2021-10-13
23 分钟Hi there, everybody.
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Okay, so what am I going to talk to you about today?
Well, the lesson today is talking about I want, and when we use I want in English, it can sound a little bit harsh.
I remember when I was growing up, my mother would always say to me, I want never gets.
I want never gets.
And what she meant by that was, if you say I want, it sounds a little bit rude.
So if you say that all the time, then I'm not going to give you what I want, what you want.
So if I wanted something in the sweet shop, I want this, I want that.
No, no, no, was her response.
So she tried to teach me good manners.
And if I wanted something, I would have to say I would like, or could I please have something now, I appreciate in many languages, I want, and I would like, sound the same.
Or perhaps the words are the same, but in the english language, they're very different.
So when somebody says I want, it sounds very demanding.
I want this.