外国人常用的英语短语 第432期:I just wanted to...

释义：

I just wanted to ... 我只不过想做……而已

这是表示自己的行动以及话语的意图的表现形式。并不是有其他的理由或者目的，“只不过是 ( just ) 想做……而已”以此来表达自己真实的想法。I just want to ... 表示“我只不过是想做……而已”的意思。

例句：

I just wanted to say thank you.
我只不过是想对你说谢谢。
Well I just wanted to say I'm sorry.
我只不过是想对你说对不起。
I just wanted to make sure that you were doing OK.
我只不过是想确认一下你是否顺利。
I just want to tell you that Mr. Brown is fine.
我只不过是想告诉你布朗先生很好。

对话：

A: Where were you this afternoon?
你今天下午去哪里了？
B: I just wanted to go outside for a while.
我只不过是想去外面待一会儿。