| 31. | Although many people tend to live under the illusion that traditional technology and methods are still playing extremely important role in people's life, an increasing evidences show that it is less useful than many people think. |
| 尽管许多人保持着传统观念，认为传统技术方法在人们生活中仍发挥着重要作用，但是越来越多的证据显示它并没有人们想象的有用。
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| 32. | An investigation shows that female workers tend to have a favorable attitude toward retirement. |
| 一项调查显示妇女欢迎退休。
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| 33. | If, on the other hand, producing more of a commodity results in reducing its cost, this will tend to increase the supply offered by seller-producers, which in turn will lower the price and permit more consumers to buy the product. |
| 另一方面，如果大量制造某种商品导致其成本下降，那么这就有可能增加卖方和制造商能提供的供给，而这也就会反过来降低价格并允许更多的消 费者购买产品。
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| 34. | To average people, they often tend to live under the illusion that English often means a good opportunity for one's career, is this really the case? |
| 对于一般人来说，他们常常以为掌握英语就意味着一份好的工作，然而这是真的吗？
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| 35. | We hired [employed] a girl to tend to the children for a few hours each day. |
| 我们雇了一个姑娘来每日照料孩子们几小时。
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| 36. | tend the store |
| 照看店铺
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| 37. | tend a bar |
| 照料酒吧
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| 38. | attend to the advice and criticisms of customers tend to the advice and criticisms of customers |
| 倾听顾客的建议和批评
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| 39. | tend [look after] a machine |
| 照管机器
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| 40. | tend a park |
| 管理公园
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