She gave vent to her opinions in the kitchen where the cook was. As a result, a hum of gossip was set going which moved about the house in that secret manner common to gossip.

• 她在厨房里对厨子发表了她的看法，结果风言风语就在整幢公寓里悄悄地传开了。 一般流言蜚语都是这样传播的。