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　　诽谤

　　Malicious talk that undermines someone's reputation or unfairly criticizes someone's work when they're not around。

　　在背后诋毁别人声誉或对别人的工作做出不公正的批评。

　　Gossip

　　闲言碎语

　　Loose talk to disclose something, often of questionable veracity, that is better kept to oneself. Can involve talking about an individual, a group, company issues. Can be business-related or personal。

　　对不便于传出的事情的闲谈，往往有失客观性。谈论的对象可以是个人，一个集体，或者是公司事务。内容可以是与工作有关或者是与私人有关。

　　Rumors

　　传言

　　Similar to gossip, but usually more based on some factual element or half-truth。

　　与闲言碎语相近，但比较起来更多是建立在一些事实或半事实的基础上。