One of the problems of old age is that your memory can start to play tricks on you.

老年人的问题之一是记忆可能紊乱起来。

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It's a tradition to play tricks on others on April Fool's Day.

在愚人节那天捉弄别人是一个传统。

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It is a western custom to play tricks on others on April Fool's Day.

在愚人节那天对他人进行恶作剧是西方的一个传统。

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Alice repeatedly tries to poison Gustav's relationship with Edgar, as she and her husband attempt to play some terrible tricks on Gustav and against one another in the second act.

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So introducing (real) Agile means exposing all of the non-transparent tricks that hierarchical managers play on their subordinates to maintain power.

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