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1、ByMarilynChristiano2014-3-8Now,theVOASpecialEnglishprogram, WordsandTheirStories.BaloneyisakindofsausagethatmanyAmericanseatoften.ThewordalsohasanothermeaninginEnglish.Itisusedtodescribesomething–usuallysomethingsomeonesays–thatisfalseorwrongorfoolish.Roman
2、oProdislicesalargeItaliansausagewhilerunningforofficeinBologna,Italyin2006.BaloneysausagecomesfromthenameoftheItaliancity,Bologna.Thecityisfamousforitssausage,amixtureofsmoked,spicedmeatfromcowsandpigs.Butbaloneysausagedoesnottastethesameasbeeforporkalone.S
3、omelanguageexpertsthinkthisdifferenttasteisresponsibleforthebirthoftheexpression“baloney.”Baloneyisanideaorstatementthatisnothinglikethetruth…inthesamewaythatbaloneysausagetastesnothinglikethemeatthatisusedtomakeit.Baloneyisawordoftenusedbypoliticianstodesc
4、ribetheideasoftheiropponents.Theexpressionhasbeenusedforyears.AformergovernorofNewYorkstate,AlfredSmith,criticizedsomeclaimsbyPresidentFranklinRooseveltaboutthesuccessesoftheRooseveltadministration.Smithsaid,“Nomatterhowthinyousliceit,itisstillbaloney.”Asim
5、ilarwordhasalmostthesamemeaningasbaloney.Itevensoundsalmostthesame.Thewordis“blarney.”ItbeganinIrelandabout1600.ThelordofBlarneyCastle,nearCork,agreedtosurrenderthecastletoBritishtroops.Buthekeptmakingexcusesforpostponingthesurrender.Andhemadethemsoundlikev
6、erygoodexcuses.“Thisisjustmoreofthesameblarney.”TheIrishcastlenowisfamousforitsBlarneystone.Kissingthestoneisthoughttogiveapersonspecialpowersofspeech.OnewhohaskissedtheBlarneystone,sothestorygoes,canspeakwordsofpraisesosmoothlyandsweetlythatyoubelievethem,
7、evenwhenyouknowtheyarefalse.AformerRomanCatholicbishopofNewYorkCity,FultonSheen,onceexplained,“Baloneyispraisesothickitcannotbetrue.Andblarneyispraisesothinwelikeit.”Anotherexpressionis“pullingthewooloversomeone’seyes.”Itmeanstomakesomeonebelievesomethingth
8、atisnottrue.Theexpressiongoesbacktothedayswhenmenworefalsehair,orwigs,similartothosewornbyjudgesinBritishcourts.Theword“wool”wasapopularjokingwordforhair.Ifyoupulledaman’swigoverhiseyes,hecouldnotseewh
