I mean very often we talk about disciplining children, when we mean hitting them.

而我们却把打孩子说成是“教育”他们。

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What is even more pitiable is that a mange dog won't accept help, even when we mean well.

更可怜的是，癞皮狗不会接受帮助，即便我们是善意的。

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We say, "I love you" to our parents or significant other when we hang up the phone, not because we mean it, but out of habit.

我们会在挂电话时和父母或者某个重要的人说“我爱你”，不是因为我们真的想这么说，而是因为习惯。

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Harmony was invisible when we mean definition No. 1- can't be seen.

我们取第一种定义的时候,和声是无形因为它是看不见的。

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And specifically, when we talk about ionization energy, it's assumed that what we mean is actually the first ionization energy.

特别地，当我们讨论电离能的时候，我们默认,这指的是第一电离能。

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So,all this is,is just,as we begin to ask ourselves, what could it possible mean when people say everyone dies alone?

所以我们要开始问自己，人们说他们孤独而死的时候是什么意思？

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We're not kidding when we mean custom, either.

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Most people can be above average when we use average to mean the arithmetical mean.

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