Besides, he has no proof that the allegations are true; Washington is full of scuttlebutt.

再说，他并没有证据证明这个指控是真的；华盛顿现在到处是流言蜚语。

Now I've heard a lot of scuttlebutt about a food shortage.

我听了很多关于食物短缺的闲话。

The scuttlebutt in the office is that Tom is going to be fired.

办公室里有谣言说汤姆要被炒鱿鱼了。

NO06,1. The scuttlebutt in the office is that Tom is going to be fired.

办公室里有谣言说汤姆要被炒鱿鱼了。

According to the latest office scuttlebutt, our sales manager is planning on marrying our accountant next month.

最新的办公室流言说，我们的销售经理计划下月和公司的会计结婚。

With luck the reporters would follow up on the scuttlebutt without mentioning its source, assuring themselves that they had got the story through their "contacts".

如果幸运的话，记者会跟进这一线索但不会提到消息来源，让自己相信是通过他们自己的“线人”获得线索的。