I'm sorry if my advice offended you—I meant it for the best.

如果我的建议冒犯了你，我很抱歉—但我原本是出于好意的。

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I meant it as a kind of trial.

我要让它成为一种审判。

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He knew I meant it.

他知道这意味着什么。

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I knew he did not understand, but like me,he took it to mean that I meant no harm.

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I think it's people talking without giving a moment's thought to what they meant when they said it.

我觉得人们在这么说的时候,并没有好好地思考过。

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And, um, I knew that Brown was an Ivy League school, so that meant it was a very good school.

我知道布朗大学是常春藤联盟中的一员，这表明布朗大学一定是一所非常顶尖的学校。

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"Each time I said that, though I meant it, I lacked perspective, " she said.

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And I told them, I want to work together when we can, and I meant it.

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So I told my Republican friends I want to work together when we can -- and I meant it.

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