I've been meaning to call you.我一直想打電話給你的

mean to:打算

Do you mean to close with his offer?

你準備接受他開出的價錢嗎？

Hanna's a big fan, but turns out she has other stuff going on.漢娜可迷她了，但她有別的事要處理。

turn out:結果是

I'm sure it will turn out a futile attempt.

我肯定這會是白費功夫。

I haven't heard from you since--你很久沒和我聯系了，自從

hear from:接到

I hear from an authority that this disease is curable.

我聽一位權威人士說，這個病能治好。

senior year's been kicking my butt.高三生活讓我焦頭爛額

kick one's butt:教訓某人一番，給某人一點顏色看看

I needed to figure some stuff out.我需要時間理清思緒.

figure out:想出, 解決

I can't figure out why he quit his job.

我琢磨不透他為什么要辭掉工作。