They desperately wanted a child.
他们非常想要一个孩子。
She wanted a blow-by-blow account of what happened.
她需要对发生过的事情的一个详尽的描述。
Christmas was coming. I wanted a pony.
圣诞节快到了。我想要一匹小马。
Brooke wanted a dollhouse and some sugar cookies.
布鲁克想要一个玩具屋和一些糖饼干。
He wanted a boy to work for him, and he put an advertisement in the newspaper.
他想要一个男孩为他工作，于是他在报纸上登了一则广告。
Now, special events: you wanted a local-style dance for the opening ceremony, didn't you?
还有特别活动：你想在开幕式上跳一段当地风格的舞蹈，是吗？
People were trying to talk him into an academic profession, but he wanted a practical job.
人们试图说服他从事学术工作，但他想要一份实用型的工作。
A week before his fourth birthday, Jake announced that he wanted a cake in the shape of a fire truck.
在四岁生日的前一周，杰克宣布他想要一个消防车形状的蛋糕。
When Boston College, a private research university, wanted a better feel for its potential donors, it asked the psychologist Robert Kenny to investigate the mindset of the super-rich.
当波士顿学院（一所私立研究型大学）想要更好地了解潜在捐赠者时，它会让心理学家罗伯特·肯尼去调查超级富豪的心态。
For example, when the board of the University of Colorado searched for a new president, it wanted a leader familiar with the state government, a major source of the university's budget.
例如，当科罗拉多大学董事会在物色一位新校长时，想要的是一位熟悉州政府事务的领导，因为州政府是该校预算的主要来源。
螃蟹想休息。
When McDonald's decided it wanted a new bun supplier, Harrington became determined to win the contract, even though she had no experience running a bakery.
当麦当劳决定它想要一个新的面包供应商时，哈林顿决心赢得合同，尽管她没有经营面包店的经验。
They wanted a total ban on handguns.
他们要求彻底禁止拥有手枪。
She wanted a recount. She couldn't believe that I got more votes than she did.
她要求重新计票。她不相信我比她得票多。
I couldn't speak Chinese, but I showed in mime that I wanted a drink.
我不会讲汉语，但我作摹拟动作表示要一杯饮料。
She wanted a turn on the swing, too!
她也想荡一荡秋千！
She wanted a biscuit for every letter she brought in.
她每带来一封信，就要一块饼干。
The couple wanted a daughter very much, and finally, they had a girl.
这对夫妇非常想要一个女儿。最后，他们生了一个女孩。
Soon, a little girl came with her mother and wanted a toy that could make a noise.
不久，一个小女孩和她的妈妈走了过来，想要一个会发出声音的玩具。
One summer, Walt wanted a job in a post office, but they told him that he was too young to get it.
有一年夏天，华特想在邮局找一份工作，但他们告诉他，他太年轻了，不能得到这份工作。
He's always wanted a camera so that he can record every moment that moves him deeply here in Beijing, and he can share what's recorded with my family.
他一直想要一部相机，这样他就可以记录下在北京每个让他深深感动的时刻，他也可以和我的家人分享他所记录的一切。
But the US wanted a 50-50 split.
但美国希望费用平分。
He asked me if I wanted a haircut.
当他问我是否也想要剪头发时，我拒绝了。
Everyone wanted a glittering scale.
谁不想要一片闪光鳞呢！
我想要一个简单一点的生活。
“I wanted a technical co-founder,” he says.
他说：“我需要一个技术人员和我一起创业。”
Tamitha wanted a purple bedroom; Tom wasn't so sure.
塔米莎想把卧室刷成紫色。汤姆则拿不定主意。
"Ohhh," came the reply, "you wanted a gin Martini..."
“哦哦，”回答来了，“你要的是杜松子马提尼…”。
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