They were just dissimulating , pretending to be friendly .

他们只不过是掩饰感情，假装友好。

He is a superb teller of a tale , a reveller in dodgy deeds , a keen observer of the febrile , dissimulating characters of court and embassy , and a splendid limner of the great jousts and entertainments of the age .

他是个一流的故事讲解员；是个放纵于危险事迹的人，是个敏锐的观察者，观察宫廷和使馆各色头脑发热、虚伪的人物；是个了不起的画匠，画下那个时代的竞技和娱乐。