② sb meant to do / have done sth = sb had meant t0 do
sth 某人本打算干……
③ didn't mean to do sth 不是故意干某事的;本不想干
某事的
④ mean doing 意味着
⑤ mean sb to do sth 打算要某人做某事
⑥ mean sth / that…意思;表明;表示
⑦ i see what you mean. 我明白/知道你的意思。
⑧ what do you mean by (doing) sth? ……是什么意
思?
⑨ what does...mean? = what's the (english / chi—
nese) meaning of...? = what's...in english / chi—
nese? = what's the english / chinese for...? =
what do you call...in english / chinese? = how do
you say / express...in english / chinese? 英语/汉
语/……是什么意思?
⑩ it means (that) clause 那就意味着……
⑩ do you mean to say (that)…? 你的意思是……?
⑩ you mean... 你的意思是说……
【考例8】[京、皖春招]
-- why haven't you bought any butter?
-- i ____ to but i forgot about it.
a. liked b. wished
c. meant d. expected
[考查目标] 本题考查mean的词义。
[答案与解析]c mean后跟不定式的时候意思是“打
算做某事”。在简答句中用mean to。
【考点5】provide的用法
▲句型:
① provide sb sth 提供
② provide sb. with sth 给某人提供某物
③ provide sth for sb. 给某人提供某物
④ provide that... 规定
⑤ providing that... 如果,倘若
▲辨析:give;offer;provide;supply
该组词均有“供给,供应”之意,它们之间的主要区别在
结构上。
① give 常见结构有:give sb. sth = give sth to sb;
② offer 强调“主动提供”。常见结构有:offer sth;offer
sb sth = offer sth to sb;offer to do sth
③ provide 常见结构有:provide sth;provide sb sth;
provide + 供应品for + 人或机构;provide + 人或
机构with + 供应品;
④ supply常见结构有:supply + 人或机构 with + 供应
品;supply + 供应品 to / for + 人或机构;be sup—
plied with sth 装配着……
the trip in the u. s.gave me great pleasure. 美国之行
使我非常快乐。
he offered me his help. = he offered his help to me. =
he offered to help me. = he made an offer to help me.
= he made an offer of help to me. 他主动提出要帮我。
the school provides the children with breakfast. = the
school provides the children breakfast. = the school
provides breakfast for the children. 学校向孩子们提供
早餐。
the government supplied money and clothes to the pep—
pie in the flooded area free of charge. 政府向灾区人民
免费提供钱款和衣物。
▲ 友情提示:当牵涉到金钱时,provide往往意味着“免
费供给/供应”,而supply则不明确,一般说来“给某人
提供某物”时须给钱。
【考例5】"the villagers provided the soldiers ____
food." means "the villagers provided food ____ the