a mean course

A higher fee does not necessarily mean a better course.

收费更高并不意味着课程就一定更好。

Their hierarchical, centralising tendencies mean originality and initiative are stifled as a matter of course.

他们的这种等级化 、 集权化倾向意味着,原创精神和首创精神遭到扼杀成了理所当然之事.

But like a baseball pitcher with a mean case of the yips or a nervous test-taker sitting down for an exam, being hyperfocused on not screwing up can lead to over-thinking and second-guessing, which, of course, can end up causing the very screwup the person was so bent on avoiding.

不过，就像因过度紧张而无法正常发挥的排球发球手或是在考场中紧张的考生一样，总想着不把事情弄糟会使你对事态的进展顾虑重重，如此一来，结果必然还是会搞砸，尽管你已经努力避免把事情弄糟了。

These adjectives mean not leading by a direct or straight line or course to a destination.

这些形容词的意思是“并非通过一条直线或直路达到目的的”.

According to Zhou Zhi, 23, a Beijing music teacher who studied Japanese cooking online for a year, being relaxed does not necessarily mean inefficient: It was a fruitful course.

放松并不意味着一无所获，23岁的周芝是北京的一名音乐教师，她曾在线修过一年的日式烹饪课程，她表示：那是一门收获颇丰的课程。

Unless , of course , by soon you mean a good six months.

除非你把半年六个月也算作马上.