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Unit2 What is happiness to you●Section 3 Words and expressions●Reading--- The search for happiness1. To others, happiness means achieving success in something, such as meeting a goal. (P18) 对其他人来说，幸福意味着成功，比如达到一个目标。
meanvt. meant, meant1) to express or represent sth. such as an idea, thought, or fact:〔指字句等〕意谓What does this word mean?[+ that] These figures mean that almost 7% of the working population is unemployed. What do you mean by that remark?She's quite odd though. Do you know what I mean?2) used to add emphasis to what you are saying:意指I want you home by midnight. And I mean midnight.Give it back now! I mean it.3) to have a particular result:预示Lower costs mean lower prices.[+ that] Advances in electronics mean that the technology is already available. [+ ing form of verb] If we want to catch the 7.30 train, that will mean leaving the house at 6.00.4) to have an important emotional effect on someone: 意味It wasn't a valuable picture but it meant a lot to me.Possessions mean nothing to him.5) to intend: 打算I'm sorry if I offended you - I didn't mean any harm.The books with large print are meant for our partially sighted readers.[+ to infinitive] I've been meaning to phone you all week.Do you think she meant to say 9 a.m. instead of 9 p.m.?[+ object + to infinitive] This exercise isn't meant to be difficult.They didn't mean for her to read the letter.相关高考试题1. In some parts of London, missing a bus means______ for another hour.〔2002某某春〕A. waitingB. to waitC. waitD. to be waiting2. The owner of the cinema needed to make a lot of improvements and employ more people to keep it running, _________ meant spending tens of thousands of pounds. ( 2006某某)A. whoB. thatC. asD. which3. If you think that treating a woman well means always_______ her permission for things, think again. 〔2006某某〕A. getsB. gotC. to getD. getting答案及解析：1选A. mean doing 表示“意味着〞；mean to do表示“本打算〞。
