Jessica在北京學漢語，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的詞---八卦雜志，小報兒，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，八卦網站。
Jessica:對。
YL:I see. So, what about the reporters who gather information for the tabloids—狗仔隊! 怎么說？doggies?
Jessica:No! 狗仔隊是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.當地的狗仔隊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，是復數名詞 paparazzi!