old wives' tale

You don't want to believe the old wives'tale that a red sunset indicates good weather; the weather forecast predicts that it will pour with rain all day tomorrow.

你不要相信迷信，说什么红日落就表明有好天气，气象预报说明天将整天有大雨。

An old wives" tale that has caused many a panic-stricken call to the vet.

纯属无稽之谈，让很多人惊慌失措给兽医打电话询问。

Or stick a key on the back of your neck... that's just an old wives' tale!

古话讲在你脖子后面放一把钥匙起到支撑作用…这是无稽之谈，只是一个老妇人讲的故事而已！

The story of Pinky Pinky is an urban legend and old wives' tale rolled into one.

粉鬼（Pinky Pinky）的故事是由都市传说和荒诞故事杂糅而成。

Here top nutritionist Juliette Kellow takes us through what's really true when it comes to food no nos and what's just an old wives" tale...

在下文中，高级营养师朱丽叶·凯洛将带我们一起分辨盛传的食品传言中哪些是真禁忌，哪些只是无稽之谈。

It seems that this Japanese old wives' tale developed from the time when child trafficking was very prevalent there.

这个日本的传言似乎是在拐卖儿童非常盛行的时候形成的。

One old wives' tale that has endured is that if a woman carries her unborn baby low, then it will be a boy.

根据一则流传至今的老妇人的故事，如果孕妇腹中胎儿的位置较低，那么就会是个男孩。

Wearing garlic around your neck won't scare off evil . That's just an old wives tale.

脖子上戴大蒜不会辟邪的,那只是迷信的说法.

A particularly unnerving old wives' tale from the Dominican Republic warned new mothers to keep a watchful eye on their newborn so that they do not fall prey to the bruja.

多米尼加共和国有一个特别让人紧张不安的荒诞故事。人们警告新妈妈们要小心看护自己的宝宝，这样才能避免成为“bruja”女巫的猎物。

Now here is an old wives' tale especially for those women too impatient to wait to find out who their future husband will be.

现在有一个荒诞故事特别适合那些迫不及待想要知道自己未来丈夫的女人。

Far more gruesome is an old wives' tale from Turkey that warns against chewing gum after midnight.

更加毛骨悚然的是土耳其的一个民间怪谈，不能在午夜之后嚼口香糖。

There is no evidence to support this, it is regarded as an old wives' tale. 50.

没有证据证明这个观点，它通常被看做妇人之见。

Sleeping with a mirror facing you was also a big no-no. Negative energies are supposedly caught in mirrors and reflected back to the sleeping person during the night.Another creepy old wives' tale says that whoever falls asleep first on their wedding night ( of the bride and groom) will be the first to die.

睡觉的时候脸面对着镜子也是绝对的禁忌。据说镜子里面聚集着负面的能量，在晚上会反射到正在睡觉的人身上。另一个荒诞故事是：新郎和新娘，谁在新婚之夜先睡着谁就会先死。

It's an old wives tale but a good old dollop of toothpaste really can beat blemishes.

尽管这是一个很古老的用法，但是真的很有效--牙膏可以祛痘。

Wearing garlic around your neck won't scare off evil . That's just an old wives'tale.

脖子上戴大蒜不会避邪的, 那只是迷信的说法.