for one thing-譬如，举个例子的意思。全句我的理解为：

There was so much to read, for one thing, and so much fine health to be pulled down out of the young breath-giving air.  有太多东西要看了，譬如，就那些新鲜东西（证券之类的书籍，下一句提到）就让我够呛。 

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• 理解角度新颖！ -yingyudidida- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/11/2012 postreply 21:04:32

• 但我拿不准。 -yingyudidida- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/11/2012 postreply 21:05:50

• 联系上下文，我也拿不准但八九不离十 -sportwoman- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/11/2012 postreply 21:23:56

• "八九不离十"就很准了。~~ 还想看看其他高手是如何解的。 -EnLearner- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/11/2012 postreply 21:35:08

• 我意思是：八九不离十不准。 这才是我的风格。请不要误会。 -sportwoman- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/11/2012 postreply 22:12:52

• 这里介绍这本小说的比喻修辞手法breath-giving air 就是比喻，大家可以参考一下啊 -sportwoman- ♀ (210 bytes) () 09/11/2012 postreply 22:50:37

• 至少那个论坛有人与我看法一样，这个表达用了比喻。不能直接理解空气之类。 -sportwoman- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/11/2012 postreply 22:53:00

• 回复：for one thing-譬如，举个例子的意思。全句我的理解为： -EnLearner- ♂ (1243 bytes) () 09/11/2012 postreply 21:07:04

• good one, what about: for one thing ( = a decent job) -yingyudidida- ♂ (211 bytes) () 09/11/2012 postreply 21:17:39

• 它也有for a particular example 之意 -sportwoman- ♀ (134 bytes) () 09/11/2012 postreply 21:21:30

• 回复：good one, what about: for one thing ( = a decent job) -EnLearner- ♂ (1832 bytes) () 09/11/2012 postreply 21:26:23

• 你是联系了上文，这个应该是联系下文 -sportwoman- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/11/2012 postreply 21:34:51

• 正如京北提的那句一样，要看了下一句才知道指的是什么。 -sportwoman- ♀ (88 bytes) () 09/11/2012 postreply 21:47:16

• Sorry, I have not read that part yet. -EnLearner- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/11/2012 postreply 21:58:16

• im more inclining to literally interpret it which limits full un -yingyudidida- ♂ (463 bytes) () 09/12/2012 postreply 05:15:05