Scripture was supposed to mean what the Catholic Church said it meant, what the Pope said it — what the bishop said it meant.

经文的意思是，教会说它是什么意思就是什么意思，教皇说…主教说它是什么意思，就是什么意思。

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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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What I meant - what in the world do I mean by that?

是选一个计数的变量,我这么说是什么意思呢？

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This can mean and has meant four games in nine days, which is pretty brutal for teams that normally play on the weekends and once during the week, at most.

WSJ: Gabriele Marcotti: European Soccer's Christmas Vacation

But there have been many other times when I have found myself drawn into long and often interesting arguments about what conservatism can now mean, what it has meant in the past, whether it means the same thing in Britain and America, and whether it now encompasses so many ideas and factions that it can barely be described at all.

NPR: Book Argues for Retaking the 'Conservative Soul'

Your friendship and your concern and general championing of me have meant, and mean still, more to me than I can ever say.

NEWYORKER: Letters to an Editor