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		<title>Words and Their Stories:What Does the Average Joe Think?</title>
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Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. 
A person’s name is very important. Some names also have special meanings in popular American expressions. To better understand what I mean, sit back and listen. You might even want to get a cup of Joe, I mean, a cup [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Words and Their Stories: American Election Expressions</title>
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Some examples of American expressions about voting and elections. Transcript of radio broadcast:
15 October 2008




  Click to download: American Election Expressions

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. 
The presidential election in the United States is November fourth. So we hear a lot of people using expressions about the election. 
Many opinion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 02:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
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I happened to chance upon this poem a while ago when I was checking my email. Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep is a poem largely considered to be written by Mary Elizabeth Frye (1904-2004), but of disputed origin. Of course the reason I am sharing this remarkable verse here is not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Condolence to the dead, blessings for the living</title>
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		<title>A song for mother-You raise me up</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 17:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is Mother-s Day. I would like to say to my beloved mom: I love you, mom. Thanks for bring me to this wonderful world and thanks for raising me up!
Today I heard a song from magpieuk&#8217;s blog which almost made me shed tears. So here I&#8217;d like to share this beautiful song with you [...]]]></description>
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