I believe that when an individual entrusts you with confidential (秘密) information, be it personal or not, one needs to keep that information to themselves and ____1____ from broadcasting it to other people.Failure to do so creates gossip, which can lead to the erosion (削弱) of relationships. Some people come to confide in (吐露个人隐私) you because they need to release their ____2____ to a friend, hoping that you are someone they can trust and rely on. When you ____3____ break their trust and tell everyone about their personal life or information, it leads them to think that you think little of their confidence in you. In so doing, you not only destroy the relationship, but also ____4____ yourself in the process. Thereafter, you may expect people to still confide in you, or regard you as a trustworthy person, but the truth is that your ____5____ will no longer be good.Gossip is not good, it is not healthy and it definitely does not make a situation better. Gossip only brings ____6____ among friends, colleagues and family. Gossip destroys trust, undermines credibility, and is one of the greatest enemies of a healthy ____7____ culture. It is a(n) ____8____ disease with great power to harm. You see people gossiping, and then you gossip about their gossip. How dare they speak so lowly of others? You believe, perhaps, that you are on higher ground, but, quite accidentally, you find yourself doing the very thing you ____9____.Undoubtedly, while engaging in gossip may seem harmless or even a fun way to connect and ____10____ with other people, the damage can go beyond what is seen. So, always try to be on your guard against the temptations of gossip!
I believe that when an individual entrusts you with confidential (秘密) information, be it personal or not, one needs to keep that information to themselves and ____1____ from broadcasting it to other people.
Failure to do so creates gossip, which can lead to the erosion (削弱) of relationships. Some people come to confide in (吐露个人隐私) you because they need to release their ____2____ to a friend, hoping that you are someone they can trust and rely on. When you ____3____ break their trust and tell everyone about their personal life or information, it leads them to think that you think little of their confidence in you. In so doing, you not only destroy the relationship, but also ____4____ yourself in the process. Thereafter, you may expect people to still confide in you, or regard you as a trustworthy person, but the truth is that your ____5____ will no longer be good.
Gossip is not good, it is not healthy and it definitely does not make a situation better. Gossip only brings ____6____ among friends, colleagues and family. Gossip destroys trust, undermines credibility, and is one of the greatest enemies of a healthy ____7____ culture. It is a(n) ____8____ disease with great power to harm. You see people gossiping, and then you gossip about their gossip. How dare they speak so lowly of others? You believe, perhaps, that you are on higher ground, but, quite accidentally, you find yourself doing the very thing you ____9____.
Undoubtedly, while engaging in gossip may seem harmless or even a fun way to connect and ____10____ with other people, the damage can go beyond what is seen. So, always try to be on your guard against the temptations of gossip!