"I'm coming in contact now with a lot of young immigrants and I find a lot of hope in their desire to continue to advocate for improvements and to not hide their issues or their concerns, but to participate in the society in a democratic way, whatever their legal status."

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At some point, I gave up that desire, I didn't want to be a trash collector anymore.

我放弃了那个渴望，我不再想做一名垃圾工。

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Another situation where you can use "I wish" is when you express regret, a desire to stay longer, for example.

另一种使用“I wish”的情况是当你表达遗憾的时候，例如，希望多待一段时间。

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for I want to know"; here a desire expressed between two people, a husband and a wife.] She turned and sank upon her skirts at that, ] And her face changed from terrified to dull.

因为我想知道“,这里丈夫和妻子两个人的欲望表达得淋漓尽致],她转过去，从裙子里垂下来，像突然垮下来一样],她的脸从惊恐变成了呆滞。

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And I would suggest to you that the consumption of home is driven by a certain kind of desire as well, that desire to move up in the American class structure: "the first electric refrigerator in my family."

而我的看法是对家的消耗,也是由一种特定的渴望驱动的，这种渴望上升到美国的阶级结构：,“我们家的第一台电冰箱“

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