
Use the «Ocean» to Express Big Thoughts — June 09, 2022
Jun 3, 2022
Describing Things Happen Very Fast — June 02, 2022
May 26, 2022
Do Your Best with This Car Expression — May 26, 2022
May 20, 2022
‘Airbrush’ Your Way to Perfection — May 19, 2022
May 13, 2022
You ‘Hit the Jackpot!’ — May 12, 2022
May 5, 2022
Let’s Get to the ‘Root of the Problem’ — May 05, 2022
Apr 28, 2022
What Does It Mean to ‘Hit the Nail on the Head’? — April 28, 2022
Apr 21, 2022
Are You Guilty of ‘Sitting on the Fence’? — April 21, 2022
Apr 15, 2022
What Does It Mean to Get the ‘Greenlight’? — April 15, 2022
Apr 7, 2022
‘April Showers Bring May Flowers’ — April 07, 2022
Mar 31, 2022
‘Fresh As a Daisy,’ Other Daisy Expressions — March 31, 2022
Mar 25, 2022
‘Hope Springs Eternal’ — March 24, 2022
Mar 18, 2022
Are You a ‘Big Fish in a Small Pond’? — March 18, 2022
Mar 11, 2022
Do You Believe the ‘Grass Is Always Greener’? — March 10, 2022
Mar 3, 2022
Two Gold Expressions — March 03, 2022
Mar 1, 2022
Learn to Be Careful with the Alphabet — February 28, 2022
Feb 17, 2022
‘Sugarcoat’ Pills and Bad News — February 17, 2022
Feb 11, 2022
Let Something ‘Pull at Your Heartstrings’ — February 10, 2022
Feb 4, 2022
Wordle: The Game that Quickly Became an Internet Hit — February 03, 2022
Jan 28, 2022
Do You Feel Stuck in ‘Groundhog Day’? — January 28, 2022
Jan 20, 2022
Sometimes It Is Better ‘To Let Sleeping Dogs Lie’ — January 20, 2022
Jan 14, 2022
Is It Time to ‘Clean House’? — January 13, 2022
Jan 7, 2022
Doctors and Nurses — January 06, 2022
Dec 31, 2021
‘Trash Talk’ and Other Trashy Expressions — December 30, 2021
Dec 22, 2021
Boxing Day and Box Expressions — December 22, 2021
Dec 17, 2021
‘Omicron’ and ‘Eilish’ Among Most Mispronounced Words of 2021 — December 17, 2021
Dec 3, 2021
Expressions to Help You Stay Healthy — December 03, 2021
Nov 30, 2021
Vaccine or Vax for Word of the Year — November 30, 2021
Nov 23, 2021
It’s Okay to ‘Take a Page From Someone Else’s Book’ — November 22, 2021
Nov 19, 2021
Dots and Spots — November 18, 2021
Nov 12, 2021
Let’s Talk About Our Shadow — November 12, 2021
Nov 2, 2021
455 New Words Added to Dictionary — November 02, 2021
Oct 28, 2021
Eek! Ghosts in our Expressions! — October 28, 2021
Oct 21, 2021
It’s Nothing but Trouble to ‘Let The Genie out of the Bottle’ — October 21, 2021
Oct 15, 2021
Have Your ‘Chickens Come Home to Roost?’ — October 14, 2021
Oct 5, 2021
A Leopard Doesn’t Change Its Spots — October 05, 2021
Sep 30, 2021
The ‘Burn Everything’ Policy — September 29, 2021
Sep 24, 2021
Monkeys Cause the Best Kind of Trouble — September 23, 2021
Sep 16, 2021
Time Wasters: Lollygag and Dillydally — September 16, 2021
Sep 10, 2021
‘That Train Has Left the Station!’ (or … It’s too late.) — September 09, 2021
Sep 2, 2021
Bed Expressions — September 01, 2021
Aug 26, 2021
‘Heyday’ Is The Best of Times — August 26, 2021
Aug 19, 2021
Don’t Sweat It and Other Sweaty Expressions — August 19, 2021
Aug 11, 2021
What Does It Mean To Be ‘On the Nose?’ — August 11, 2021
Aug 5, 2021
Expressions for Getting Things Done — August 05, 2021
Aug 1, 2021
Start Off on the Right Foot — July 31, 2021
Jul 20, 2021
Summer Fun with Family Expressions — July 20, 2021
Jul 13, 2021
What ‘Strikes a Chord’ with You? — July 13, 2021
Jul 7, 2021
Time to Get ‘Back on That Horse’ — July 07, 2021
Jun 30, 2021
It’s Time for Your ‘Day in the Sun’ — June 30, 2021
Jun 25, 2021
Serbian Roma Band Sings for Women’s Rights — June 24, 2021
Jun 24, 2021
You Don’t Have to Sing to ‘Preach to the Choir’ — June 24, 2021
Jun 18, 2021
Funny, Or Not So Funny, Things Dad Say — June 18, 2021
Jun 10, 2021
‘Stepping-Stone’ Is a Way Up and Out — June 10, 2021
Jun 2, 2021
Falling ‘Down the Rabbit Hole’ — June 02, 2021
May 28, 2021
Deciding by a ‘Flip of a Coin’ — May 27, 2021
May 21, 2021
What Happens When Insects Get in Our Idioms? — May 21, 2021
May 14, 2021
Don’t Get Caught in a ‘Whirlwind’ — May 13, 2021
May 7, 2021
Special Saying for Mother’s Day — May 06, 2021
Apr 29, 2021
What It Means to Be a ‘Stick in the Mud’ — April 28, 2021
Apr 21, 2021
Be Brave: ‘Go Out on a Limb’! — April 21, 2021
Apr 14, 2021
Time to ‘Get Your Hands Dirty’ — April 14, 2021
Apr 7, 2021
‘Climbing the Ladder’ to Success — April 07, 2021
Apr 2, 2021
Making Things ‘From Scratch’ — April 01, 2021
Mar 25, 2021
What Is NIMBY? — March 25, 2021
Mar 18, 2021
‘Green-Eyed Monsters’ and Other Uses of ‘Green’ — March 18, 2021
Mar 12, 2021
Is There a ‘Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow’? — March 11, 2021
Mar 3, 2021
When You ‘Raise the Bar,’ Things Get Hard — March 03, 2021
Feb 25, 2021
‘One-Trick Pony’ Has Limits — February 25, 2021
Feb 18, 2021
Freeze! — February 18, 2021
Feb 11, 2021
‘Carrying a Torch for Someone’ Can Hurt A Lot — February 10, 2021
Feb 4, 2021
Very Busy People ‘Burn the Candle at Both Ends’ — February 04, 2021
Jan 29, 2021
Get What You Want … With Honey! — January 28, 2021
Jan 20, 2021
Be Careful When You ‘Pin Your Hopes on Something’! — January 20, 2021
Jan 14, 2021
Short-lived Success is a ‘Flash in the Pan’ — January 14, 2021
Jan 7, 2021
Some Say ‘There’s No Smoke Without Fire’ — January 07, 2021
Dec 30, 2020
Let’s ‘End on a High Note’ — December 30, 2020
Dec 23, 2020
Shenandoah and Its Native American Roots — December 23, 2020
Dec 17, 2020
2020 Is Definitely ‘One for the History Books’ — December 17, 2020
Dec 10, 2020
Fauci, Kamala Among Famous Names on Mispronounced Words List — December 10, 2020
Dec 7, 2020
Idioms About Sports — December 07, 2020
Dec 4, 2020
Does the ‘Carrot-and-Stick’ Approach Come From Donkeys? — December 04, 2020
Nov 30, 2020
Dictionaries Choose ‘Pandemic’ as 2020 Word of the Year — November 30, 2020
Nov 27, 2020
Three Words to Describe COVID-19 — November 27, 2020
Nov 19, 2020
‘Let’s Eat!’ Thanksgiving Dinner Idioms — November 19, 2020
Nov 13, 2020
‘No Smoke Without Fire’ — November 12, 2020
Nov 6, 2020
Want to Know a Secret? Maybe You’ll ‘Get Wind of It’ — November 05, 2020
Oct 28, 2020
‘Once in a Blue Moon’ — October 28, 2020
Oct 21, 2020
Jack-o’-Lantern: Why Is It Named ‘Jack’? — October 21, 2020
Oct 16, 2020
Hard Nuts to Crack — October 15, 2020
Oct 9, 2020
Sometimes ‘It Takes Two to Tango’ — October 09, 2020
Oct 1, 2020
It’s Not the End of the World — October 01, 2020
Sep 25, 2020
Do You Have a Sprinter or Marathon Mentality? — September 25, 2020
Sep 18, 2020
Why Do We ‘Pay Through the Nose’ for Costly Things? — September 18, 2020
Sep 11, 2020
Like a ‘Deer Caught in Headlights’ — September 10, 2020
Sep 3, 2020
Go Ahead: ‘Steal My Thunder’ — September 03, 2020
Aug 28, 2020
Test Your World With Two Science Terms — August 27, 2020
Aug 20, 2020
Use Your Time Wisely: ‘Make Hay While the Sun Shines’ — August 20, 2020
Aug 13, 2020
Keep on the ‘Sunny Side’ — August 13, 2020
Aug 7, 2020
Ways We All Can ‘Go Off the Deep End’ — August 06, 2020
Jul 30, 2020
It Really Is a ‘Small World’ — July 30, 2020
Jul 27, 2020
The World Needs More Tree Huggers — July 27, 2020
Jul 16, 2020
Two Flowers to Describe Quiet, Shy People — July 16, 2020
Jul 9, 2020
‘Lightning Never Strikes the Same Place Twice’ … Or Does It? — July 08, 2020
Jul 1, 2020
‘Rolling Stones Gather No Moss’ — June 30, 2020
Jun 25, 2020
Don’t ‘Bite the Hand That Feeds You’ — June 24, 2020
Jun 19, 2020
Father’s Day Expressions — June 18, 2020
Jun 10, 2020
‘Waste Not, Want Not’ Is Good Advice — June 10, 2020
Jun 4, 2020
Danger! ‘Snake in the Grass’! — June 04, 2020
May 29, 2020
Quarantini? Moronavirus? COVID-10? Wordplay Brings Humor to These Times — May 29, 2020
May 28, 2020
Feeling ‘Under the Weather’? — May 27, 2020
May 21, 2020
Take Time to ‘Stop and Smell the Roses’ — May 21, 2020
May 7, 2020
Spring Up Like Mushrooms! — May 07, 2020
Apr 30, 2020
Don’t Waste Time ‘Barking up the Wrong Tree’ — April 29, 2020
Apr 24, 2020
How Fast Is ‘Two Shakes of a Lamb’s Tail’? — April 24, 2020
Apr 20, 2020
Learn the Cause of ‘Cabin Fever’ — April 20, 2020
Apr 10, 2020
‘Breathing Room’ Reduces Stress — April 10, 2020
Apr 2, 2020
Where ‘Quarantine’ Comes From — April 02, 2020
Mar 27, 2020
We Can Thank Cows for ‘Vaccine’ — March 27, 2020
Mar 20, 2020
‘When the Cat’s Away, the Mice Will Play!’ — March 19, 2020
Mar 12, 2020
‘An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure’ — March 12, 2020
Mar 4, 2020
‘Beware the Ides of March’ — March 04, 2020
Feb 27, 2020
If You Are Feeling Blue, Are You Calm, Strong, or Sad? — February 27, 2020
Feb 12, 2020
Why Is 2020 Called a Leap Year? — February 11, 2020
Feb 11, 2020
Wearing Clothes Made From Goat Hair, and Other Ways to Show You Are Sorry — February 11, 2020
Feb 6, 2020
Single on Valentine’s Day? Lucky. — February 05, 2020
Jan 31, 2020
‘Stir-Crazy’ Is Not a Way of Cooking — January 30, 2020
Jan 23, 2020
Quit or Join the ‘Rat Race’ ? — January 23, 2020
Jan 23, 2020
What Is Pettifogging? — January 22, 2020
Jan 16, 2020
Do You Know an ‘Eager Beaver’ — January 16, 2020
Jan 10, 2020
The Tortoise and The Hare — January 09, 2020
Jan 1, 2020
What Do You Bring to a ‘BYOB’ Party? — December 31, 2019
Dec 27, 2019
What Does ‘Auld Lang Syne’ Mean? — December 27, 2019
Dec 19, 2019
Don’t ‘Bite Off More Than You Can Chew’ — December 19, 2019
Dec 12, 2019
You Look Like the ‘Cat That Ate the Canary’ — December 12, 2019
Dec 5, 2019
‘It Will Not Wash’ Has Nothing to Do With Cleaning — December 05, 2019
Nov 27, 2019
A Dime a Dozen — November 27, 2019
Nov 21, 2019
Take a Moment to ‘Count Your Blessings’ — November 21, 2019
Nov 14, 2019
‘Spoon-feeding’ Not Just for Babies — November 14, 2019
Nov 8, 2019
‘Same Old Song and Dance’ Is Nothing Fun — November 07, 2019
Oct 30, 2019
Read Someone Like a Book or Write a Book on Something — October 30, 2019
Oct 25, 2019
I Have a ‘Bone to Pick With You’ — October 24, 2019
Oct 17, 2019
Autumn Years and Other Phases of Life — October 17, 2019
Oct 10, 2019
Don’t Count Your Chickens Before They Hatch — October 10, 2019
Oct 4, 2019
Loose Lips Sink Ships — October 03, 2019
Sep 27, 2019
‘Explosive’ People Are Dangerous — September 27, 2019
Sep 20, 2019
Do You Believe in ‘Clairvoyance’? — September 20, 2019
Sep 13, 2019
‘Rocking the Boat’ Upsets Everything — September 12, 2019
Sep 6, 2019
‘Apple-Polishers’ Often Become ‘Teacher’s Pet’ — September 05, 2019
Aug 23, 2019
Don’t Find Yourself ‘In Hot Water’ — August 22, 2019
Aug 16, 2019
Get Ready for ‘A Slap in the Face’ — August 16, 2019
Aug 8, 2019
Don’t Get ‘Caught With Your Hand in the Cookie Jar’ — August 08, 2019
Aug 2, 2019
Life Lessons from a Duck — August 02, 2019
Jul 25, 2019
‘A Fly on the Wall’ Hears Everything — July 25, 2019
Jul 18, 2019
What Happens with ‘Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen’? — July 18, 2019
Jul 12, 2019
‘Butterfly Effect’ & Other Chain Reactions — July 12, 2019
Jul 5, 2019
‘A Short Leash’ Not Just for Dogs — July 05, 2019
Jun 28, 2019
How Can You Be ‘Beside Yourself?’ — June 28, 2019
Jun 21, 2019
Sorry to ‘Rain on Your Parade’ — June 20, 2019
Jun 17, 2019
Why Is a ‘Swan Song’ So Sad? — June 17, 2019
Jun 10, 2019
Why Is a ‘Swan Song’ So Sad? — June 10, 2019
Jun 7, 2019
Soap’s Connection to ‘Soap Opera’ — June 06, 2019
May 31, 2019
I ‘Get a Kick’ Out of You — May 30, 2019
May 24, 2019
Are You Stuck ‘Between a Rock and a Hard Place?’ — May 24, 2019
May 17, 2019
In Life (as in an Omelet) You Need to ‘Break Some Eggs’ — May 17, 2019
May 8, 2019
Field of Dreams — May 08, 2019
May 2, 2019
Who Wants Some Candy?! — May 02, 2019
Apr 26, 2019
‘Knock on Wood’ for Good Luck! — April 26, 2019
Apr 19, 2019
America: A Nation of Redaction — April 19, 2019
Apr 12, 2019
What Is Your ‘Bread and Butter’? — April 12, 2019
Apr 5, 2019
‘Dad Jokes,’ ‘JOMO’ Among Dictionary.com’s New Words for 2019 — April 05, 2019
Mar 22, 2019
Famous Proverbs from a Famous Man — March 21, 2019
Mar 22, 2019
Green Means Spring and Other Things — March 21, 2019
Mar 21, 2019
What a Dog’s Life! — March 21, 2019
Mar 15, 2019
Spring to Life! — March 14, 2019
Mar 8, 2019
Riding Shotgun: Not As Dangerous As It Sounds — March 08, 2019
Feb 27, 2019
Don’t Believe Those ‘Crocodile Tears’ — February 27, 2019
Feb 21, 2019
What Is a ‘Feather in Your Cap?’ — February 20, 2019
Feb 15, 2019
Learn Why ‘The Proof Is in the Pudding’ — February 14, 2019
Feb 7, 2019
‘Love Hurts’, Other Love Expressions — February 07, 2019
Feb 1, 2019
Guinea Pigs: Useful in Research, Conversation — February 01, 2019
Jan 24, 2019
‘Don’t Cry Over Spilt Milk’ — January 24, 2019
Jan 18, 2019
The Human Side of Pack Animals — January 17, 2019
Jan 10, 2019
Only the Best Are on the ‘Cutting Edge’ — January 10, 2019
Jan 4, 2019
The Language of Sneakers — January 03, 2019
Dec 21, 2018
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town! — December 21, 2018
Dec 17, 2018
‘Justice’ Is Merriam Webster’s Word of the Year — December 17, 2018
Dec 14, 2018
The Story of Jack Frost — December 14, 2018
Dec 7, 2018
‘Break a Leg!’ Means ‘Good Luck’ — December 06, 2018
Nov 30, 2018
Time to ‘Sing Like a Canary’ — November 29, 2018
Nov 27, 2018
Misinformation or Disinformation — November 26, 2018
Nov 22, 2018
‘Loose Cannons’ Are Dangerous — November 21, 2018
Nov 17, 2018
Oxford’s Word of the Year Is… Toxic — November 16, 2018
Nov 16, 2018
Who Is the ‘Breadwinner’ in Your Family? — November 16, 2018
Nov 8, 2018
Why is ‘Cream of the Crop’ the Best of the Best? — November 08, 2018
Nov 1, 2018
‘Laughter Is the Best Medicine’ — November 01, 2018
Oct 24, 2018
Let’s Talk About ‘Meat-and-Potatoes’ — October 24, 2018
Oct 17, 2018
Why Does ‘Rx’ Mean ‘To Take Medicine’? — October 17, 2018
Oct 11, 2018
‘Waiting in the Wings’ on Broadway — October 11, 2018
Oct 4, 2018
Be Special, Not Just ‘Run-of-the-Mill’ — October 04, 2018
Sep 26, 2018
It’s Time to ‘Play Possum’ — September 26, 2018
Sep 20, 2018
To Succeed You Must ‘Just Keep Swimming’ — September 20, 2018
Sep 14, 2018
‘Curiosity Killed the Cat’ — September 13, 2018
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Words and Their Stories programs explain idioms and expressions that many learners of American English find difficult to understand.
Use a Sledgehammer to Crack a Nut — June 30, 2022
30 июня 2022
English’s ‘Mile’ Expressions Are a Mile Long — June 22, 2022
On this week’s Words and Their Stories, we learn how to use the word “mile” in expressions … even if you don’t use it in measurements!
23 июня 2022
‘Full Steam Ahead!’ — June 16, 2022
16 июня 2022
Use the «Ocean» to Express Big Thoughts — June 09, 2022
09 июня 2022
Describing Things Happen Very Fast — June 02, 2022
03 июня 2022
Do Your Best with This Car Expression — May 26, 2022
26 мая 2022
‘Airbrush’ Your Way to Perfection — May 19, 2022
20 мая 2022
You ‘Hit the Jackpot!’ — May 12, 2022
12 мая 2022
Let’s Get to the ‘Root of the Problem’ — May 05, 2022
05 мая 2022
What Does It Mean to ‘Hit the Nail on the Head’? — April 28, 2022
28 апреля 2022
Are You Guilty of ‘Sitting on the Fence’? — April 21, 2022
21 апреля 2022
What Does It Mean to Get the ‘Greenlight’? — April 15, 2022
15 апреля 2022
‘April Showers Bring May Flowers’ — April 07, 2022
07 апреля 2022
‘Fresh As a Daisy,’ Other Daisy Expressions — March 31, 2022
31 марта 2022
‘Hope Springs Eternal’ — March 24, 2022
24 марта 2022
Are You a ‘Big Fish in a Small Pond’? — March 18, 2022
18 марта 2022
Do You Believe the ‘Grass Is Always Greener’? — March 10, 2022
11 марта 2022
Two Gold Expressions — March 03, 2022
03 марта 2022
Learn to Be Careful with the Alphabet — February 28, 2022
01 марта 2022
Learn to Be Careful with the Alphabet — February 24, 2022
25 февраля 2022
‘Sugarcoat’ Pills and Bad News — February 17, 2022
17 февраля 2022
Let Something ‘Pull at Your Heartstrings’ — February 10, 2022
11 февраля 2022
Wordle: The Game that Quickly Became an Internet Hit — February 03, 2022
04 февраля 2022
Do You Feel Stuck in ‘Groundhog Day’? — January 28, 2022
28 января 2022
Sometimes It Is Better ‘To Let Sleeping Dogs Lie’ — January 20, 2022
20 января 2022
Is It Time to ‘Clean House’? — January 13, 2022
14 января 2022
Doctors and Nurses — January 06, 2022
07 января 2022
‘Trash Talk’ and Other Trashy Expressions — December 30, 2021
31 декабря 2021
Boxing Day and Box Expressions — December 22, 2021
22 декабря 2021
‘Omicron’ and ‘Eilish’ Among Most Mispronounced Words of 2021 — December 17, 2021
17 декабря 2021
Наверное, одним из первых ресурсов, материалы которого стали использоваться мной в качестве средства для обучения аудированию (в дополнение к российским учебникам Верещагиной), был сайт VOA. Отличное качество записи, недолгое время звучания, возможность скачать аудио и pdf — всё это делало работу с ресурсом приятной. Ушли углубленные классы — ушла необходимость дополнительного аудио. Началось освоение постоянно обновляющихся отечественных учебников: не успевал изучить от корки до корки одно издание, как в библиотеку поступало новое. Не до VOA было.
Так и получилось, что проверенный ресурс ушёл в забытьё. А ведь язык этих программ очень хорош для обучения аудированию.
Давайте послушаем один из таких текстов, недавний.
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 American history, Benjamin Franklin was famous for his proverbs. Franklin lived in the 1700s. He was a leader of the American Revolution against English rule. He was also a scientist, inventor and writer.
For many years, Franklin published a book called «Poor Richard’s Almanac.» He included many proverbs that he had heard or created. Some of them are still used today. Like this one: «Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.»
Franklin is also remembered for other proverbs like, «A penny saved is a penny earned.» This means that money should not be wasted.
Here are other examples of proverbs that Americans use. The first ones are about love. Some people say, «All is fair in love and war.» They mean that anything you do in a relationship or in battle is acceptable.
Another proverb about love is, «Absence makes the heart grow fonder.» This means you love someone even more when he or she is far away. But other people say, «Out of sight, out of mind.» You may not even think about that person when he or she is not with you. Which of these proverbs do you think is most true?
Another proverb says «Love is blind.» In other words, when you are in love with someone, you may refuse to see anything bad about that person.
Here is another popular saying about love: «The way to a man‘s heart is through his stomach.» Some people believe that a woman can win a man’s love if she prepares his favorite foods.
Some people are only interested in having a relationship with someone who is very good-looking. You might tell them that «Beauty is only skin deep.» Your girlfriend may be lovely to look at, but she may also have some bad qualities. Or the opposite may be true. Your boyfriend is a wonderful person, but not good-looking. So what a person looks like is not really important.
Another proverb is true in love and war or other situations: «Actions speak louder than words.» It means that what you do is more important than what you say.
Sadly, we have no more time for this program. So we must say, «All good things must come to an end.»
This VOA Special English program was written by Shelley Gollust. I’m Barbara Klein.
Что можно сделать с данным аудио? Простейшее — составить небольшое упражнение на нахождение соответствий. Например:
| Early to bed and early to rise | in love and war |
| A penny saved | the heart grow fonder |
| All is fair | is blind |
| Out of sight | is through his stomach |
| Love | makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise |
| The way to a man‘s heart | out of mind |
| Absence makes | only skin deep |
| Beauty is | louder than words |
| Actions speak | must come to an end |
| All good things | is a penny earned |
Или можно попросить учеников во время прослушивания заполнить правую часть таблицы:
| Absence makes the heart grow fonder | you love someone even more when he or she is far away |
| A penny saved is a penny earned | money should not be wasted |
| All is fair in love and war | anything you do in a relationship or in battle is acceptable |
| Out of sight, out of mind | You may not even think about that person when he or she is not with you |
| Love is blind | when you are in love with someone, you may refuse to see anything bad about that person |
| The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach | Some people believe that a woman can win a man’s love if she prepares his favorite foods |
| Beauty is only skin deep | what a person looks like is not really important. |
| Actions speak louder than words | what you do is more important than what you say |
и так далее.
Наконец, в тексте есть две противоречивые пословицы, почему бы не обсудить этот момент?
Which of the proverbs appeals to you?
Absence makes the heart grow fonder or Out of sight, out of mind?
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