Sometimes the boy pretended to be asleep.

有时候那个男孩子假装睡着了。

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She pretended to be asleep again.

她又假装睡着了。

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Poor Pinocchio pretended to be peaceful and contented, but he was far from that.

可怜的皮诺乔假装平静而愉快，但他远非如此。

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For another,she pretended to be a woman who cleaned houses so she could report about illegal activities in employment agencies.

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The attack on the 25-year-old, from Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham, only ended when she pretended to be dead.

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Officers arrived and surprised the robbers, who pretended to be victims until they were later arrested, prosecutors said.

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Some doorstep sellers have pretended to be from social services to establish trust.

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