1.seem to 似乎，好象；看起來

Some people seem to be always lucky.
有些人似乎從來都是幸運的。

I seem to see someone going into my house.
我好像看見有人走進了我的家。

2.monetary policy 貨幣政策

So that will be the monetary policy tool.
所以，這將會是貨幣政策的工具。

We should recover monetary policy from the dustbin and put it on the table.
我們應該從垃圾桶里找回貨幣政策，并將其擺在桌面上。

3.interest rate 利率

The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by half a point.
聯邦儲備委員會將利率降低了0.5個百分點。
They could borrow at an interest rate only a bit over the Treasury rate and then accumulate large portfolios of mortgages and mortgage-backed securities earning the market rate.
它們能夠以僅比國債利率高出那么一丁點的利息借錢，然后積累大量住房抵押貸款和住房抵押貸款債券，憑借市場利率賺錢。

4.tend to 趨向；注意；易于

The particles tend to unite.
粒子易于結合。

We all tend to like those similar to us.
我們都傾向于喜歡一些像我們的人。