我本来真的打算今天一大早就给你撰写这封信的。

I really intended to pen this letter to you early this morning.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

我本来想在今天的历史课上和你们分享一些报纸中的内容。

I had hoped to share something in the paper with you in today's history class.

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我们本来会在今天的英国敲破很多人的脑袋。

We could have many more broken heads of young people in Britain today.

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And then Alli Crum is one of the others but she is unable to be here today, so we'll introduce her to you later.

本来还有阿丽·克拉姆,但她今天有事没来,我们以后再介绍她

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