18.江湖术士（1344）

Lesson 18  Quack Doctor

In life, when you face tough challenges, there will always be people pretending to offer help.

They claim to cure serious illnesses like advanced cancer, hepatitis B, skin conditions, myasthenia gravis, kidney failure, diabetes, and femoral head necrosis with just a few doses of their secret remedy.

Smart and well-informed people ignore such claims, but those who are desperate and uninformed might seek out these fake doctors.

Even smart folks might try their luck with a quack when a serious illness leaves them feeling hopeless.

The thing about quacks is they never give up; as long as the patient is breathing, they'll keep convincing their supporter to buy their medicine.

If the family agrees, they might even try to administer the medicine to someone who has passed, claiming it can bring them back if continued.

Quacks are unique; they all share a persuasive psychological trait.

After spending a lot of money, missing real treatment opportunities, or even losing a loved one, the only "benefit" is holding onto false hope.

Besides claiming to cure the incurable, these con artists also promise quick, easy wealth through investment schemes.

They invent fast money-making schemes to swindle those eager for easy riches.

Anyone who believes them ends up losing all their money, whether it's theirs or borrowed.

These swindlers don't need to convince you; there are always people who will believe them.

They're modern-day snake oil salesmen, now appearing on TV, in newspapers, and online as experts, using high-tech jargon to sell their scams.

They create pseudo-scientific theories, repeating them until someone falls for it.

Now, they're applying their skills to teaching English, promising you can memorize hundreds of words in an hour or become fluent in a month.

Their trained speakers can make you excited during a lesson, convincing you to buy their worthless, nicely packaged products, which you'll just end up tossing aside.

Essentially, you're left with products you'll never use again after the initial excitement wears off.

1. In life, when you face tough challenges, there will always be people pretending to offer help.

2. They claim to cure serious illnesses like advanced cancer, hepatitis B, skin conditions, myasthenia gravis, kidney failure, diabetes, and femoral head necrosis with just a few doses of their secret remedy.

3. Smart and well-informed people ignore such claims, but those who are desperate and uninformed might seek out these fake doctors.

4. Even smart folks might try their luck with a quack when a serious illness leaves them feeling hopeless.

5. The thing about quacks is they never give up; as long as the patient is breathing, they'll keep convincing their supporter to buy their medicine.

6. If the family agrees, they might even try to administer the medicine to someone who has passed, claiming it can bring them back if continued.

7. Quacks are unique; they all share a persuasive psychological trait.

8. After spending a lot of money, missing real treatment opportunities, or even losing a loved one, the only "benefit" is holding onto false hope.

9. Besides claiming to cure the incurable, these con artists also promise quick, easy wealth through investment schemes.

10. They invent fast money-making schemes to swindle those eager for easy riches.

11. Anyone who believes them ends up losing all their money, whether it's theirs or borrowed.

12. These swindlers don't need to convince you; there are always people who will believe them.

13. They're modern-day snake oil salesmen, now appearing on TV, in newspapers, and online as experts, using high-tech jargon to sell their scams.

14. They create pseudo-scientific theories, repeating them until someone falls for it.

15. Now, they're applying their skills to teaching English, promising you can memorize hundreds of words in an hour or become fluent in a month.

16. Their trained speakers can make you excited during a lesson, convincing you to buy their worthless, nicely packaged products, which you'll just end up tossing aside.

17. Essentially, you're left with products you'll never use again after the initial excitement wears off.

江湖术士

1. 在生活中，当你面对艰难挑战时，总会有人假装提供帮助。

2. 他们声称能用几剂他们的秘方治愈像晚期癌症、乙型肝炎、皮肤病、重症肌无力、肾衰竭、糖尿病和股骨头坏死等严重疾病。

3. 聪明而知情的人会忽略这些说法，但那些绝望而无知的人可能会寻求这些假医生的帮助。

4. 即使是聪明的人，在严重的疾病让他们感到绝望时，也可能会碰运气找骗子求助。

5. 骗子的优势在于他们永不放弃；只要患者还在呼吸，他们就会不断地说服支持者购买他们的药物。

6. 如果家人同意，他们甚至可能会试图向已经去世的人施药，声称只要继续使用药物，就能使其复活。

7. 骗子是独一无二的；他们都具有一种具有说服力的心理特质。

8. 在花费大量资金、错过真正的治疗机会，甚至失去亲人后，唯一的“好处”就是抱着虚假的希望。

9. 除了声称能治愈不治之症外，这些骗子还承诺通过投资方案轻松获得财富。

10. 他们编造快速赚钱的方案来欺骗那些渴望轻松致富的人。

11. 任何相信他们的人最终都会失去所有的钱，不管是自己的还是借来的。

12. 这些骗子不需要说服你；总会有人相信他们。

13. 他们是现代的江湖郎中，现在出现在电视、报纸和网络上，以专家、学者和成功人士的身份出现，利用高科技术语来销售他们的骗局。

14. 他们编造伪科学理论，反复重复直到有人上当为止。

15. 现在，他们将自己的技能应用到英语教学中，承诺你可以在一小时内记住数百个单词，或者在一个月内流利地说英语。

16. 他们训练有素的讲师可以让你在课堂上兴奋，说服你购买他们毫无价值、精美包装的产品，最终你只会把它们丢在一边不再看一眼。

17. 本质上，你最终得到的是一些你再也不会使用的产品，最初的兴奋一过就会消失。