myth
1、 神话
Greed myths and legends 希腊神话和传说。
也可以理解成是古老的传说。
the distinction between myth and history 传说和历史的区别
2、错误的观点,不真实的事。
Many teenagers still believe myths about sex and pregnancy.
许多年轻人仍然相信性与怀孕的误传。
contrary to popular myth 与多数人的看法相反
Contrary to popular myth ,not everyone in this area is rich
与多数人的看法相反,并不是住在这里的人都很富有。
dispel/scotch a myth =prove it to be true 破除谣言,戳穿谎言
He has helped to dispel the myth that men do not care about their appearance.
他帮助戳穿了男人们不在乎自己外表的谎言。
perpetuate a myth 继续谎言
our programme must not perpetuate myths or reinforce stereotypes.
我们的节目不能再继续杜撰下去,或是仍旧坚持老一套。