Words and their stories: Hold your horses!
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="VOA">VOA</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="WORDS">WORDS</span> <span word="AND">AND</span> <span word="THEIR">THEIR</span> <span word="STORIES">STORIES</span>.</p><p><span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> "<span word="horse">horse</span>" <span word="expressions">expressions</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="depended">depended</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span>, <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="horses">horses</span>. <span word="And">And</span>, <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="racing">racing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="popular">popular</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="surprising">surprising</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="expressions">expressions</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>.</p><p><span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="rode">rode</span> <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="tall">tall</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="acts">acts</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="else">else</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>.</p><p><span word="Yesterday">Yesterday</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="playground">playground</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="horses">horses</span>. <span word="Wait">Wait</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="horsing">horsing</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="town">town</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="exciting">exciting</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="town">town</span>.</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="show">show</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="drag">drag</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="television">television</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>.</p><p><span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="source">source</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>!</p>
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