system n. 系統，制度，方法

　　例：They are devising a road system. 他們在設計道路系統。The present system of education needs to be improved. 目前的教育制度需要改進。搭配：get sth. out of one’s system (非正式)消除疲勞(或煩惱)：Yelling is an ace way of getting stress out of your system. 大聲叫喊是消除壓力的有效方法。

　　tend v. ①趨向，易于 ②照管，管理

　　例：Prices are tending upwards. 物價趨漲。A shepherd tended the sheep. 牧羊人照顧羊群。搭配：tend to 趨向，朝某方向：The wind is tending to the south. 風勢轉向南。拓展：tendency n. 傾向，趨勢

　　聽力擴展：We tend to assume that if we work hard and save money then one day we will end up wealthy. This is wishful thinking. We are more likely to end up with some modest but useful savings. If you want to accumulate serious wealth then there need to be a number of approaches and efforts.我們往往認為，如果我們努力工作，節省資金，最終總會富裕。然而，這只是一廂情愿。結果往往是我們有適度的存儲，且物有所用。如果你想積累大筆財富，那么還需要更多的方法和付出更大的努力。【注】accumulate v. 積累;approach n. 方法

　　view n. ①風景 ②看法，意見;v. 認為，考慮

　　例：She expresses the view that he is a fool. 她認為他是個傻瓜。We can view the problem in many ways. 我們可以從多方面來考慮這一問題。搭配：view on 對……的看法：What is your view on her resignation? 你對她的辭職有什么看法?have (keep) sth. in view 對某事有清晰的打算或計劃：Keep your career aims constantly in view. 要時刻牢記自己在事業上的目標。

　　聽力擴展：It’s not a very expensive apartment. It’s in the right area and it has everything that we are looking for. The rooms are quite large too. I love the balcony. We can sit outside and enjoy the sun in summer. We are on the 11th floor, so there’s a very nice view from the balcony. The neighborhood is nice too. There is a park nearby.這套公寓價格適中，位置好，符合我們的要求。房間很大。我特別喜歡它的露天陽臺，可以坐在外邊欣賞夏日的太陽。公寓在11層，陽臺上的風景很美。周圍環境也不錯，附近還有個公園。