我本来应该读一下这本书。

Of course I should read this book.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
2 本来 běnlái
  1. original
  2. originally
  3. at first
  4. it goes without saying
  5. of course
3 应该 yīnggāi ought to; should; must
=4 读 dòu
  1. comma
  2. phrase marked by pause
=4 读 dú
  1. to read out; to read aloud
  2. to read
  3. to attend (school); to study (a subject in school)
  4. to pronounce
5 一下 yīxià
  1. (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)
  2. all at once; suddenly
=6 这 zhè
  1. (pronoun) this; these
  2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
  3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. zhèi, esp. in Beijing)
=6 这 zhèi (coll.) this
7 本书 běnshū
  1. book of genealogy
  2. original book; original work
  3. this book