1. contrary to popular belief 不同于大家所想像的
例句：And contrary to popular belief, ninety percent of the neurons don't sit around all day doing nothing.
而且不同于大家所想像的，百分之九十的神經細胞不會整天無所事事什么都不做。

2. sit around 無所事事、袖手旁觀
例句：And contrary to popular belief, ninety percent of the neurons don't "sit around" all day doing nothing.
而且不同于大家所想像的，百分之九十的神經細胞不會整天無所事事什么都不做。

3. use up 耗盡、用完
例句：Here the belief is that if you spend too much time with a rotating fan in a confined space, it will "use up" all your oxygen and you'll asphyxiate to death.
這里的信念是說如果你在密閉空間花太多時間跟一臺轉動的電扇在一起，它會用光你的氧氣然后你會窒息而死。

4. benefit from 從···中獲益

例句：While doubtless some people would benefit from drinking more water and drinking less crap, there's no scientific evidence that eight glasses of water a day is the required amount, and some evidence says that it might be too much. And while we're talking about water...
盡管無庸置疑地有些人從喝多點水、少喝點垃圾中獲益，沒有科學證據說一天八杯水是必須的份量，還有些證據說這可能太多了。