本来想说英文

这个要看很多方面的：1. 我本来想请你过来喝咖啡，但是孩子们都生病了。 I would ask you over for coffee, but the children are ill. club.china.alibaba.com 2. 我本来想出站的时候挤在他前面但是我没有找到机会。 I was hoping to get out just in front of him but no chance. www.deu4ever.com.cn3. 「美洲号」的队员本来想要把这个价值100英镑的奖杯熔解掉，为他们的胜利做成纪念奖牌。 At first, America's crew considered melting down their prize, valued at �0�9�0�5100 (100 English pounds), to make commemorative medals of their victory.

Originally initially firstly都可以用做表达本来的意思

instead of 可以吗？

典型的虚拟语气的用法：这里涉及2种句型（1）原本我想... 但是...：I could... but I didn't...你可以说的很简练，例如 I could but didn't，也可以在省略号的位置添砖加瓦，例如我原本想去的，但是后来没去：I could have gone but I didn't（2）本来是不行，但是后来搞定了：at first I couldn't, but in the end I managed.

本来想干什么：What did you want to do；Originally want to do；What would you have done；What would you have done。

somebody wanted to do sth.

I was thinking of doing sth.I was planning to do sth.I was intending to do sth.以上三个任选，不过个人第一个最贴切~希望对你有帮助~中秋快乐~天上~

1. somebody be to do 表 准备/将要做某事（正式）eg: New students are to meet their teachers next week.2. somebody be going to do sth 表准备/将要做某事（非正式）eg: what are you going to do this weekend?3. somebody be not to do sth 大多用在口语，表命令口吻eg: you are not to touch my stuff when I'm gone. you are never to think he's cute,never. 4. somebody was/were to do 表“之前就准备做某事”（正式）eg: A property development company was to cut down a 200-year-old oak tree.5. somebody was/were to have done,but/however... 表“本来要做某事，但没有做成”（正式）eg: Employees were to have received a 5%raise,but drastic changes in the world market made this an impossibility.

intend to do,按字面是意图做某事,但有本打算却没做的意思