mean是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为a. 吝啬的; 卑鄙的; 刻毒的; 难看的, 破旧的; 平庸的; n. 中间, 平均数; v. 想要, 打算，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在巴尔扎克的《高老头》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The thrifty frugality necessary to those who mean to make their way in the world had become an inveterate habit of life with M. Goriot.
-- "You have to sit up at night, it seems, if you really mean to know all that is going on about you in Paris."
-- de Restaud; and with the youthful audacity that 莽卢卢28 茅隆碌 氓聟卤 142 茅隆碌 commits prodigious blunders or achieves signal success, he said to himself, "This is my rival; I mean to cut him out."
在玛丽·雪莱的《弗兰肯斯坦》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Overjoyed at this discovery, he hastened to the house, which was situated in a mean street near the Reuss.
-- By the by, I mean to lecture you a little upon their account myself.
-- A servant in Geneva does not mean the same thing as a ser-vant in France and England.
-- This benefit was fully repaid; Jus-tine was the most grateful little creature in the world: I do not mean that she made any professions; I never heard one pass her lips, but you could see by her eyes that she almost adored her protectress.
-- Agatha, the 137ever-gentle Agatha, kissed the hands of the lovely strang-er, and pointing to her brother, made signs which appeared to me to mean that he had been sorrowful until she came.
在玛格丽特·米切尔的《乱世佳人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "My Lord!Ashley don't mean anything to her, 'cept a friend.
-- "He ain't trash!Do you mean to compare him with real white trash like the Slatterys?
-- That kind of queerness is easy to understand, for sure, and but for the grace of God Gerald O'Harawould be having all those faults!And I don't mean that Ashley would run off with another woman, if you were hiswife, or beat you.
-- Ah doan mean round home but w'en you is out in comp'ny.
-- "You mean a centaur.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- exclaimed my sister, as if she didn't quite mean that but rather the contrary.
-- "Well, but I mean a four-footed Squeaker," said Mr. Pumblechook.
-- "But I don't mean in that form, sir," returned Mr. Pumblechook, who had an objection to being interrupted; "I mean, enjoying himself with his elders and betters, and improving himself with their conversation, and rolling in the lap of luxury.
-- "You mean stole," said the sergeant.
-- As to you," Joe pursued with a countenance expressive of seeing something very nasty indeed, "if you could have been aware how small and flabby and mean you was, dear me, you'd have formed the most contemptible opinion of yourself!"
在格林兄弟的《格林童话》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- What do you mean by that?'
-- But he said, 'Keep it, it will be just the same thing, for I mean to make you my wife.'
-- The sexton thought: 'He can't mean to be as bad as his words,' uttered no sound and stood as if he were made of stone.
-- But as you 350 Grimms' Fairy Taleshave not a bad heart, and as I mean well by you, there is one thing I will grant you; if you fall into any difficulty, come to the forest and cry: 'Iron Hans,' and then I will come and help you.
在乔纳森•斯威夫特的《格列夫游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 14 Gulliver's TravelsIn the mean time, I felt at least forty more of the same kind (as I conjectured) following the first.
-- In the mean time the emperor held frequent councils, to debate what course should be taken with me; and I was af- 29terwards assured by a particular friend, a person of great quality, who was as much in the secret as any, that the court was under many difficulties concerning me.
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