Pretence: (n) an action that is intended to deceive people or make them believe something that is not true.

Ex: He made a pretence of enjoying the food.他假装很喜欢这种食物。

How much longer are you going to keep up this pretence that you’re ill? 你装病打算装多久？

Pretend: (v) to make something appear true.

Ex: She pretended she didn’t know me when I passed her in the street. 当我在街上从她身边走过时，她装作不认识我。

He pretended to be asleep. 他假装在睡觉。

She wasn’t crying; she was only pretending. 她没真哭，她在装哭。

Let’s pretend we’re on the moon. 让我们假装在月球上吧。

（useful patterns: to pretend to do something; to pretend that）

House/apartment/cottage/bungalow/bedsitter

A house is a building for people to live in, and usually has more than one level.

A cottage is usually a small, old house, especially in the country.

A bungalow is a fairly modern house built on only one level.

A set of rooms(including a kitchen and a bathroom) inside a larger building is called a flat in British English and an apartment in American English.

A small one-room flat is sometimes called a bedsitter or bedsit in British English.

Process: (n; v)

Be in the process of 在做某事的过程中

Ex: we’re now in the process of moving the machines to a new factory. 我们目前正在把机器运往新的工厂。

Mug: (v)  Rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence

I was mugged in the streets of New York last night. 我作晚在纽约的大街上被抢了。

Take place: 发生

When did the accident take place?

When did the accident occur?

事故什么时候发生的？