1·They were the victims of a cruel hoax.
他们成了一大骗局的上当受骗者。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·Probably a translation of the celebrated Moon Hoax, written by Richard A. Locke, and originally published in New York.
可能是理查德 A. 洛克撰写了著名的《月球骗局》的译本，并最终在纽约首次发行。
3·The colleagues who perpetrated the hoax lost their jobs and reputations over the scandal.
那些设计骗局的同事则既丢了工作又因丑闻毁了名声。
4·Is the Voynich Manuscript evidence of a forgotten civilization, or merely an elaborate hoax?
到底沃伊尼克手稿是遗落文明的证据还是精心编制的骗局？
5·Permission was granted and a policeman accompanied him to a pay phone. Only when he saw that the man was actually telephoning the police did he realize that they had all been the victims of a hoax.
警察同意了，陪他来到一个投币地电话前，当他看到那个工人真的是给警察挂电话，才恍然大悟，原来他们都成一场骗局的受害者。
1·I wish this was a hoax.
我希望这是一次恶作剧。
2·However, it would appear that it may have been accidental disinformation rather than a hoax per se.
不过，从它本身看这可能是偶然事件，而不是一个有意的恶作剧。
3·This claim made its way to a financial blog and circulated quickly. Apple’s shares tumbled briefly, recovering when it became clear that the posting was a hoax.
这个说法被放到一个金融博客上，然后迅速传播，苹果的股价短暂的下降，当大家都清楚这是一个恶作剧的时候，股价才开始恢复。
4·This claim made its way to a financial blog and circulated quickly. Apple's shares tumbled briefly, recovering when it became clear that the posting was a hoax.
这个说法被放到一个金融博客上，然后迅速传播，苹果的股价短暂的下降，当大家都清楚这是一个恶作剧的时候，股价才开始恢复。
5·think it’s a hoax, ” she told me.
“我觉得这是个恶作剧，”她对我说。