Let's say you want to see how something like cigarette smoking is changing in the population and the rates of cigarette smoking, and you want to look at people every five years from 1970 to 2000.

比如你想知道,人群中吸烟者的人数变化,和吸烟者的比例,在1970年至2000年每五年的情况

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It's a very soft way to say that you don't want to do something.

这是一种表达你不愿意做某事的比较温柔的方法。

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So, suppose you fall in love with somebody and you decide you want to marry them and then somebody was asked to ask you why and you'd say something like, " "Well, I'm ready to get married this stage of my life; " I really love the person; " the person is smart and attractive; I want to have kids" whatever.

假设你爱上了某人,想要与对方一同步入婚姻的殿堂,要是有人问你为什么想要与对方共度余生,你大概会说，“现在我已准备好要开始婚姻生活了;,或“我真心的爱着他;,或“他聪明有魅力;,“我想要小孩了“，等等。

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It's used in a sentence to say that you don't want something

它可以用来表达你不想要的一些东西。

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If you want something to happen, you say this particular pattern.

如果想要某事发生，你就可以使用这个句型。

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In the last example, you could say "I don't mind" if you want to give permission for something,

在最后一个例子中，当你想表达对某事的允许时，你可以使用“I don't mind”。

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