I'm dying for a breath of fresh air.我非常渴望呼吸到新鲜空气。

I'm dying for a drink.我极想喝点东西。

You know what it's like when you're dying for someone to pay you a compliment and nobody does.当你非常渴望得到别人的赞美却没人这么做时, 你知道那是什么滋味。