Though much publicized to dupe the people,this pledge came to nothing. 此保证曾被大作宣传欺骗人民，但没有收到效果。
He held the blotter in his hand and contemplated it in stupid delight, almost ready to laugh at the hallucination of which he had been the dupe. 他拿着那吸墨纸，不断地看，呆头呆脑地感到幸运，几乎笑了出来，说自己竟会受到错觉的愚弄。
