In the office, Steven and Susan are talking about some gossip.
办公室里，史蒂文和苏珊在讨论一些绯闻。
A: It’srumoured that Jane is fooling around with another woman’s husband.
谣传珍与有妇之夫鬼混。
B: You gossip. What’s the basis of your opinion?
你真八卦，你这样说有什么根据啊？
A: Someone declared that he saw it.
有人声称亲眼看见的。
B: I don’t believe it. Jane is such a kind lady. How could she do this?
我才不相信呢，珍那么善良的人，怎么会做出这种事情？
A: Who knows? You can’t judge a book by its cover.
谁知道呢？知人知面不知心啊。
B: Maybe
或许吧。
gossip
①n.流言蜚语；闲言碎语（不可数）
例句：
I’ve got some juciygossipfor you.
我有些特别有趣的八卦要告诉你。
②n.喜欢传播流言蜚语的人；爱说长道短的人（可数）
You’re such agossip.
你真是个八卦王。
My neibour issuch agossip（n）.She likes togossip(v) aboutothers.
我的邻居是个八卦王。她喜欢八卦别人的事情。
③v.传播流言蜚语；说三道四；说长道短
I wouldn’twant others togossip aboutme, so I don’tgossip aboutothers.
我不希望别人八卦我，所以我也不八卦别人。
rumour
谣言；传闻
start/spread a rumour
制造/散布谣言
Rumours areflying.
谣言四起
You shouldn’tspread rumours.
你不应该散布谣言。
I heard arumourthat they are getting married.
我听到传闻，说他们要结婚了。
Rumours are flyingabout thecompany’sfinancial trouble.
关于公司财务困难的谣言四起。
Rumour has it that...
有传言说...
Rumour has it thatJohn gota pink slip this morning.
有传闻说约翰今天早上接到了解雇通知书。
It’s (widely) rumouredthat...
（到处）有传闻说...
It’s widely rumoured thatshe’s getting promoted.
到处都在传她要被提拔了。
fool around
鬼混；闲逛
例句：
You can’tfool aroundwith dangerouschemicals.
你不应该玩弄危险的化学品。
Fred did nothing butfool aroundall day.
佛瑞德整天游手好闲什么也不做。
Don’tfool around.Come and do your homework.
别瞎闹了。快来写作业。
declare
声称；宣布
declare war
宣战
Wedeclaredour support for the proposal.
我们声明了我们支持这项提议。
judge a book by its cover
以貌取人
例句：
You shouldn’tjudge a book by its cover.
你不应该以貌取人。
People alwaysjudge a book by its cover.
人们总是会以貌取人。
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with another→ðə
basis of→sə
believe it→vɪ
such a→tʃə
judge a→dʒə
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