四级I don't mean to imply that overall job growth doesn't have an impact on one's ability to land a job.

我的意思并不是说总体就业增长对一个人获得工作的能力没有影响。

2012年12月阅读原文

高考But he is providing a few years during which the farmers will, perhaps, be able to find other means of adapting.

但他提供了几年的时间，在这几年里，农民们也许能够找到其他适应的方法。

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

四级It means that a thief likely wouldn't be able to Google how the system works, then figure out a way around it.

这意味着小偷很可能无法通过谷歌搜索系统的工作原理，然后找到解决办法。

2016年12月阅读原文

四级All girls schools tend to be smaller than coeducational schools, which means teachers would be able to tailor the materials to girl students' personal learning styles and interest.

所有的女子学校往往都比男女同校的学校小，这意味着教师可以根据女生的个人学习风格和兴趣定制教材。

2019年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

考研The fact that this is not an uncommon occurrence means that dishonest persons might be able to access bank accounts in electronic payments systems and steal from someone else's accounts.

事实上，这种情况并不罕见，这意味着不诚实的人可能能够访问电子支付系统中的银行账户，并从其他人的账户中窃取。

2013年考研真题（英语二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

高考Daydreaming means people think about something pleasant, especially when this makes them forget what they should be doing.

白日梦意味着人们想一些愉快的事情，尤其是当这让他们忘记他们应该做什么的时候。

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 单项填空 原文

四级The results do not mean that young adults need to start worrying about their memories.

结果并不意味着年轻人需要开始担心他们的记忆。

2016年6月阅读原文

考研To take this approach to the New Englanders normally mean to start with the Puritans’ theological innovations and their distinctive ideas about the church-important subjects that we may not neglect.

对新英格兰人采取这种方法通常意味着从清教徒的神学创新和他们关于教会重要主题的独特思想开始，我们不能忽视这些主题。

2009年考研阅读原文

六级Much of the concern among politicians about the state of American universities today is focused on the absence of "real world" education—which means preparation for professional and scientific careers.

政治家们对当今美国大学状况的担忧主要集中在缺乏“现实世界”教育，这意味着为专业和科学事业做准备。

2010年12月阅读原文

六级As the ocean warms, a body of water called the Antarctic Polar Front - an upward movement of nutrient-rich sea that supports a huge abundance of marine life - is being pushed further south. This means that king penguins, which feed on fish and krill in th

随着海洋变暖，一片被称为南极极锋的水域——营养丰富的海洋向上运动，支撑着大量海洋生物——正在进一步向南推进。这意味着，以鱼类和磷虾为食的王企鹅

2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

六级That means concentrating on the direction of your life in general and your own academic performance specifically.

这意味着你要专注于你的生活方向，特别是你自己的学业成绩。

2019年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section A

四级That means users have access to notes from not only their classmates and Facebook friends, but anyone who purchased the book across the country.

这意味着用户不仅可以访问他们的同学和Facebook朋友的笔记，还可以访问全国各地购买该书的任何人的笔记。

2013年6月阅读原文

考研Most archaeological sites have been located by means of careful searching, while many others have been discovered by accident.

大多数考古遗址都是通过仔细搜索找到的，而其他许多遗址则是偶然发现的。

2014年考研阅读原文

六级That notion is not concrete enough and it blurs two key components of hope,' Doctor Snyder said, 'Having hope means believing you have both the will and the way to accomplish your goals, whatever they may be.

斯奈德博士说，这一概念不够具体，它模糊了希望的两个关键组成部分，有希望意味着相信你有实现目标的意愿和方法，不管目标是什么。

2010年12月听力原文

六级While by no means perfect, it is considerably more comprehensive than average income, taking into account not only growth in consumption per person but also changes in working time, life expectancy, and inequality.

尽管绝非十全十美，但它比平均收入要全面得多，不仅考虑到人均消费的增长，还考虑到工作时间、预期寿命和不平等性的变化。

2018年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

考研Third, the use of paper checks gives consumers several days of "float" — it takes several days before a check is cashed and funds are withdrawn from the issuer's account, which means that the writer of the check can earn interest on the funds in the meant

第三，纸质支票的使用给了消费者几天的“浮动”——支票兑现和从发行人账户中提取资金需要几天的时间，这意味着支票的开证人可以从银行的资金中赚取利息

2013年考研真题（英语二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

考研Any fair-minded assessment of the dangers of the deal between Britain's National Health Service ( ' , NHS) and DeepMind must start by acknowledging that both sides mean well.

任何对英国国家卫生服务局（NHS）和DeepMind之间协议的危险性的公正评估都必须首先承认双方都是善意的。

2018年考研阅读原文

六级According to social learning theories, social interaction is a means by which people acquire attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors.

根据社会学习理论，社会互动是人们获得态度、信念和行为的一种手段。

2013年6月阅读原文

四级That means users have access to notes from not only their classmates and Facebook friends, but anyone who purchased the book across the country

这意味着用户不仅可以访问他们的同学和Facebook朋友的笔记，还可以访问全国各地购买该书的任何人的笔记

2013年6月阅读原文

六级But could Norway keep its standard of living and yet cut its emissions to Moroccan or even Ethiopian levels? That question, repeated across a dozen environmental issues and across our diverse planet, is what will ultimately determine whether the human race is living beyond its ecological means as it pursues economic revival.

但挪威能保持其生活水平，同时将其排放量削减到摩洛哥甚至埃塞俄比亚的水平吗？这个问题在十几个环境问题和我们这个多样化的星球上反复出现，它将最终决定人类在追求经济复兴的同时是否生活在超出其生态手段的范围内。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级This means that there could be an extra three billion mouths to feed by the end of the century, a period in which substantial changes are anticipated in the wealth, calorie intake and dietary preferences of people in developing countries across the world.

这意味着到本世纪末可能会有额外的30亿张嘴需要进食，在这一时期，全世界发展中国家人民的财富、卡路里摄入和饮食偏好都将发生重大变化。

2013年12月阅读原文

六级For the next three months, Michelle Kremer and 11 other Obama supporters, ages 19 to 34, will blog about life across mainstream America, with one twist: by tying all of their ideas and experiences to the new president and his administration, the bloggers will try to start a conversation about what it means to be young and politically active in America today.

在接下来的三个月里，米歇尔·克雷默（Michelle Kremer）和其他11名年龄在19岁至34岁的奥巴马支持者将在博客上讲述美国主流社会的生活，其中有一个转折点：将他们所有的想法和经历与新总统及其政府联系起来，博主们将试图开始一场对话，讨论当今美国年轻人和政治活跃者的意义。

2010年6月阅读原文

六级Across the developed world, ear use is in decline as more people move to city centers, while young people especially are opting for other means of travel.

在发达国家，随着越来越多的人迁往市中心，ear的使用正在下降，而年轻人尤其选择了其他出行方式。

2019年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section A

六级That question, repeated across a dozen environmental issues and across our diverse planet, is what will ultimately determine whether the human race is living beyond its ecological means as it pursues economic revival.

这个问题在十几个环境问题和我们这个多样化的星球上反复出现，它将最终决定人类在追求经济复兴的同时是否生活在超出其生态手段的范围内。

2016年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

四级In mixed schools boys feel compelled to act like men before they understand themselves well enough to know what that means, " the study reported

研究报告说：“在男女混合学校，男孩们在充分了解自己、了解这意味着什么之前，会被迫表现得像男人一样。”

2011年12月阅读原文

考研Prior knowledge and interest influence what we experience, what we think our experiences mean, and the subsequent actions we take.

先前的知识和兴趣影响我们的经验，我们认为我们的经验意味着什么，以及我们采取的后续行动。

2012年考研阅读原文

考研This might mean implementing policy such as a plastic tax that adds a cost to environmentally problematic action, or banning single-use plastics altogether.

这可能意味着实施塑料税等政策，增加环境问题行动的成本，或完全禁止一次性使用塑料。

2019年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级It might mean monitoring employee productivity on a digital leaderboard and offering prizes to the winners, or giving employees digital badges or stars for completing certain activities.

这可能意味着在数字排行榜上监控员工的工作效率，为获奖者提供奖品，或者为员工提供完成某些活动的数字徽章或明星。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级"It's a very small number of games that would trigger this secondary compensation issue," said voice actor Crispin Freeman, who's a member of the union's negotiating committee. "This is an important aspect of what it means to be freelance (从事自由职业的) perfor

“这是一个非常少的游戏，将触发这一次要的赔偿问题，”声音演员克里斯平弗里曼说，谁是工会的谈判委员会成员这是自由职业者意义的一个重要方面(从事自由职业的) 性能

2019年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

四级Patterns of childhood eating can be hard to break when we're adults, which may mean that kids of depressed moms end up dying younger.

当我们成年后，童年时期的饮食模式很难打破，这可能意味着抑郁母亲的孩子最终会英年早逝。

2016年6月阅读原文

四级This helps them pick the right startups, and means they can supply advice and connections as well as money.

这有助于他们选择合适的创业公司，这意味着他们可以提供建议、人脉和资金。

2015年12月阅读原文

四级This helps them pick the right startups, and means they can supply advice and connections as well as money.

这有助于他们选择合适的创业公司，这意味着他们可以提供建议、人脉和资金。

2015年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

六级Workers' advocates have criticized Haslam's plan, saying it would mean some campus workers would lose their jobs or benefits.

工人拥护者批评哈斯拉姆的计划，称这将意味着一些校园工人将失去工作或福利。

2017年6月阅读原文

四级This means that some wells may even need to undergo desalination after extraction, thus increasing the cost.

这意味着一些油井甚至需要在提取后进行脱盐，从而增加了成本。

2018年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

考研Conversations are links, which means when you have a conversation with a new person a link gets formed and every conversation you have after that moment will strengthen the link.

对话是链接，这意味着当你与一个新的人进行对话时，一个链接就会形成，而你在那一刻之后的每一次对话都会加强这个链接。

2018年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级The absorption helps them to establish strong foundations for recollection, says Patihis, and the fantasy proneness means that they revisit those memories again and again in the coming weeks and months.

帕提斯说，这种专注有助于他们为回忆奠定坚实的基础，而幻想倾向意味着他们在未来几周和几个月内会一次又一次地重温那些回忆。

2017年6月阅读原文

四级That means making some difficult decisions with elderly patients, and going against the misguided belief that when it comes to health care, more is always better

这意味着要对老年患者做出一些困难的决定，并且要反对一种错误的信念，即在医疗保健方面，越多越好

2012年12月阅读原文

考研Although electronic means of payment may be more efficient than a payments system based on paper, several factors work against the disappearance of the paper system.

虽然电子支付手段可能比基于纸张的支付系统更有效，但有几个因素不利于纸张系统的消失。

2013年考研真题（英语二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

六级In a 2005 study, psychologist Laurence Steinberg of Temple University and his co-author, psychologist Margo Gardner, then at Temple, divided 6 people into three age groups: young adolescents, with a mean age of 14; older adolescents, with a mean age of 19

在2005年的一项研究中，坦普尔大学的心理学家劳伦斯·斯坦伯格（Laurence Steinberg）和他的合著者、当时在坦普尔大学的心理学家玛戈·加德纳（Margo Gardner）将6人分为三个年龄组：青少年，平均年龄14岁；年龄较大的青少年，平均年龄19岁

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

四级This means that rivers will rise more slowly, but then stay high for much longer, the environmental agency said.

环境署说，这意味着河流上升的速度会更慢，但之后会在高处停留更长的时间。

2016年12月听力原文

四级"This means that rivers will rise more slowly, but then stay high for much longer," the environmental agency said.

环境署说：“这意味着河流上升的速度会更慢，但之后会在高处停留更长的时间。”。

2016年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section A

四级The amount of nicotine that's delivered in every cigarette is 10 percent higher than it was six years ago, which means that it's easier to get hooked and harder to quit.

与六年前相比，每支香烟中的尼古丁含量增加了10%，这意味着更容易上瘾，也更难戒烟。

2016年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

六级nine decades ago, leading economists predicted that technological advances and rising productivity would mean that would be working a 15-hour week.

90年前，主要经济学家预测技术进步和生产率提高将意味着每周工作15小时。

2019年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

考研Up until a few decades ago, our visions of the future were largely - though by no means uniformly - glowingly positive.

直到几十年前，我们对未来的憧憬在很大程度上——尽管并非一成不变——都是积极的。

2013年考研阅读原文

考研Up until a few decades ago, our visions of the future were largely -- though by no means uniformly-glowingly positive.

直到几十年前，我们对未来的憧憬在很大程度上都是积极的，尽管并不是一成不变的。

2013年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考In his modernist view, beauty lies in simplicity and elegance, and the aim of the designer is to create solutions to problems through the most efficient means.

在他的现代主义观点中，美在于简单和优雅，设计师的目标是通过最有效的手段创造问题的解决方案。

2016年高考英语上海卷 选词填空 原文

高考That means a transparent object doesn't look very different from the surrounding air or water.

这意味着一个透明的物体看起来与周围的空气或水没有太大的不同。

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

四级This doesn't mean to put on airs and say "do you know who I am?

这并不意味着摆架子说“你知道我是谁吗？”？

2010年6月听力原文

考研The zones do deliver some improvements to air quality, and the science tells us that means real health benefits - fewer heart attacks, strokes and premature births, less cancer, dementia and asthma.

这些区域确实改善了空气质量，科学告诉我们这意味着真正的健康益处——减少心脏病发作、中风和早产，减少癌症、痴呆症和哮喘。

2020年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级And so all this means more traffic jams on the road.

所有这些都意味着道路上会出现更多的交通堵塞。

2017年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section A

考研So, does the Spanish crisis suggest that monarchy is seeing its last days? Does that mean the writing is on the wall for all European royals, with their magnificent uniforms and majestic lifestyle?.

那么，西班牙危机是否表明君主制正在走向末日？这是否意味着所有欧洲皇室成员都会被写在墙上，穿着华丽的制服，过着高贵的生活方式？。

2015年考研阅读原文

四级Research findings increasingly show the power of food to treat or reverse diseases, but that does not mean that diet alone is always the solution, or that every illness can benefit substantially from dietary changes.

研究结果越来越多地显示食物治疗或逆转疾病的能力，但这并不意味着饮食本身就是解决办法，也不意味着每种疾病都能从饮食变化中获得实质性的好处。

2018年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

考研Mean while , many settles had slighter religious commitments than Dane’s, as one clergyman learned in confronting folk along the coast who mocked that they had not come to the New world for religion.

与此同时，许多定居者的宗教信仰比丹麦人的要轻，正如一位牧师在与海岸沿线嘲笑他们不是为了宗教而来到新世界的人们对抗时所学到的那样。

2009年考研阅读原文

六级It simply means there're too many elementary school teachers already.

这仅仅意味着已经有太多的小学教师了。

2018年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

高考Also I'm not going to ask you what words mean.

我也不会问你这些词是什么意思。

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

四级A new study of 12,000 workers in 17 countries by Steelcase, a furniture-maker which also does consulting, finds that the best way to ensure employees are engaged is to give them more control over where and how they do their work—which may mean liberating them from having to do everything in collaboration with others.

同时从事咨询业务的家具制造商Steelcase对17个国家的12000名工人进行了一项新的研究，发现确保员工参与的最佳方式是让他们对工作地点和方式有更多的控制权，这可能意味着让他们不必与他人合作做任何事情。

2017年6月阅读原文

四级It could also mean training employees how to do their jobs through video game platforms.

这还可能意味着培训员工如何通过视频游戏平台完成工作。

2016年12月阅读原文

四级A new study of 12,000 workers in 17 countries by Steel case, a furniture-maker which also does consulting, finds that the best way to ensure employees are "engaged" is to give them more control over where and how they do their work—which may mean liberati

同时从事咨询业务的家具制造商Steel case对17个国家的12000名工人进行了一项新的研究，发现确保员工“参与”的最佳方式是让他们对工作地点和方式有更多的控制权，这可能意味着自由

2017年6月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

考研What Washington does – or doesn't do – to promote alternative energy may mean less and less at a time of a global shift in thought.

在全球思维转变之际，华盛顿在促进替代能源方面所做的或不做的事情可能会越来越少。

2018年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研Although a correlation between them leaving and subsequent bad performance at the firm is suggestive, it does not mean that such directors are always jumping off a sinking ship.

尽管他们离开公司与随后在公司的糟糕表现之间存在着某种关联，但这并不意味着这些董事总是从一艘正在下沉的船上跳下来。

2011年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级Even if they could, SimpliSafe claims that its system is always evolving, and that it varies slightly from system to system, which means there wouldn't be a universal magic formula for cracking it.

即使可以，SimpliSafe声称它的系统总是在进化，而且系统之间的差异很小，这意味着没有一个通用的魔法公式来破解它。

2016年12月阅读原文

四级Even if they could, Simpli Safe claims that its system is always evolving, and that it varies slightly from system to system, which means there wouldn't be a universal magic formula for cracking it.

即使他们可以，Simpli-Safe声称它的系统总是在不断进化，而且系统之间的差异很小，这意味着没有一个通用的破解公式。

2016年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

考研The networked computer is an amazing device, the first media machine that serves as the mode of production, means of distribution, site of reception, and place of praise and critique.

网络计算机是一种令人惊叹的设备，是第一台作为生产方式、分发手段、接收场所以及赞扬和批评场所的媒体机器。

2012年考研阅读原文

考研But the professional companies prospered in their permanent theaters, and university men with literature ambitions were quick to turn to these theaters as offering a means of livelihood.

但专业剧团在它们永久的剧院里繁荣起来，有文学抱负的大学生们很快就把剧院作为谋生的手段。

2018年考研翻译原文

高考There is a lot more material available, which means you may be overwhelmed with the amount of information.

有更多的资料可用，这意味着你可能会被大量的信息淹没。

2015年高考英语湖南卷 短文填空 原文

考研A further concern is that the use of electronic means of payment leaves an electronic trail that contains a large amount of personal data.

另一个令人担忧的问题是，使用电子支付手段会留下包含大量个人数据的电子痕迹。

2013年考研真题（英语二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

高考Researchers analyzing word-of-mouth communication—e-mails, web posts and reviews, face-to-face conversations—found that it tended to be more positive than negative, but that didn't necessarily mean people preferred positive news.

研究人员通过分析口碑传播——电子邮件、网络帖子和评论、面对面的对话发现，口碑传播往往是积极的，而不是消极的，但这并不一定意味着人们更喜欢积极的新闻。

2016年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

六级The Grand Tourist was typically a young man with a thorough grounding in Greek and Latin literature as well as some leisure time, some means, and some interest in art.

这位伟大的旅游者通常是一个对希腊和拉丁文学有着透彻基础的年轻人，同时也有一些闲暇时间、一些手段和对艺术的一些兴趣。

2017年6月阅读原文

高考If the line segment angled dawn, as between day 4 and day 5, it would mean that the bird flew fewer kilometers than the day before.

如果在第4天和第5天之间，这条线段与黎明成一定角度，这意味着这只鸟比前一天飞行的公里数要少。

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

四级Just because they can't sing opera or ride a bicycle doesn't mean that animal don't have culture.

仅仅因为他们不会唱歌剧或骑自行车并不意味着动物没有文化。

2019年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section A

六级I now put 20 dollars a week into my vacation fund and another 20 into retirement savings, she says, Those mean more to me than lunch.

她说，我现在每周把20美元存入我的度假基金，另外20美元存入退休储蓄，这些对我来说比午餐更重要。

2016年12月听力原文

六级Apple and other tech companies hold another ace: the technical means to keep making their devices more and more inaccessible.

苹果和其他科技公司拥有另一张王牌：让他们的设备越来越难以访问的技术手段。

2017年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

高考Any fishy or strong smell means the fish isn't fresh.

任何鱼腥味或强烈的气味都意味着鱼不新鲜。

2016年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 七选五 原文

考研Thinking of time as a resource to be maximized means you approach it instrumentally, judging any given moment as well spent only in so far as it advances progress toward some goal.

把时间看作是一种可以最大化的资源，意味着你要用工具来对待它，判断任何一个给定的时刻是否花得好，只要它能朝着某个目标前进。

2016年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考I didn't mean to eat anything but the ice cream looked so good that I couldn't help trying it.

我本不想吃任何东西，但冰激凌看起来太好吃了，我忍不住试了一下。

2018年高考英语天津卷 单项填空 原文

四级In another firm the workers were constantly complaining about the malfunctioning heating system, but the owners was too busy or too mean to do anything about it.

在另一家公司，工人们不断地抱怨供暖系统的故障，但业主们太忙或太吝啬了，什么也不做。

2011年6月听力原文

六级I … I mean I didn't know anything about it.

我…我是说我什么都不知道。

2011年6月听力原文

四级Today, when time zones have less and less meaning, there is little tolerance for offices' closing for lunch, and worsening traffic in cities means workers can't make it home and back fast enough anyway.

如今，时区的意义越来越小，人们几乎不能容忍办公室因午餐而关门，城市交通的恶化意味着工人们无论如何都不能足够快地回家和回家。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级Yet it is worth noting that even if Apple ultimately loses this case, it has plenty of technical means to close a backdoor over time.

但值得注意的是，即使苹果最终败诉，它也有很多技术手段来关闭后门。

2017年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

考研The way consumers now approach the process of making purchase decisions means that marketing's impact stems from a broad range of factors beyond conventional paid media.

消费者现在处理购买决策过程的方式意味着营销的影响来自传统付费媒体以外的广泛因素。

2011年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研To take this approach to the New Englanders normally means to start with the Puritans' theological innovations and their distinctive ideas about the church -- important subjects that we may not neglect.

对新英格兰人采取这种方法通常意味着从清教徒的神学创新和他们对教会的独特想法开始——这是我们不能忽视的重要课题。

2009年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考Wang's winning of the prize means that Chinese architects are getting international recognition.

王的获奖意味着中国建筑师正在获得国际认可。

2018年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读C 题设

高考Hannah's place is divided into several areas, providing shelter for people when it is so cold that sleeping outdoors can mean death.

汉娜的住处分为几个区域，当天气寒冷到在户外睡觉可能意味着死亡时，为人们提供庇护所。

2017年高考英语北京卷 完形填空 原文

四级Well, what I mean is the area is very hilly, mountainous in parts.

嗯，我的意思是这个地区有很多丘陵，有些地方多山。

2012年6月听力原文

四级What's less clear is whether divorce and separation rates rise in a recession - financial pressures mean couples argue more but make splitting up less affordable.

不太清楚的是，离婚率和分居率是否会在经济衰退中上升——经济压力意味着夫妻争吵更多，但分居的代价更低。

2011年12月阅读原文

四级For many families the recession means more than not booking a holiday A You Gov poll of 2, 000 people found 22% said they were arguing more with their partners because of concerns about money.

对许多家庭来说，经济衰退不仅仅意味着不预订度假。You Gov对2000人进行的一项民意调查发现，22%的人表示，由于担心钱的问题，他们与伴侣的争吵更多。

2011年12月阅读原文

四级The joy of a recession means no argument next year - we just won't go.

经济衰退的喜悦意味着明年没有争论——我们就是不去。

2011年12月阅读原文

考研If we readjust our view of arguments—from a verbal fight or tennis game to a reasoned exchange through which we all gain mutual respect, and understanding—then we change the very nature of what it means to "win" an argument.

如果我们重新调整我们对争论的看法，从一场口角或网球比赛转变为一种理性的交流，通过这种交流，我们都能获得相互尊重和理解，那么我们就改变了“赢得”争论的本质。

2020年考研真题（英语一）翻译 Section Ⅲ

高考Translated into high school terms, this means that if everybody you hang around with is laughing at what John wore or what jane said, then you can bet that wearing or saying something similar will get you the same kind of negative attention.

翻译成高中术语，这意味着如果你周围的每个人都在嘲笑约翰的穿着或简说的话，那么你可以打赌穿着或说类似的话会让你受到同样的负面关注。

2016年高考英语浙江卷（6月） 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

四级I mean, girls went around in really short skirts, and wore flowers in their hair.

我的意思是，女孩们穿着很短的裙子，头发上戴着花。

2017年6月听力原文

四级That means there's little money around for investment that would make cities liveable and more productive.

这意味着几乎没有钱用于投资，使城市更宜居，更具生产力。

2017年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

六级You say your shop has been doing well, could you give me some idea of what doing well means in facts and figures?Birds are famous for carrying things around.

你说你的商店经营得很好，你能告诉我在事实和数字上经营得好意味着什么吗？鸟类以携带东西而闻名。

2016年12月听力原文

六级It is the means to intervene more wisely, and more effectively in the real world, to improve the well-being, not only of yourself—important as that may be—but of people around you and of other species with whom we share the planet.

这是一种更明智、更有效地干预现实世界的手段，以改善幸福感，不仅是你自己的幸福感，也包括你周围的人和我们共享地球的其他物种的幸福感。

2017年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

高考At a time of limited means of expression, snow was like free art supplies dropped from the sky.

在一个表达手段有限的时代，雪就像从天上掉下来的免费艺术用品。

2015年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

四级The article says many people tend to assume that innovation just means creating something new, but actually it's more than that.

这篇文章说，许多人倾向于认为创新只是意味着创造新的东西，但事实上不仅仅如此。

2016年6月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section A

六级Esperanto is an artificial language, designed to serve internationally as an auxiliary means of communication among speakers of different languages.

世界语是一种人工语言，旨在作为不同语言使用者之间进行国际交流的辅助手段。

2010年6月听力原文

四级In a straightforward sense, he could mean that a critic must be more talented than the artist she critiques ( ' , 评论 ).

从直截了当的意义上说，他可能意味着一个批评家必须比她所评论的艺术家更有才华（“，评论 ).

2015年12月阅读原文

四级In a straightforward sense, he could mean that a critic must be more talented than the artist she critiques.

从直截了当的意义上说，他可能意味着一个批评家必须比她所评论的艺术家更有才华。

2015年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

高考As an inexperienced teacher, I tried every means to get them to be quiet, but in vain.

作为一个没有经验的老师，我想尽一切办法让他们安静下来，但都没有成功。

2015年高考英语湖南卷 完形填空 原文

四级Nonetheless, the renewed focus on waistlines means that industry groups are under pressure to demonstrate their products are healthy as well as tasty.

尽管如此，对腰围的重新关注意味着行业团体面临着证明其产品既健康又美味的压力。

2016年12月阅读原文