As old-fashioned, unnecessary and hollow as his principles may seem, 24 years is a long time to pretend you don't have a girlfriend.

或许这种原则看起来有些过时、毫无必要甚至虚伪，但24年假装没女友也绝非易事。

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Practice and pretend not to worry and, in time, anxieties won't paralyze you.

及时练习并假装没有担心，忧虑就不会麻痹你。

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Let's pretend that at work, your boss gives you too much work and not enough time to finish it.

假设你上班的时候，老板给了你太多的工作，你没有足够的时间来完成它。

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It's a bold idea and a counterintuitive one, considering the band rose to fame on the popularity of "Kids" and "Time To Pretend" from their debut, Oracular Spectacular.

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With time, the band's bombastic nature and unconventional electro-pop music caught the eye of indie label Cantora Records, with whom it released the first MGMT EP, Time To Pretend.

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Knowledgeable networkers are very good at what they do, and at the same time, do not pretend to know it all.

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