我从小就想当一名飞行员
“I've wanted to be a pilot since I was young.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我从小就想当一名飞行员
“I've wanted to be a pilot since I was young.”
“If it weren't for this war,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Explaining childhood aspirations to parents contextualizes personal choices, seeking implicit parental understanding for life-defining risks.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
since childhood; ever since one was young
Commonly precedes verbs to denote a habit, dream, or trait held continuously since youth.
to become a / work as a
A standard construction used to express career ambitions with professional occupations.