1.For thousands of years, the common belief held, was that meteors, or "falling stars, " were literally from out of this world.
几千年来，人们普遍认为，流星或称“坠落的星星”，实际上是天外来客。
2.Therefore, it was a common belief that an old boot was a good luck charm.
因此，过去人们通常认为旧靴子是一种幸运符。
3.The common belief is that this derives from the fact that there were 13 people at Christ's Last Supper.
即普遍认为是起源于耶稣的最后的晚餐上十三个人这个事实。故选项B为正确答案。
4.The common belief that "the sun causes cancer" is, in fact, responsible for causing more cancer than ever.
普遍认为的“阳光导致癌症”，事实上正在使癌症往上发展。
5.Chinese wages, contrary to common belief, have been rising for some time, although they have fallen as a share of national output.
与人们的普遍认识相反，在中国，尽管工资在国民产出中所占的比重出现下滑，但也已经上涨了一段时间了。
6.A common belief that the election commission is in league with Mr Karzai reinforces fears of the latter.
人们普遍认为卡尔扎伊与选举委员会勾结，这加剧了人们对选举舞弊的担忧。
7.Contrary to common belief the fifth finger is one of the stronger fingers.
与人们共同认为的相反，小指是较强壮的一个手指。
8.There are many misunderstandings embedded in the common belief that the markets are somehow out to destroy the euro.
在不知为何市场有意摧毁欧元这一共识的背后，存在着许多误解。
9.Contrary to common belief, English women do not ware tweed nightgowns.
不同于通常的观念，英国妇女不穿苏格兰粗呢睡衣。
10.Contrary to the common belief, only the Great Pyramid of Khufu, not all three Great Pyramids, is on the list of Wonders.
和人们的普遍想法相反，并非三大金字塔而只有胡夫大金字塔才被列入七大奇迹。