汉译英常见错误 | 要是误了车,就得等一个钟头

[译] 要是误了车,就得等一个钟头。
[误] Missing the train means to wait for an hour.

[正] Missing the train means waiting for an hour.
[注] 动词 mean 的含义较多。当表达“意味着”时,后面一般接名词、代词、动名词或从句,不接动词不定式。mean + 不定式可表示“意欲,打算”。