词汇掌故： 一派胡言Hints:Blarney castleCorkBlarney stoneCatholicFulton Sheen校稿 龙猫08翻译 lahmmsc组长 lisa1128
A similar word has almost the same meaning as baloney. It even sounds almost the same. The word is blarney. It began in Ireland about 1600.The lord of Blarney castle, near Cork, agreed to surrender the castle to British troops. But he kept making excuses for postponing the surrender. And, he made th…
有一个词的意思和baloney(一派胡言)十分相近，甚至连读音都极其相似。这个词就是Blarney(胡扯)。这个词大约起源于1600年的爱尔兰。布拉尼城堡位于科克郡（爱尔兰南部城市，全国第二大城市）附近，该城堡的统治者同意向英国大不列颠军队交付城堡，但是他却编造各种借口拖延交付时间，而且，他编造的理由貌似还很充分，“这不…