美語怎么說024講: 八卦

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Jessica在北京學(xué)漢語，她的中國朋友要是遇到了不知道用美語怎么說的詞，就會來請教她。今天是楊林要問的：八卦。

JESSICA: 楊林，What are you planning on doing Friday night?

YL: 星期五晚上我要和幾個特別好的朋友聚會，都是女孩兒!

JESSICA: Wow....A girls' night out! That's awesome!

YL: Girls' night out? 沒錯! 就是只有女孩參加的姐妹淘聚會! 我們打算在朋友家里吃飯、看片、唱歌，當(dāng)然，最重要的就是--八卦! 對了，八卦怎么說？

JESSICA: 八卦就是gossip. It means a trivial chat among friends.

YL: 哦，聚會時的閑聊八卦就是 gossip. I enjoy gossiping with my friends. 我喜歡和朋友們瞎聊。 But, Jessica, 八卦這個詞也有不好的意思，就是傳流言蜚語，gossip 也有這種意思么？

JESSICA: Yes! Gossip can also mean spreading rumors.

YL: 哎! 這倒讓我想到另外一個和八卦有關(guān)的詞---八卦雜志，小報(bào)兒，怎么說？

JESSICA: Those are called tabloids. tabloid is spelled t-a-b-l-o-i-d, tabloid. In America, tabloids usually refer to media that follow celebrity scandals.

YL: 哦，tabloid 就是專門報(bào)道名人丑聞的八卦媒體。所以我可以說 tabloid magazines, 八卦雜志，也可以說 tabloid web site，八卦網(wǎng)站。

Jessica: 對。

YL: I see. So, what about the reporters who gather information for the tabloids---狗仔隊(duì)! 怎么說？doggies?

Jessica: (Chuckle) No! 狗仔隊(duì)是paparazzi, p-a-p-a-r-a-z-z-i, paparazzi. It's in plural form.

YL: 那我可以說. The local paparazzi are following this movie star everywhere.當(dāng)?shù)氐墓纷嘘?duì)四處跟蹤這個電影明星。對么？

Jessica: 沒錯! Now let's see what you've learned today!

YL: 第一，閑聊八卦，或者傳流言蜚語，都可以用gossip

第二，八卦媒體是tabloid

第三，狗仔隊(duì)，是復(fù)數(shù)名詞 paparazzi!