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。