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我本来想去旅行，可是后来工作太忙没去成。
Wǒ běnlái xiǎng qù lǚxíng, kěshì hòulái gōngzuò tài máng méi qù chéng.
I originally wanted to travel, but later I was too busy with work to go.
这件事本来就应该由你负责。
Zhè jiàn shì běnlái jiù yīnggāi yóu nǐ fùzé.
Naturally, you should be the one responsible for this.
本来 stresses the original plan or what's natural; 原来 stresses discovering the truth (“it turns out”). Only 原来 can mean “it turns out”.
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