核心问题
Then you add the peaches—I mean, the apricots...
句中的 I mean 是什么意思?
词典解答
在无准备的口语中常常会出现一些语误,I mean 就是用来修正语误的,可译为“不”“不,我是说”“我的意思是”。请看下面的例句:
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The third thing, I mean the first thing to remember is that... (CGEL) 要记住的第三件事, 不, 我是说, 要记住的第一件事, 是……
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"What time this afternoon did you burn your hand, Delia?"
“Five o'clock, I think. The iron—I mean the soup—was ready about five.” (O. Henry)
“今天下午几点钟你烫坏了手,迪莉娅?”“我想是五点钟。熨斗,不,我说的是汤在五点左右就做好了。”
[附注]I mean 有时用来表示强调:
I want you home by midnight. And I mean midnight. 我要你在午夜前回家,记住是午夜。mean