sham与fake这两个名词均表示“冒牌货”之意。
sham : 指可以以假乱真的东西，尤指明显的欺骗。
- It turned out that he wasn't a real doctor at all - he was just a sham.
原来他根本就不是个真正的医生，只是个骗子而已。 - They claimed that the election had been fair, but really it was a sham.
他们声称选举是公平的，但事实上这是个骗局。
fake : 通常指没有价值的冒牌货或代用品，但目的不一定全是为骗人。
- Experts revealed that the painting was a fake.
专家透露那幅画是赝品。 - The gun in his hand was a fake.
他手里的枪是假的。
