Now the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Today we tell about the word buff. The word buff has several meanings. Buff is a light yellow color. Buff is also a soft cloth used to rub a surface until it looks bright and shiny. Yet these meanings are old and their history is not known...
I'm Susan Clark with words and their stories, a program in Special English on the Voice of America.People often say that money talks. They mean that a person with a lot of money can say how he or she wants things done. But it is not easy to earn enough money to gain this kind of power. Ask anyone in...
WORDS AND THEIR STORIES
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.Today we tell about the word "Wildcat." Humans have always depended on animals. From the beginning of human history, wild animals provided food, clothing, and sometimes medicine. We may not depend as much on wild animals now. But we hear a...
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 them. It's a very old expression. "Hot water" was used five hundr...
