She wanted him to stop being so cool, so detached, so cynical.

她希望他不再那么冷酷无情，那么无动于衷，那么愤世嫉俗。

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She wanted him to act as an intermediary in the dispute with Moscow.

她想让他在与莫斯科的争端中担当中间人。

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She wanted him to see her skip.

她想让他看她跳。

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All she wanted to think about was what the stranger would say to her when she told him where to find the heron's nest.

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Marian went to see Mr. Boghetti. She was nervous, because she wanted to please him.

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He was good to her and she wanted to help him in return.

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She wanted him back home with the family.

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Amidor, a mother of three, was making her order at a pizza restaurant, when her son, Schoen, who was then around 4 years old, proceeded to have a fit because she wanted him to drink water with his meal and he wanted a Yoo-hoo.

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She told him she wanted it to be a suicide prevention public service announcement, he said.

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