Alice: Man! I think Jessica’s talk about the importance of helping the poor was full of baloney! All these years I’ve known her I have never seen her help the poor.
Jen: Hey! Don’t say that she is full of baloney. You never know if she’s helped the poor when you weren’t around.

오늘 본문에서 Alice가 제게 “Man! I think Jessica’s talk about the importance of helping the poor was full of baloney! 아니! Jessica가 가난한 사람들을 돕는 일의 중요성에 대해 말하는 데, 전부 헛소리야. All these years I’ve known her I have never seen her help the poor. 내가 Jessica를 오랫동안 알고 지냈지만, 가난한 사람을 도와주는 건 한 번도 못 봤어.”라고 합니다.

그러자 저는 “Don’t say that she is full of baloney. You never know if she’s helped the poor when you weren’t around. 헛소리라고 생각하지 마. 네가 없을 때 가난한 사람들을 도와줬다면 어떻게 알겠니?”라고 대답합니다.

Now keep today’s expression, ‘full of baloney’ in mind and let’s hear the conversation again. 그럼 다시 한번 대화를 들어볼까요?

Alice: Man! I think Jessica’s talk about the importance of helping the poor was full of baloney! All these years I’ve known her I have never seen her help the poor.
Jen: Hey! Don’t say that she is full of baloney. You never know if she’s helped the poor when you weren’t around.

Today’s phrase is full of baloney. This phrase is used to say that someone is saying nonsense or is being foolish or a liar. 단어 ‘baloney’는 헛소리, 거짓말 또는 어리석은 말 등의 뜻으로 쓰입니다. 그래서 누군가 허튼 소리를 한다면 ‘You are full of baloney”라고 말할 수 있습니다.

오늘 본문에서 Alice는 Jessica가 가난한 사람들을 돕는 일의 중요성에 대해 말한 것을 놓고, 헛소리라고 지적합니다. 영어로 “Man! I think Jessica’s talk about the importance of helping the poor was full of baloney!”라고요.

이렇게 누군가가 거짓말이나 실없는 말을 할 때 쓸 수 있는 표현이 바로 ‘full of baloney’입니다. Now let’s listen to the conversation for the last time.

Alice: Man! I think Jessica’s talk about the importance of helping the poor was full of baloney! All these years I’ve known her I have never seen her help the poor.
Jen: Hey! Don’t say that she is full of baloney. You never know if she’s helped the poor when you weren’t around.

Let’s review! If someone is full of baloney, he or she is full of nonsense or lies. FULL OF BALONEY. Now try using this phrase on your own.