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、special

特別的;非同尋常的

You're very special to me, darling.

親愛的，你對我來說很重要。

There are strong arguments for holidays at Easter and Christmas because these are special occasions.

支持復活節(jié)和圣誕節(jié)放假是有充分論據(jù)的，因為這些節(jié)日都是特殊的時刻。

特殊的；異常的

In special cases, a husband can deduct the travel expenses of his wife who accompanies him on a business trip.

在特殊情況下，丈夫可以扣除陪同出差的妻子的旅費。

So you didn't notice anything special about him?

這么說你并沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)他有什么異常之處了？

特有的;獨具特色的

Every anxious person will have his or her own special problems or fears.

每一個焦慮的人都會有自己的問題或者擔心。

it requires a very special brand of courage to fight dictators.

與獨裁者作斗爭需要非同尋常的勇氣。