L5 U1-1-4 Types of Information 英

Public information is available to anyone who wants to know it.

If a store is open to the public, it means anyone can come in.

Private information is not open to everyone, but is only available to trusted friends or family.

Information about one's secret hopes and dreams is usually private.

Confidential^[1] information is secret information.

Confidential information is not supposed to be shared with others.

Gossip^[2] is information that is often exchanged because it's exciting or fun, even though it may not be true.

Office gossip is often entertaining^[3], but it can also be damaging.

Opinions are what people think or feel about something as opposed to^[4] factual information.

Factual^[5] information is based on facts or evidence, but opinions are what people think or feel.

Gossip is information that is often made up ^[6] or exaggerated^[7].
To gossip about someone often means to spread rumors^[8] about them.

Anyone can investigate in a company by buying its share^[9].

1. 机密的 ↩

2. ['gɒsip] - ★★
   n. 闲聊, 随笔, 流言, 爱讲闲话的人
   vi. 说闲话, 闲聊 ↩

3. 有趣的, 令人愉快的 ↩

4. 与...相反 ↩

5. ['fæktʃuәl] - ★
   a. 事实的, 实际的 ↩

6. 虚构的, 捏造的, 编制的 ↩

7. [ig'zædʒәreitid] - ※ ★★
   a. 夸大的, 夸张的, 言过其实的 ↩

8. ['ru:mә]
   n. 谣言, 传闻
   vt. 谣传 ↩

9. 股票
   与stock的区别 例句: Some stocks are divided into A, B, and C shares. ↩