造谣
rumour [ˈruːmə(r)]
n. 谣言;传闻 vt. 谣传;传说
"造谣"最直白的说法就是:start a rumour
谣言都是有源头的嘛,所以可以用start来表达"造谣"的造。
例句:
Ma chin jerked round on the bed and gave Su Lun a strange look, then said quite casually," don't start a rumour!"
玛金的身体在床上动了一下,怪样地看了苏伦一眼,很随便似的说:“你不要造谣!”
“造谣”还有一种说法是:cook up a story
这种表达很像中文当中的"添油加醋",形容一件事越说越离谱,这也是"造谣"。
这个表达也有“编出慌话骗人”的意思。
例句:
If the police catch us, shall we be able to cook up a story?
如果警察抓住我们,我们能编出一套瞎话来吗?
辟谣
“造谣”会说了,那“辟谣”怎么说呢?
"造谣"可以说成 start a rumour
那“辟谣”不就是 stop the rumour 嘛!
例句:
I tried to stop the rumours.
我要去辟谣啦。
"造谣"也可以说成 Refute the rumor
Refute [rɪˈfjuːt]
v. 反驳。
对谣言进行反驳,其实就是在"辟谣"。
例句:
She finally came up and refuted the rumor.她终于站出来辟谣。