They will pretend to understand — women are very clever in pretending to understand.

她们会假装理解了你的演讲 ——在装作理解的方面， 妇女聪明可人。

youdao

Yes, he does think about death, but he doesn't pretend to understand it and he's not afraid of it.

他的确想过死亡，但他并不装作理解死亡，也不掩饰对死亡的恐惧。

youdao

For a man to pretend to understand women are bad manners; for him really to understand them be bad morals.

男人装作了解女人是为不礼貌，而男人真正了解女人则为不道德。

youdao

It was a ploy of theirs to pretend not to understand, to frown and simulate confusion because, in any conversation, it was convenient sometimes to appear to be at a loss.

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Analysts want to pretend they understand this company.

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Often they want to understand what is going on in the world, and trying to sweep it under the carpet and pretend things aren't happening is unhelpful.

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