1、pretend

假裝；偽裝；裝作

I pretend that things are really okay when they're not.

當情況不好的時候我假裝一切順利。

Sometimes the boy pretended to be asleep.

有時這個男孩會假裝睡著了。

（做游戲等時）假裝，假扮，裝扮

She can sunbathe and pretend she's in Spain.

她可以曬曬太陽，假裝自己是在西班牙。

The children pretend to be different animals dancing to the music.

孩子們扮成不同的動物，隨著音樂起舞。

自詡；自稱；自以為

We do not pretend that the past six years have been without problems for us.

我們并不自夸在過去的6年中沒有遇到任何問題。

Within this lecture I cannot pretend to deal adequately with dreams.

在這一次講座中，我不敢自詡能對夢境作透徹的分析。

2、open up

（使）（地方、經濟、興趣領域等）開放

As the market opens up, I think people are going to be able to spend more money on consumer goods.

隨著市場的放開，我認為人們將能夠增加用于消費品的支出。

He said he wanted to see how Albania was opening up to the world.

他說他想看看阿爾巴尼亞是如何對外開放的。

（使）（機會、可能性等）出現；（使）產生

It was also felt that the collapse of the system opened up new possibilities.

人們也認為這一制度的崩潰帶來了各種新的可能性。

New opportunities are opening up for investors who want a more direct stake in overseas companies.

希望更加直接地參股海外公司的投資者獲得了新的機會。

暢談；無拘無束地談；自由自在地談

Lorna found that people were willing to open up to her.

洛娜發現人們愿意對她暢所欲言。