A rumor went through the town.

谣言传遍全镇。

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It's a rumor, it's not true.

那是谣言，那不是真的。

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It's not a rumor, however - it's true.

这可不是一个谣言，这是真的。

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Andre Bauer,who is accused of spreading the rumor, took a polygraph test to prove he did not.

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There had been a rumor that female incendiaries, had been setting fire to fancy houses and had been burning down the Bank of France.

有传言说女纵火犯们,到处放火焚烧妓院,还烧毁了法兰西银行

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Or maybe you heard a rumor about a friend

又或者你听说了一个朋友的传言，

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Obama said he did not think it was Shaheen's intent to plant such a rumor.

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When it comes to corporate profit margins fattened on federal revenue, austerity remains a rumor.

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There is also a rumor that former president and current prime minister, Vladimir Putin, could run.

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