1. We wanted to avoid the mistake made by many couples of marrying for the wrong reasons, and only finding out ten, twenty, or thirty years later that they were incompatible,
    许多夫妻因为错误的理由结了婚, 结果在10年、20年或30年后才发觉他们原来是合不来的，

2. We admire him, not for his self-reliance, but because he was all by himself out there at Walden Pond, and he wanted to be.
    我们钦佩他，并非因为他倡导自力更生精神，而是因为他孤身一人在瓦尔登湖畔生活，这是他自己想要这么做的。

3. The angry congressman wanted to impeach the President.
    这位愤怒的国会议员想要弹劾总统。

4. They wanted to heighten the building by the addition of a third storey.
    他们打算在建筑物上加建第三层楼。

5. The indulgent mother bought her boy everything he wanted.
    这个溺爱的母亲给她儿子买他要的任何东西。

6. The librarian returned with the book I wanted.
    图书馆员拿着我要的那本书回来了。

7. The man wanted to fly to Rockall, a lonely island in the pacific Ocean.
    这商人要求飞到罗卡尔―太平洋中的一个孤岛上。

8. This time it was the postman and he wanted me to sign for a registered letter!
    这次是邮递员让我签收一封挂号信！

9. The sole person I wanted to see is Scott.
    我唯一要见的人就是斯科特。

10. Then they arrived just when we wanted them.
    这样，他们可以恰好在我们要求的时间到达。