I don't understand the notion of people who might call themselves journalists who would just make up stuff.

我不能理解那些胡编乱造却自称为新闻记者的人他们的想法。

youdao

Make a big show of using the expensive stuff then pick his up, look at it, and put it back down with a sigh.

用这些借来的昂贵的美容品上演一出好戏吧：把他的美容品拿起来，看一会儿，然后叹口气把它放回去。

youdao

When I tell people that I am a user experience designer, I usually get a blank stare. I try to follow it up quickly by saying that I make stuff easy and pleasurable to use.

当我告诉别人我是一名用户体验设计师时，对方往往一脸茫然，我接着会尝试着告诉他我的工作是让东西使用起来更简单和愉悦。

youdao

It's often said of incredible but true stories that you can't make such stuff up.

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In the absence of information, they will make stuff up and fill in the gaps on their own.

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And we said, you couldn't make this stuff up and we would have a great ability to get those stories.

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