But then people started making fake snake oil that did not do anything.

后来，人们就开始制造没有任何作用的蛇油。

Maybe that's why the snake oil business has never really recovered.

或许这也是蛇油生意不再真正复苏的原因。

But have you ever used snake oil? It is probably better if you haven't.

你是否用过蛇油呢？如果没有用过，那就再好不过了。

In fact, the sickly odor of snake oil hovers over much of the " creative living" enterprise.

事实上，许多专注“创意生活”的企业上方都笼罩着一股“万灵油”般令人生厌的味道。

When you look underneath the algorithmic hood we see a lot of pseudoscience and Silicon Valley snake oil.

如果你透过算法的迷雾去看，我们会看到很多伪科学和硅谷的狗皮膏药。

In American English, snake oil is a method or treatment that does not work. It's a trick.

在美式英语中，snake oil是指不起作用的方法或者疗法。也就是指花招。

So take outrageous spice claims with a grain of salt, because that essential oil could really just be snake oil.

所以对离谱的跟香料有关的说法要持保留态度，因为精油可能真的是骗人的。

I don't know specifically about Prevagen, but there's a lot of kind of snake oil type brain supplements out there.

我不太了解 Prevgen，但是有很多蛇油类型的大脑补充剂。

Just because someone has the latest ferrari and a custom suit, it doesn't mean they're not a snake oil salesman.

仅仅因为某人有最新款的法拉利和定制西装，并不意味着他们不是一个卖万灵油的推销员。

After a while you can get up there and sell snake oil.

等过段时间越过这道坎后你可以信手拈来 口若悬河。

Some word historians say this expression comes from Asian-American workers in the 1800s who brought real snake oil over with them.

一些历史学家表示，该表达来源于19世纪亚洲裔美国人，这些人带来了真正的蛇油。

Jealous? - No, I just thought Hessington was in the oil business, not the snake oil business.

嫉妒吗 -不 只是我以为海辛顿是做石油生意的 而不是万灵油生意。

Show is starting to sound like some crackpot alternative health website that is selling snake oil to its viewers.

Show 开始听起来像是一些疯狂的替代健康网站，向其观众出售蛇油。

Sounds like a stretch, or maybe even snake oil, but actually, while there are snakes involved, the product is legit.

听起来像是一种延伸， 甚至可能是蛇油，但实际上，虽然涉及蛇， 但该产品是合法的。

While Nico and Vinz have seen success through streaming, some artists say streaming services could be the new snake oil salesman.

虽然 Nico 和 Vinz 通过流媒体取得了成功，但一些艺术家表示流媒体服务可能成为新的万金油推销员。