87. I sincerely hope that...我真诚地希望……。

I sincerely hope that our friendship will last forever.　 我真诚地希望我们的友谊天长地久。

86. I set my mind to do sth. / on sth.我下定决心……。

I set my mind to believe, hope, and endure all things.　

我下定决心对所有事情采取信任、希望和容忍的态度。

85. I really want to know... 我真的很想知道……。

I really want to know how to improve my English pro­nunciation.

我真的很想知道如何改进我的英文发音。

84. I prefer to... rather than...我宁愿…．．．而不愿．…”。

I prefer to stay at home rather than go out　 我宁愿呆在家里而不愿出去。

83. I prefer... to...…我喜欢……甚于……。

I prefer working as a manager in a small company to working as a clerk in a big one.　

我喜欢当个小公司的经理甚于在大公司做小职员。

82. I never dreamed of...…我从未想过……。

I never dreamed of meeting you here. What a coinci­dence!

我从未想过会在这里见到你。真是太巧了!

　 [coincidence n．巧合；凑巧]

81. I like nothing better than... 我喜欢……胜过任何东西。俄最喜欢……。

　 I like nothing better than helping people.　 我最喜欢帮助别人。

80. I intend to...…我打算……。

　 I intend to give him a surprise.　　 我打算给他一个惊喜。

79. I insist on (doing)...…我坚持……。

　 I insisted on making him our coach.　　 我坚持要他做我们的教练。

78. I insist that... 我坚决要求……。　 [宾语从句使用虚拟语气]│

I insist that you give me my money back.我坚持要求你把钱退给我。