Words and Their Stories
WORDS AND THEIR STORIES(voa)
WORDS AND THEIR STORIES - In the RedNow, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, a VOA Special English program about American expressions.I'm Rich Kleinfeldt with some financial words and expressions used in business and the stock market.Our first expression is "in the red." It is another way of saying that a business is losing money. In the past, numbers in the financial records of a company were written in red ink to show a loss.A business magazine recently published a report about a television company. The report said the company was still in the red, but was able to cut itsloss from the year before.A profit by a business is written in black numbers. So a company that is "in the black" is making money. An international news service reported that a private health insurer in Australia announced it was "back in the black with its first profit in three years."Another financial expression is "run on the bank." That is what happens when many people try to withdraw all their money from a bank. A "run on the bank" usually happens when people believe there is danger a bank may fail or close.Newspaper reports about a banking crisis in Russia used that expression. They said the government acted because of fears that the crisis would cause a run on the banks. "When a run on the banks was starting, there was not much they could do," said a banking expert."Day trading" is a system that lets investors trade directly on an electronic market system. The system is known as NASDAQ, short for The National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation. It was the first completely computerizedstock market. It sells stocks of companies not listed on any stock exchange. Many high technology companies are listed on it.Day trading companies provide a desk and a computer system to an investor who wants to trade. Individuals must provide fifty thousand dollars or more to the trading company to pay for the stocks they buy. Thousands of other investors do day trading from computers in their homes.A day trader watches stock prices carefully. When he sees a stock rise in price, he uses the computer to buy shares of the stock. If the stock continues to rise in price in the next few minutes, the day trader sells the shares quickly to make a small profit. Then he looks for another stock to buy. If a stock goes down instead of up, he sells it and accepts the loss.The idea is to make a small profit many times during the day. Day traders may buy and sell stocks hundreds of times each day. Many day traders lose all their money in a week or so. Only about thirty percent succeed in earning enough from their efforts to continue day trading.(MUSIC)This VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, was written by Frank Beardsley. This is Rich Kleinfeldt。
马的寓言(英文)
Words and Their Stories:Hold Your Horses词语典故：与马有关的表达方式Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.Today, we tell about "horse" expressions. In the past, many people depended on horses for transportati on, farming and other kinds of work. A lot of people still like to ride horses. And, horse racing is also popular. So it is not surprising that Americans still use expressions about the animals.今天我们来讲述一下关于"horse"的表达方式。
在过去，许多人的交通，耕作和其他活动主要依赖马。
现在，仍然有很多人喜欢骑马。
赛马运动也非常流行。
所以，美国人仍然喜欢使用与马有关的表达方式很正常。
Long ago, people who were rich or important rode horses that were very tall. Today, if a girl acts like she is better than everyone else, you might say she should get off her high horse.很久以前，有钱人或者重要人物经常骑着高头大马。
今天，如果一个女孩子表现的好像她比其他人都优越，你可以跟她说“别摆架子”(get off her high horse)。
Yesterday my children wanted me to take them to the playground. But I had to finish my work, so I t old them to hold your horses. Wait until I finish what I am doing.昨天，我的孩子想让我带大门去操场上玩。
英语听力原文
WORDS AND THEIR STORIES人们工作的原因多种多样，但多数人是为了养家糊口。
英语中与“钱”有关的表达不胜枚举，一起来学习一些吧。
Most people enjoy working for several reasons. Their job might be fun, or they like their employer and the other people at work. Most people I know, however, work for the money. I do not know anyone who is loaded, or extremely rich. Most of my friends work to earn enough money to live. They have to make ends meet. They have to earn enough money to pay for the things they need. Some even live from hand to mouth. They only have enough money for the most important things.They struggle to earn enough money to bring home the bacon. It can be difficult to earn enough money for a family to survive. Sometimes, poor people even get caught short. They do not have enough money to pay for what they need.Or they have to spend or lay out more money than they want for something. When this happens, poor people have to tighten their belts and live on less money than usual.I hate when I have to live on less money. It takes me longer to get back on my feet, or return to good financial health.However, other people are on the gravy train. They get paid more money than their job is worth. These people make a bundle. They really rake in the cash. In fact, they make so much money that they can live high off the hog. They own the best of everything and live in great ease. Sometimes they pay an arm and a leg for something. Because money is no object to wealthy people, they will pay high prices for whatever they want. Sometimes, they even pay through the nose. They pay too much for things.I am not rich. I did not make a killing in the stock market when my stocks increased in value. Yet, I am not poor either. When I go out with friends, I do not want to shell out or pay a lot of money. Often, my friends and I will chip in or pay jointly for a fun night out. When we go to restaurants the meal is Dutch treat. Each person pays his or her own share.Once, the owner of a restaurant gave us a dinner on the house. We did not have to pay for our meals. However, I admit that we had to grease someone’s palm. We had to pay money to the employee who led us to our table. The money was for a special request. Yes, it was a buy off. The employee put us at the top of the list for a table instead of making us wait like everyone else. We had a great time that night and the meal did not set me back at all. I did not have to pay anything. Because of that experience, I will always remember that nice things still happen in a world that is driven by money. But, that is just my two cents worth. It is just my opinion.WORDS AND THEIR STORIES英语中，很多表达与动物有关。
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Words and Their Stories - We Put Things in Apple Pie Order
Words and Their Stories - We Put Things in "Apple Pie OrderNow, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories.Today we tell about the expression “apple pie order.” It means “in perfect order, very well organized.”Nobody is sure where and when the expression “apple pie order” began. Some say that Scottish and English writers used the expression a long time ago. Others say it first was used in the northeastern American states known as New England. The housewives of New England cut their apples in even slices. Then they filled pie pans with them in an organized way, row upon row. As one writer said, the women of New England loved to have everything in its place. This perhaps explains why it generally is believed that the expression “apple pie order” began in New England.Another old expression describes the opposite condition -- wild disorder. That expression is apple of discord. It comes from ancient mythology. The myth says that all the gods and goddesses were sitting around the table to celebrate the marriage of Thetis and Peleus. One of the goddesses -- Discord -- was a troublemaker. She threw a golden apple on the table to be given as a prize to the most beautiful goddess.It was not an easy decision to make. How could they choose among Juno, Minerva and Venus. Paris was given the task of deciding. He decided to give the golden apple to Venus. Juno and Minerva were very angry and threatened him. This, the myth says, began the long Trojan war.At one time, the tomato was called a love apple. That was a mistake. This is how the mistake happened:In the sixteenth century, Spain imported the tomato from South America after Spanish explorers had landed there. Spain then exported the tomato to Morocco. Italian traders carried it on to Italy. The Italian name for the tomato was “pomo di Moro” -- apple of the Moors.When French growers imported it from Italy, they thought “di Moro” meant “d’amour” -- the French word for love. And so “pomo di Moro” became the apple of love.People believe many things about the apple. One belief is that it has great powers of keeping people healthy. A very common expression is “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.”Another belief is based on fact. The expression is “one rotten apple spoils the barrel.” When an apple be gins to go bad, it ruins all the other apples around it in the container. The expression has come to mean that one bad person in a group can cause everyone to act bad.You have been listening to the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories。
VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.
A nickname is a shortened form of a person's name. A nickname also can be a descriptive name for a person, place or thing. Many American cities have nicknames. These can help establish an identity, spread pride among citizens and build unity.
A few years ago, some marketing and advertising experts were asked to name the best nickname for an American city. The winner was the nation's largest city, New York. The top nickname was The Big Apple.
Mister Fitz Gerald wrote: "The Big Apple. The dream of every lad that ever threw a leg over a thoroughbred and the goal of all horsemen. There's only one Big Apple. That's New York."
You might wonder how New York got this nickname. In the early nineteen seventies, the city had many problems. The number of visitors was falling. So a campaign was launched to give the city a new image. The head of the New York Conventions and Visitors Bureau decided to call the city, The Big Apple. se racing, the expression meant "the big time," the place where large amounts of money could be won. The Big Apple became the name of a night club in the Harlem area of New York City in nineteen thirty-four. It also was the name of a popular dance and a hit song in the nineteen thirties.
英语：Unit1 《Words and their stories》教案(上海新世纪版S2B)
Unit1 Words and Their Stories一、单元分析( Unit Analysis )（一）单元地位( Unit Position )1．本课谈及了词汇故事和谚语。
教师可围绕这一内容，设计活动让学生参与资源共享，扩充对这方面知识的了解。
这对丰富学生的语言知识，提高英语学习的兴趣都很有帮助。
2．围绕“词语故事”这一主题，让学生通过互相交流共享，训练复述故事的能力。
在此过程中，特别注重一下“Giving Examples” 和“Making Yourself Understood” 这两个语言功能的学习。
3．本课出现的语法—不定式的完成式，学生之前应当已接触过。
通过这一单元，教师应在复习原有不定式的基础上如不定式的进行式等，再重点描述并操练不定式的完成式。
如The expression is said to have come from the name of a hard-working animal --- the beaver. / This phrase seemed to have arrived with the modern paper bag. 对于这一语法现象，教师有必要在课堂教学中加以一定的句型操练，加深学生对不定式的完成式的认识。
（二）单元目标( Unit Target )1．了解一些词汇故事和谚语，并能背出一些常用谚语和习语。
2．训练复述故事的能力。
3．学会“Giving Examples” 和“Making Yourself Understood”两类语言功能。
4．复习巩固以前所学过的动词不定式的各项内容，熟练掌握动词不定式的完成式的应用。
（三）单元重点( Unit Points )1．关键词：◆语言知识类complain, seem, wrap, explore, import, plain, have an important part in, exchange for,put value on, be sure of, be supposed to do / be◆交际功能类常用谚语与俗语Better late than never.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.Every little makes.Honesty is the best policy.Habit is second nature.As you sow, so shall you reap.An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.East, west, home is the best.One is never too old to learn.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.…2．功能: 参考课文第13页Useful language1) Giving examples● … i s a good example for us.●Let me cite a few instances: …●… such as …●… for instance …●Let me take … as an example: …●Allow me to cite an example: …●Not only that.2) Making yourself understood●Have you got it?●Do you understand what I mean?●Is that clear to you?●Am I right saying that …?●Did I make everything clear?●Are you with me?●Have I made myself clear?●You got it, didn’t you?3．语法点：本课在复习巩固之前所学过的动词不定式的各项内容基础上，熟练掌握动词不定式的完成式。
英语单词小故事
我们都知道，“映雪读书”讲的是晋代孙康因为家贫没钱买灯油，晚上看不到书，就利用夜里白雪反射的光，继续勤奋读书，最终成为饱学之士。
在中文，我们有很多像这样的“有故事”的字词，其实每种语言都有这样的现象哦~~今天要讲的是关于”hot”的一些短语和故事！Hot是一个很简单很常用的单词，由它组成的词组也是非常常用的哦~我们先看看这个词-- ”hot potato”哇哇，学过这两个单词的小朋友肯定会举手说：“我知道！我知道！是热土豆的意思！”Good try! 很好的猜测！没错，在字面上”hot potato”是热土豆或者烤土豆的意思，但是呢，在英语中，hot potato还另有玄机哦！那么hot potato究竟是什么意思呢？哈哈，老师来告诉你背后的故事吧！“The potato is a popular vegetable in the United States.”原来啊，土豆在美国是一种很常见的蔬菜。
他们很喜欢把土豆放在烤炉（oven）上去烤（bake）。
等土豆变得香喷喷的时候，大家都迫不期待地用手去拿了。
滚热的土豆烫得手好痛啊!It’s difficult and painful to take a hot potato!所以hot potato是什么意思呢？大家肯定知道了，没错，就是things that is difficult and painful to do，即“棘手的问题”的意思啦！【学以致用】我们来实操一下吧！对于操心于孩子学习的爸爸妈妈来说，抢到学而思乐加乐英语的学习名额真是一件棘手的事，我们就可以说：1. To study in Xuersi is really a hot potato.2. Children are apples in parents' eye, but somtimes, they are alsohot potatoes!那对于孩子来说，什么又是你们的hot potato呢？大家踊跃造句吧！期待下期的”hot”故事吧英语单词背后的小故事（2）Hot! Hot! Hot!欢迎大家再次来到英语文化之旅 words and their stories!今天我将要为大家带来更多与hot相关的背后小故事哦~~上次说的hot potato还记得吗？来，我们稍微复习一下吧！Reading is really a hot potato to me! I should work harder! 阅读对于我来说真是个棘手的问题啊！我一定要努力学习！！！在开始讲故事之前，我要给大家介绍我的一个朋友—小丁！小丁长着大力水手的身材，因为他之前去当兵了，把身体练得可棒呢~在军队的时候，他被大家取了个花名“hot shot”，为什么呢？原来啊，小丁在练枪法的时候，总是不对准靶就乱开枪，以为自己是个神枪手，可以百发百中，谁知道呢，他把身边的人都吓跑了，哈哈哈~~ 因为他一枪都没中，还差点打到别的军兵叔叔呢！！！从此以后，hot shot就一直跟随着小丁，别人一听到就说:“Oh! He is a hot shot. He thinks he can do anything. He wants to try. He is very sure he can succeed, but often he fails! ”他真是个自命不凡的人。
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No matter how thin you slice it, it is still baloney
Alfred Smith, criticized some claims by President Franklin Roosevelt about the successes of the Roosevelt administration. It means no matter how you quibble,it is ture that the policy is failing.
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Judges with their wigs
指鹿为马
Baloney :a kind of sausage ,a mixture of smoked,
spiced meat from cows and pigs but does not taste the same as beef or pork alone.
Blarney castle
Blarney castle
Blarney stone
Kissing the stone is thought to give a person special powers of speech. One who has kissed the Blarney stone, so the story goes, can speak words of praise so smoothly and sweetly that you believe them, even when you know they are false.
Blarney
The lord of Blarney castle, near Cork, agreed to surrender the castle to British troops. But he kept making excuses for postponing the surrender. He made them sound like very good excuses, "this is just more of the same blarney."
Words and Their Stories: Baloney and Blarney
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Pulling the wool over someone's eyes
It means to make someone believe something that is not true. The expression goes back to the days when men wore false hair, or wigs, similar to those worn by judges today in British courts. The word “wool” is a popular joking word for hair.
Baloney is praise so thick it cannot be true. And blarney is praise so thin we like it. ——Fulton Sheen
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