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Unit 5 Book One Nelson Mandela-A Modern Hero 一：Words 1.mean mean-meant-meant meaning意义，meaningful有意义的 (1) adj ①吝啬的，小气的 be mean with sth eg: She has always been mean with money.她在花钱方面总是小气。 ②刻薄的，不善良的 be mean to sb eg: Don’t be so mean to your little brother. 不要对你弟弟那么刻薄。 (2) v ①意思是，意味着 mean sth/doing sth eg: What do you mean by that remark? 你说那话是什么意思？ What she means is that there is no point in waiting here. 她的意思是在这儿等下去没什么意思。 Your friendship means a great deal to me.你的友谊对我来说很重要。 Missing this bus means waiting for another twenty minutes. 错过这趟公车就意味着再等20分钟。 ②打算，有…目的，意欲… mean to do /mean sth (as…) /mean sb to do eg: I’m sorry I hurt you. I didn’t mean to (hurt you). 对不起弄疼你了。我不是故意的。 He means trouble.他存心捣乱。 He means to succeed. 他一意求成。 Don’t laugh. I mean it. 别笑，我是认真的。 He means what he says. 他说话是当真的。 What did she mean by leaving so early? 她为什么这么早走了？ I didn’t mean you to read the letter. 我没打算让你看那封信。 You’re meant to pay before you use the car. 你要交钱才能用车。 注意: had meant to do= meant to have done本打算…(但事实上没做)，表示虚拟语气，类似的词有plan, hope和intend等。 eg: I had meant to call my parents but I haven’t got around it. 我本想给父母打电话，但还是没机会打。 ③ 让某人成为/做…(常用被动形式) be meant for sth/ be meant to do sth eg: My father meant me to be an engineer. 我父亲想让我当工程师。 I was never meant for the army. 我根本就不是当兵的料。 Tom and Mary are meant for each other. Tom 和Mary真是天生一对。 ▲ mean well本意是好的，出于好心 ▲ mean (sb) no harm并非恶意 (3) means n ①方式，方法，途径 an action, an object or a system by which a result is achieved; a way of achieving or doing sth eg: means of communication/transport/identification通讯手段/交通工具/身份证件 Is there any means of contacting him? 有什么方法可以联络到他吗？ He doesn’t particularly like the job but sees it as a means to an end. 他不怎么喜欢这件工作，只是把它看作达到目的的手段而已。 ②财富，财产 the money a person has eg: People should pay according to their means. 人们应按照各自的负担能力来消费。 Private school fees are beyond/within our means.我们无法/可以支付私立学校的费用。 He