once upon a time

Traditional stories make use of formulaic expressions like ‘ Once upon a time …’.

传统故事采用“从前…”一类的套语。

Once upon a time, there was a great man who married the woman of his dreams.

从前, 有个大男人和他的梦中情人结了婚.

Once upon a time there was a little fat comfortable grey squirrel, called Timmy Tiptoes.

很久以前有只胖胖的、生活宽裕自在的灰色小松鼠, 叫提米脚尖儿.

Once upon a time, there lived a fisherman.

从前, 有一个渔夫住在这里.

"Once upon a time," he began, "there was a man who had everything."

“很久很久以前，”他开始说道，“有这么一个人，他应有尽有。”

Once upon a time, there was an old man living in a small village.

从前, 在一个小村庄里住着一位老人.

Once upon a time , there lived three monks in a small temple.

从前, 一个小寺庙里住着三个和尚.

Once upon a time, there a man who a very kind and gentle daughter.

从前有一位男子,他有一个心地非常善良且性情柔顺的女儿.

Once upon a time in the hills close to a small village lived a farmer.

从前有个农夫住在某个小村庄附近的山丘上.

Once upon a time a young Kansas boy dreamed of traveling the world.

初次跨文化接触曾经有个堪萨斯男孩梦想着周游世界.

Once upon a time a big, fat frog lived in a tiny shallow pond.

从前,有一只小的, 胖的青蛙住在又小又浅的池塘里.

Once upon a time, there were two merchants, who were friends.

从前, 有两个大商人, 他们是朋友.

Once upon a time these equated to the old groupings of aristocracy, merchants and workers.

从前有个时期,这就是旧有的贵族 、 商人和工人3个阶级.

Once upon a time all the world spoke a single language and used the same words.

从前,世界是上说的是同一种语言,用的是同一种文字.

Once upon a time, a guy kept a pet monkey at home.

从前, 一个人家里养着一只小猴.

Once upon a time there were three sisters who lived in the country.

很久,很久以前,有三个姐妹居住在恬静的乡下.

Once upon a time, asking a woman if she has a job was quite a straightforward question.

从前，问一位女性是否有工作是个相当简单直接的问题。

Once upon a time a tortoise and a hare had an argument about who was faster.

从前有一只乌龟和一只兔子在互相争辩谁跑得快.

Once upon a time in a small village, a dressmaker lived with his only daughter.

很久很久以前,在一个小村庄里住着一位裁缝师和他的独生女.

Once upon a time, there a monster without a name.

从前,在某个地方, 有头没有名字的怪物.

Once upon a time , there lived an old man who had two beautiful daughters.

从前, 有一个老人,他有两个美丽的女儿.

Once upon a time in a faraway land there lived a princess in a big castle.

从前，在很远的地方，有一位美丽的公主住在一座很大的城堡里.

Once upon a time , there lived a woodman and his wife.

很久以前, 有一个樵夫和他的妻子.

Once upon a time, there lived a beautiful princess.

从前, 这里住着一位美丽的公主.

We open to the first page and the universe unfolds, once upon a time.

当我们翻开第一页,世界由此开启,如尘封的往事娓娓道来.

You forget that I was a medical student once upon a time.

你忘了我以前是个医科学生啦.

Once upon a time there was a poor boy who lived in Denmark.

从前有个穷苦的孩子住在丹麦.

Once upon a time, there was a princess who was trapped in a castle.

从前, 有位公主被困在一座城堡里.

Once upon a time there was a giant with two heads.

从前有个两头巨人.

Once upon a time, there lived a poor woodcutter and his family.

从前, 那儿住着一位贫穷的樵夫和他的家人.