I've been meaning to call you.我一直想打电话给你的

mean to:打算

Do you mean to close with his offer?

你准备接受他开出的价钱吗？

Hanna's a big fan, but turns out she has other stuff going on.汉娜可迷她了，但她有别的事要处理。

turn out:结果是

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

我肯定这会是白费功夫。

I haven't heard from you since--你很久没和我联系了，自从

hear from:接到

I hear from an authority that this disease is curable.

我听一位权威人士说，这个病能治好。

senior year's been kicking my butt.高三生活让我焦头烂额

kick one's butt:教训某人一番，给某人一点颜色看看

I needed to figure some stuff out.我需要时间理清思绪.

figure out:想出, 解决

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

我琢磨不透他为什么要辞掉工作。