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There is a piece of news circulating the internet recently. The star couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie appeared to be a loving
couple when facing the media, but they actually hid what was really happening at home, which has been hard on their children.
Further, it's even been speculated that their oldest child Maddox is autistic. This news is surprising enough to make the couples
fans feel curious and nervous, though it has not been proven to be true or false. In Chinese, we often call this kind of news
(bgu xnwn), gossip news. In entertainment news, the paparazzi will try everything in their power to get information about a
stars private life in order to profit from the publicity generated by the news.
In fact, the original meaning of the word (bgu) referred to a set of Chinese ancient symbols for divination. But now it has
become a catchword for rumors, gossip and other hearsay. (bgu) often has no basis in reality or has not been confirmed,
and has usually been exaggerated or amplified.
Generally, the word (bgu) can be used as a noun, an adjective and a verb.
As a noun, (bgu) means rumors, gossip and other hearsay.
Example
Zujn yu shnme bgu?

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Any gossip recently?
As an adjective, when a person loves to pry or talk about other people's private affairs, then you can say the person is
(bgu), gossipy.
Examples
N nngbunng bi zhme bgu?


Can you stop being so gossipy?
Byo gosu ML, t hn bgu.


Don't tell Mary. She is very gossipy.
As a verb, (bgu) means to talk about or expose a persons private affairs. You can also shorten (bgu) to (b),
eight or (b) instead.
Examples
W b sh yge i bgu de rn.


Im not a person who loves to gossip.
Ng jzh hn hu b chuwn.


That journalist is good at digging up scandals.
Our life is full of (bgu), gossip. Sometimes (bgu), gossip for others can entertain us. But when we are the subject
of (bgu), gossip it's not very entertaining. Therefore we should be careful around people who are (bgu), gossipy.
Otherwise, we risk being sunk into an embarrassing situation.
Exercises
1. If a woman is very (bgu), it means that she is___.
A. silly
B. gossipy
C. private
2. Which of the following news items may be called (bgu)?
A. Bill de Blasio celebrated the victory in the New York mayoral election.
B. China Construction Bank buys Brazils BIC.
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C. Lady Gaga is dumped by her boyfriend.
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