Baloney

2011-06-03 美国习惯用语 – 66. baloney, kickback

baloneykickback各位肯定碰到过那种会胡说八道的人,他们不是说谎,就是在形容某些事物的时候夸大其词。美国人在日常谈话中有好几种说法是指那些胡言乱语的。今天我们先给大家介绍一个经常能听到的说法:baloney。Baloney这个字是来自意大利地名Bologna,那里出一种很便宜的香肠,里面放的是一些质量不太好的肉末。Bologna是怎么变成baloney的,这就不太清楚了。可是,人们逐渐用baloney这个字来形容某些人说的话一钱不值。比如说,有一个叫琼斯的人向老板提出要求加工资。老板说了些好听的话就把他打发走了。回到家里,当琼斯太太问起这件事时,琼斯说: "Honey, the old man told me what a great job I'm doing and how I am so valuable to…

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2014-03-09 Baloney or Blarney?

Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Baloney is a kind of sausage that many Americans eat often.…

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2007-02-18 Baloney: It’s Just Not True

Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. (MUSIC) Baloney is a kind of sausage that many Americans…

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2012-04-22 Words and Their Stories: Baloney

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Baloney is a kind of sausage that many Americans eat…

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2010-09-26 Words and Their Stories: Baloney

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) Baloney is a kind of sausage that many Americans…

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2009-01-04 Baloney: It’s Just Not True

Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. (MUSIC) Baloney is a kind of sausage that many Americans…

5 years ago