本来

He withdrew his remarks and explained what he had meant to say.

他收回所说的话，然后又解释他本来想说什么。

It's in-your-face feminism, and it's meant to shock.

这是特立独行的女性主义，它本来就是想惊世骇俗。

I'd rather see it at the pictures than on video anyway.

我本来就宁可去电影院看，而不是看录像。

He wouldn't have accepted such an inglorious outcome.

他本来不会接受这种不光彩的结局。

They're making efforts to streamline their normally cumbersome bureaucracy.

他们正努力精简本来繁冗复杂的官僚体制。

Do you believe that men are not naturally monogamous?

你相信人类并非本来就是一夫一妻制的吗？

Too much salt masks the true flavour of the food.

太多的盐会盖住食物本来的味道。

She was furtive and vicious by temperament.

她本来做事就偷偷摸摸，心肠狠毒。

I wouldn't have missed this summer in England for anything.

我本来说什么也不会错过在英格兰的这个夏季的。

We were going to wallpaper that room anyway.

反正我们本来就打算在那间屋里贴墙纸的。

An unlimited number of copies can still be made from the original.

仍可以由原件复印出无数份副本来。

Oh, those books! I meant to put them away before this afternoon.

哦，那些书！我本来要在下午之前收起来的。

The faulty left-hand engine failed catastrophically as the aircraft approached the airport.

飞机快到机场时，本来有故障的左引擎突然熄火，引发了灾难。

I tried to take a short cut and got lost.

我本来想抄近路，结果却迷路了。

The report might have been better written.

这份报告本来可以写得更好。