釋義：

I just wanted to ... 我只不過想做……而已

這是表示自己的行動(dòng)以及話語的意圖的表現(xiàn)形式。并不是有其他的理由或者目的，“只不過是 ( just ) 想做……而已”以此來表達(dá)自己真實(shí)的想法。I just want to ... 表示“我只不過是想做……而已”的意思。

例句：

I just wanted to say thank you.
我只不過是想對你說謝謝。
Well I just wanted to say I'm sorry.
我只不過是想對你說對不起。
I just wanted to make sure that you were doing OK.
我只不過是想確認(rèn)一下你是否順利。
I just want to tell you that Mr. Brown is fine.
我只不過是想告訴你布朗先生很好。

對話：

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.
我只不過是想去外面待一會(huì)兒。