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11月的最后一个星期四是感恩节。感恩节是美国人民独创的一个古老节日。每逢感恩节这一天，美国举国上下热闹非常，人们按照习俗前往教堂做感恩祈祷，城乡市镇到处都有化装游行、戏剧表演或体育比赛等。劳燕分飞了一年的亲人们也会从天南海北归来，一家人团团圆圆，品尝美味的感恩节火鸡。

离异的夫妻在感恩节又重聚在一起，但面对前妻的男友，丈夫感到无法忍受。在大闹一通之后，他来到前妻面前，请求前妻再给他一次机会，重归于好。

Husband: I'm so embarrassed. I mean you could have told me somebody was coming.
我很尴尬，我是说你该让我知道有人会来。

Wife: I didn't know you were coming. I didn't ask you to come.
我不知道你会来。我没有请你来。

Husband: Look, I'm sorry. Look, I didn't realize what I was doing, OK? I mean it didn't mean anything. I should have never left, OK?
瞧，我很抱歉，我不知道自己做了什么，可以了吗？我是说没别的意思，我根本就不该离开，对吗？

Wife: Come here. What do you want me to do? Hmm? What do you expect me to do? The whole time you were gone, you never once said you were sorry to me, you never once said you were sorry to the children. What did you think we were thinking?! Or feeling?
来吧。你想让我做什么？啊？你希望我怎么做？你走了这么久，没有对我说一次抱歉，也没有对孩子们说过一次抱歉。你认为我们怎么想的？或是什么感觉？

Husband: Alright, OK, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I love you. Don't let this one thing destroy the family.
好了，好了，我抱歉，我抱歉。我爱你。别让这件事破坏了家庭。

Wife: No one in this family is destroyed.
家里没人遭到破坏。

Husband: Will you give me a second chance?
你可以再给我一次机会吗？

Wife: I'm sorry.
对不起。

Husband: Fine.
那好吧。

重点讲解重点讲解

I mean it didn't mean anything.

mean的用法

1. mean doing sth.

mean doing sth. 的意思是意味着(必须要做某事或导致某种结果)，其主语通常是指事物的词。例如：

Being a student means studying hard. 作为一个学生，(意味着)你要努力学习。

Success means working hard. 成功意味着工作努力。

【误】Success means to work hard.

2. mean to do sth.

mean to do sth. 的意思是打算或企图做某事, 其主语通常是表示人的名词或代词，其过去完成式表示本来打算做某事。例如：

What do you mean to do with it? 你打算把它怎样处理?

We mean to call on you tomorrow. 我们打算明天看望你。

He had meant to leave on Sunday, but has stayed on. 他本来想星期天走的，但又留了下来。

【误】We mean calling on you tomorrow.

don't mean to do sth. 是其否定式，通常表示无意做某事。例如：

John really upset Granny，but I'm sure he did not mean to. 约翰真让奶奶心烦，不过我相信他是无意的。

3. mean sb. to do sth.

mean sb. to do sth.的意思是打算让某人做某事。例如：

I mean you to work as our spokesman. 我想请你当我们的代言人。

Do you really mean him to believe that your plan was right? 你真打算让他相信你的计划是对的吗?

4. mean后接名词、副词或从句

mean后接名词或副词，意为表示；打算；存心等意思；后接 that 从句，意为表示……。例如：

I meant well,he said. 他说，我是好意。

The sign means that the road is blocked. 这个标志表示此路不通。

5. mean用来解释某个词语的含义

mean 可用来解释某个词语的含义，表示意思是……，其后面的单词形式常与被解释的单词形式保持一致。如解释一个动词时，后接动词不定式；解释一个动名词，后接动名词形式。例如：

Quake means to shake. Quake的意思是震动。

Having good table manners means knowing, for example, how to use knives and forks, when to drink a toast and how to behave at the table.(Unit 6)餐桌上，懂礼貌意味着了解诸如如何使用刀叉，该何时祝酒，如何体面用餐等。

6. What do / did you mean by...? 该句型的意思是你……是什么意思? 例如：

What do you mean by acting like this? 你这样做是什么意思?

7. be meant for 该短语的意思是打算给予；打算作……用。例如：

What is this meant for? 这准备作什么用?

These rooms are meant for the children's centre. 这些房间是打算用作少年活动中心的。

8. I mean

I mean 的意思是就是说；我是说的意思，常用来更正或补充前面所说的话。例如：

She is smart—I mean, she knows exactly what I think. 她很聪明——我的意思是说，她完全知道我的想法。

Well, eh yes, I mean no. I mean, I found the bathroom, but I didn't find what I was looking for! 嗯，呃，是呀，我的意思是没有。我是说我找到了浴室，但我没找到我在找的东西！