I pretended I was asleep and stayed on the sofa for at least an hour until my father left the room.

我假装我睡着了，在沙发上待了至少一个小时直到我的父亲离开这个房间。

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I pretended not to care but I was screaming inside.

表面上我佯装不在乎，但内心却在高声喊叫。

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I pretended to hurt my knee so I could avoid it.

我假装伤到了膝盖，这样我就可以避开它。

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I pretended I didn't hear his question.

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He so confused and frightened me that I pretended he was making a joke and laughed.

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And I pretended like I understood what they were saying the whole time.

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Sometimes I thought I did remember, but out of contrariness or fear of getting things wrong I pretended not to.

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