system n. 系統(tǒng)，制度，方法

　　例：They are devising a road system. 他們?cè)谠O(shè)計(jì)道路系統(tǒng)。The present system of education needs to be improved. 目前的教育制度需要改進(jìn)。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(jià)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(fēng)勢(shì)轉(zhuǎn)向南。拓展：tendency n. 傾向，趨勢(shì)

　　聽力擴(kuò)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(rèn)為，如果我們努力工作，節(jié)省資金，最終總會(huì)富裕。然而，這只是一廂情愿。結(jié)果往往是我們有適度的存儲(chǔ)，且物有所用。如果你想積累大筆財(cái)富，那么還需要更多的方法和付出更大的努力�！咀ⅰ縜ccumulate v. 積累;approach n. 方法

　　view n. ①風(fēng)景 ②看法，意見;v. 認(rèn)為，考慮

　　例：She expresses the view that he is a fool. 她認(rèn)為他是個(gè)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(duì)……的看法：What is your view on her resignation? 你對(duì)她的辭職有什么看法?have (keep) sth. in view 對(duì)某事有清晰的打算或計(jì)劃：Keep your career aims constantly in view. 要時(shí)刻牢記自己在事業(yè)上的目標(biāo)。

　　聽力擴(kuò)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(jià)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(tái)，可以坐在外邊欣賞夏日的太陽。公寓在11層，陽臺(tái)上的風(fēng)景很美。周圍環(huán)境也不錯(cuò)，附近還有個(gè)公園。