I tend to have a different answer, depending on the family.(我傾向根據(jù)不同的家庭給出一個不同的答案。)

I tend to forget things unless I mark them down.(我常常會忘事，除非我把它們記下來。)

Things aren't really that bad—she does tend to pile it on.(事情并沒有那么糟糕，她的確有意夸張。)

Government reports tend to make dry reading.(政府報告讀起來往往枯燥無味。)

She is very direct. I tend to be more diplomatic, I suppose.(她很直率。我覺得我更圓通些。)

Most people in this kind of job tend to work long hours.(很多從事這種工作的人往往工作時間很長。)

Women tend to live longer than men.(女人往往比男人長壽。)

People that are single tend to be more footloose.(單身族們常過得無拘無束。)

Middle children tend to get lost in the shuffle.(排行居中的子女往往得不到充分的關(guān)注。)

It isn't that he lied exactly, but he did tend to exaggerate.(他不見得是真的說謊，但他的確是有意夸大。)