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词汇梳理：
rumor: 谣言
horrifying: 恐怖的；令人震惊的； 使人毛骨悚然的
weight: 体重
albatross: 信天翁【肥婆】
immediately: 立即
broadcast: 报道
重点单词精学：
Rumor
Exp. information spread by being talked about but not certainly true 传说; 传闻; 谣言
Eg. Rumor has it that he was fired.
据说他给解雇了。
Eg. There are rumors of an impending merger.
有谣传说是快要合并了。
Eg. I heard a rumor that he was leaving.
我听人说他要走了.
Horrifying
Eg. She shrank back from the horrifying spectacle.
她看到那可怕的景象就往后退。
Eg. He presents his horrifying experience with a noble dispassion.
他以令人佩服的平静语气，叙述自己骇人听闻的经验。
短语积累：
fly around: 飞来飞去
if and when: 如果，万一
turn up: 出现
carry weight：有分量；有影响
to make others feel bad to make you feel good：把别人的痛苦建立在自己的快乐之上
重点短语精学：
fly around
Eg. Birds fly around singing.
小鸟飞来飞去哼着歌儿。
Eg. How can bats fly around at night?
蝙蝠黑夜里怎样飞行？
if and when
Eg. If and when we ever meet again I hope he remembers to thank me.
倘若我们再有见面之时, 希望他不会忘记谢我.
turn up
Eg. I thought I'd stay in case Mr. Cross does turn up.
我想我还是留下以防Cross先生出现。
Eg. We invited her to dinner but she didn't even bother to turn up.
我们请她吃饭她都不露面。
Eg. I'm sure your watch will turn up one of these days.
我担保你的手表准有一天能找到。
carry weight
Eg. As we enjoy seniority, our words will be listened to and will carry weight. So we have to be careful what we say.
我们这些老资格，讲话是有人听的，是有分量的，所以要慎重。
Eg. Our boss' s opinions seem to carry very little weight at home.
我们老板的意见在家里似乎没有什么权威。
台词解析：
Rumors are flying around town those horrifying......
句中的fly around town意思是在城市里飞来飞去，这里比喻指传言在整个城市传来传去，到处散布。
