Gossip 流言蜚语
<p><span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="harm">harm</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="fromgossip">fromgossip</span>（闲谈，流言）<span word="or">or</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="gossip">gossip</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="heightened">heightened</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="twist">twist</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="bits">bits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="information">information</span>, <span word="simplyfor">simplyfor</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sake">sake</span> <span word="of">of</span>（为了）<span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>.</p><p><span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="stabbing">stabbing</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="whom">whom</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="prayed">prayed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="straightforward">straightforward</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="words">words</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="sister">sister</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="law">law</span>, <span word="Dawn">Dawn</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="husbands">husbands</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="machinery">machinery</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sixteen">sixteen</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="time">time</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="a">a</span>-<span word="half">half</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="OK">OK</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="month">month</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rent">rent</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="acknowledged">acknowledged</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="point">point</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="figured">figured</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="way">way</span>; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>, <span word="Arlo">Arlo</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="move">move</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="dad">dad</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="alsoenlist">alsoenlist</span>（支持，从军）<span word="Arlo">Arlo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="help">help</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> 3-<span word="way">way</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="clicked">clicked</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="brother">brother</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="law">law</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="answering">answering</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Arlo">Arlo</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="dad">dad</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span>.</p>
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