It is unlikely he would have mistaken hocus-pocus for genuine knowledge.

他不可能把騙人的把戲錯(cuò)當(dāng)成真正的知識(shí)。

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It is just as likely that he was a charlatan peddling hocus - pocus.

他過(guò)去恰恰很可能是個(gè)挨家挨戶(hù)行騙的江湖醫(yī)生.

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And apparently a little hocus - pocus.

且明顯的有點(diǎn)神奇.

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