Viruses tend to be good at surviving when a computer system crashes.

病毒往往在电脑系统瘫痪时仍然存在。

We tend to be traditional rather than fashion-forward in our designs.

我们的设计往往流于传统而没有超前意识。

Early adopter buyers tend to be picky consumers.

早期的购买者倾向于是吹毛求疵的消费者。

People tend to be more aggressive when they're young and more conservative as they get older.

人们在年轻时往往更有进取心，随着年龄的增长，他们会变得更加保守。

As internal messages, memorandums tend to be more informal and more direct than their letter counterparts.

作为内部信息，备忘录往往比信函更不正式、更直接。

Morals tend to be deeply ingrained.

道德观念往往是根深蒂固的。

People that are single tend to be more footloose.

单身族们常过得无拘无束。

She is very direct. I tend to be more diplomatic, I suppose.

她很直率。我觉得我更圆通些。

Most breads, if they are not wheat flour, tend to be soya flour.

大部分面包都是麦粉做的，如果不是，那通常就是豆粉做的。

A problem for manufacturers is that lighter cars tend to be noisy.

制造商遇到的一个问题是重量较轻的汽车往往噪音大。

Children from certain backgrounds tend to be stereotyped by their teachers.

教师往往模式化地根据学生的某些背景把他们归为某一类学生。

As women we tend to be self-effacing and make light of what we have achieved.

作为妇女，我们往往谦逊，对自己取得的成功轻描淡写。

Environmental systems tend to be nonlinear, and therefore not easy to predict.

环境系统一般是非线性的，所以很难预测。

People tend to be more liberal when they're young and more conservative as they get older.

人们在年轻时常常更开放，年纪越大就越保守。

Blind children tend to be more passive in this area of motor development than sighted children.

失明的孩子在动作发展这一方面往往比不失明的孩子更加被动。

Scientists tend to be curious and ambitious.

科学家往往充满好奇心和远大抱负。

Cattle tend to be kept in remote places and their value has risen, making them appealing targets.

牛往往被饲养在偏远的地方，它们的价值已经有所提升，这使它们成为吸引人的目标。

I tend to be a careless person who often forgets important things, but Elizabeth helps me out.

我是一个粗心大意的人，经常忘记重要的事情，但伊丽莎白会帮我。

They tend to be more attracted by images.

他们更容易被图片所吸引。

They tend to be more popular than health clubs.

它们往往比健康俱乐部更受欢迎。

Right-handed soldiers tend to be wounded on the left.

惯用右手的士兵往往是左边受伤。

They don't deform easily; they tend to be more brittle.

它们不容易变形；它们是更脆的。

They tend to be more open in interpersonal relationships.

他们在人际关系上更加开放。

Teachers tend to be more imaginative and creative as kids.

当老师还是孩子的时候，更有想象力和创造力。

Adults' memories of the next few years also tend to be scanty.

成年人对于其后几年的记忆也往往比较贫乏。

The Swiss tend to be formal and address each other by last name.

瑞士人一般比较正式，会称呼对方的姓氏。

They also tend to be motivated by a negative or positive life event.

他们也往往受到生活中消极或积极事件的激励。

Animal signals, such as the complex songs of birds, tend to be costly.

动物发出的信号，如鸟类复杂的鸣叫声，往往代价高昂。

Meetings also tend to be a waste of time, so avoid them whenever possible.

会议往往是浪费时间，所以尽可能避免开会。

Successful people tend to be successful no matter where they go to school.

成功的人无论在哪里上学，往往都会成功。