It would be a gross distortion of reality to say that they were motivated by self-interest.说他们受私心驱动是对事实的严重歪曲。That is a gross distortion of the truth.那是对真相的肆意歪曲。I think it would be a gross distortion of reality to say that they were motivated by self-interest.我认为说他们是受自身利益的驱使是对事实的严重歪曲。His report was attacked as a gross distortion of the truth.他的报道受到攻击,被指严重歪曲事实。