“No pain, no gain” is an old saying in English. It means that one has to suffer or work hard in order to succeed or make...
The U.S. government plans to reduce the amount of Colorado River water several states are permitted to use next year. The river supplies water to seven...
Last summer on the Hawaiian Island of Kauai, Tina Taniguchi was working close to the ground. Her coconut leaf hat covered most of her thick brown...
The first person who saw it was working overnight. The worker, a shovel operator, saw something white as he placed a large amount of dirt into...
Language experts estimate as many as 10,000 people still speak the French-based language Louisiana Creole. In addition, many others in New Orleans and across the southern...
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,...
