It is unlikely he would have mistaken hocus-pocus for genuine knowledge.
他不可能把骗人的把戏错当成真正的知识。
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It is just as likely that he was a charlatan peddling hocus - pocus.
他过去恰恰很可能是个挨家挨户行骗的江湖医生.
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He was hocus - pocussed artificial diamond ring.
他受骗买了一只假钻戒.
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And apparently a little hocus - pocus.
且明显的有点神奇.
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