Today china cannot even make such a pretence .

今天的中国甚至无法以此为借口。

As well as being mindful of history , westerners ought to avoid any pretence that they have an easy formula for resolving sieges .

铭记历史，西方人应避免以任何借口称其对此围攻人质事件有简单的解决办法。

On her advice , I 've dropped the pretence that my husband is always working .

根据她的建议，我已经不再假装我的丈夫一直在工作。

So far the euro zone 's response has relied too much on two things : austerity and pretence .

目前欧元区应对危机太过依赖如下两种手段紧缩的经济政策和政府的虚假行为。

Wealth is concentrated in the hands of a privileged few , corruption remains endemic , and the rule of law is a flimsy pretence .

财富仍集中在极少数享有特权的人手中，腐败仍然猖獗，法治也只是苍白无力的托词。