1·Lengthy periods of economic stagnation or decline have almost always left society more mean-spirited and less inclusive, and have usually stopped or reversed the advance of rights and freedoms.
长期的经济停滞或衰退几乎总是使社会变得更加刻薄、更缺乏包容性，通常还会阻止或逆转权利和自由的进步。
2·The more mean word he uses, the more fans he gains.
他使用的词越苛刻，就增加越多的粉丝。
3·We're not looking for you to stand-up for the person we're talking about, we're looking for you to also find five or more mean things to say.
我们不需要你站出来帮助我们谈论的那个人，我们只需要你站出来跟大家八卦另外五件刻薄的事情。
4·The takeover of the company is bound to mean more job losses.
公司被接管必然意味着更多人要失业。
—— 《牛津词典》
5·Quicker turnarounds mean less wasted inventory, more frequent releases, and more profit.
更快的周转意味着更少的库存浪费、更频繁的发货以及更多的利润。
6·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，在经济衰退的压力下，离婚率和分居率是否会上升——经济压力意味着夫妻之间的争吵会更多，但让离婚变得更难以承受。
7·Using more of one type of media does not necessarily mean less of the other.
多使用某一种媒体并不一定意味着另一种媒体使用得更少。
8·We might use the word "negative" to describe more difficult emotions, but it doesn't mean those emotions are bad or we shouldn't have them.
我们可能会用“消极”这个词来描述更麻烦的情绪，但这并不意味着这些情绪是不好的，或者我们不应该有这些情绪。
9·Now arrogant as I may be, I don't mean to suggest that I'm any more impressive than you guys are.
虽然我可能挺自大的，但我的意思并不是指我比你们更了不起。
10·More stages mean more possible sequences.
更多的人生阶段意味着更多可能的继起事件。