1.seem to 似乎，好象；看起来

Some people seem to be always lucky.
有些人似乎从来都是幸运的。

I seem to see someone going into my house.
我好像看见有人走进了我的家。

2.monetary policy 货币政策

So that will be the monetary policy tool.
所以，这将会是货币政策的工具。

We should recover monetary policy from the dustbin and put it on the table.
我们应该从垃圾桶里找回货币政策，并将其摆在桌面上。

3.interest rate 利率

The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by half a point.
联邦储备委员会将利率降低了0.5个百分点。
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.
它们能够以仅比国债利率高出那么一丁点的利息借钱，然后积累大量住房抵押贷款和住房抵押贷款债券，凭借市场利率赚钱。

4.tend to 趋向；注意；易于

The particles tend to unite.
粒子易于结合。

We all tend to like those similar to us.
我们都倾向于喜欢一些像我们的人。