Lean but mean的意思
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="lean">lean</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promises">promises</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="lean">lean</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="intend">intend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span> <span word="squad">squad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>, 2010.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="context">context</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="online">online</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="a">a</span> 50-<span word="man">man</span> <span word="delegation">delegation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="Hosts">Hosts</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="number">number</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hopefully">hopefully</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span> <span word="also">also</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="definitions">definitions</span>. “<span word="Lean">Lean</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variation">variation</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="commonplace">commonplace</span> “<span word="lean">lean</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>” – <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> (<span word="lean">lean</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span> (<span word="mean">mean</span>).</p><p><span word="Somebody">Somebody</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="lean">lean</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="excess">excess</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fat">fat</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> – <span word="with">with</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="muscles">muscles</span>. “<span word="Mean">Mean</span>” <span word="here">here</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="nasty">nasty</span> (<span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="spirited">spirited</span>) <span word="but">but</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="colloquialism">colloquialism</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Roger">Roger</span> <span word="Federer">Federer</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="backhand">backhand</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="No">No</span>. 1 <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="whips">whips</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span> <span word="backhand">backhand</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="shot">shot</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compliment">compliment</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="forehand">forehand</span>.</p><p><span word="Figuratively">Figuratively</span>, <span word="when">when</span> “<span word="lean">lean</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="organ">organ</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="streamlined">streamlined</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span>.</p>
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