Jessica在北京学汉语，她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教她。今天是杨林要问的：八卦。
JESSICA:杨林，What are you planning on doing Friday night?
YL:星期五晚上我要和几个特别好的朋友聚会，都是女孩儿!
JESSICA:Wow....A girls' night out! That's awesome!
YL:Girls' night out? 没错! 就是只有女孩参加的姐妹淘聚会! 我们打算在朋友家里吃饭、看片、唱歌，当然，最重要的就是--八卦! 对了，八卦怎么说？
JESSICA:八卦就是gossip. It means a trivial chat among friends.
YL:哦，聚会时的闲聊八卦就是 gossip. I enjoy gossiping with my friends. 我喜欢和朋友们瞎聊。 But, Jessica, 八卦这个词也有不好的意思，就是传流言蜚语，gossip 也有这种意思么？
JESSICA:Yes! Gossip can also mean spreading rumors.
YL:哎! 这倒让我想到另外一个和八卦有关的词---八卦杂志，小报儿，怎么说？
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 就是专门报道名人丑闻的八卦媒体。所以我可以说 tabloid magazines, 八卦杂志，也可以说 tabloid web site，八卦网站。
Jessica:对。
YL:I see. So, what about the reporters who gather information for the tabloids—狗仔队! 怎么说？doggies?
Jessica:No! 狗仔队是paparazzi, p-a-p-a-r-a-z-z-i, paparazzi. It's in plural form.
YL:那我可以说. The local paparazzi are following this movie star everywhere.当地的狗仔队四处跟踪这个电影明星。对么？
Jessica:没错! Now let's see what you've learned today!
YL:第一，闲聊八卦，或者传流言蜚语，都可以用gossip
第二，八卦媒体是tabloid
第三，狗仔队，是复数名词 paparazzi!