once upon a time there was a poor mother who lived alone with her son, jack.
从前,有一个很穷的母亲和她唯一的儿子一起生活,她的儿子名叫杰克。
the conclusion was unanimous that once upon a time that might have been true, but boys today are increasingly used to seeing girls as at least their equals, certainly as colleagues.
结论是一致的:从前或许会是真的,但现在的男孩越来越惯于视女孩与他们平等,当然把她们看作是同工。
does that mean that once upon a time someone had to die before the new guy got the job?
这是不是意味着曾经有一段时间,一个新人要得到工作的话要先等前面那个人先去世?
once upon a time it was considered indecent to turn living people into myths, or even into films, with too much haste. the cycle seems to be shorter now.
从前,将活人变成神话甚或拍成电影被认为太操之过急,很不得体,但现在这个循环似乎变短了。
once upon a time there was a small girl who was strong willed and forward, and whenever her parents said anything to her, she disobeyed them.
从前,有个又固执好奇心又强的小姑娘,无论她父母要她干甚么她总是不服从。
once upon a time a wolf was walking toward a springon a hillside.
从前,有一只狼正朝着山坡上的泉水走去。
once upon a time there lived a stone-cutter who went every day to a great rock in the side of a big mountain and cut out slabs for gravestones or for houses.
从前有一位切石匠,他每天都会来到一座大山旁边的巨石前,切割下一块块的石板用以制作石碑或建造房屋。
frau trudejacob and wilhelm grimm once upon a time there was a small girl who was strong willed and forward, and whenever her parents said anything to her, she disobeyed them.
从前,有个又固执好奇心又强的小姑娘,无论她父母要她干甚么她总是不服从。
my love, once upon a time your poet launched a great epic in his mind.
我爱,从前有一天,你的诗人把一首伟大史诗投进他心里。
once upon a time a man appeared in a village and announced to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for $10 each.
从前有个商人来到村庄,他向村民们宣布,将以每只10美元的价格收购猴子。
once upon a time there lived in a country a do-gooder.
从前,在一个国家里,有一位做了无数善事的善心者。
once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel: all claimed that they were the most important, the most useful, the favorite.
亘古之时,世上的颜色们发生了一次激烈的口角:所有颜色都声称,自己最为贵重,最赋才能,最受人倾心。
once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel.
从前,世界上的各种颜色进行过一次争吵。
once upon a time a provincial boy from ukraine decided to attend computer design courses in moscow.
从前一个乌克兰乡下男孩决心在莫斯科从事电脑设计这一行。
once upon a time a shepherd boy was wandering far from home.
从前,一个放羊娃到离家很远的地方去玩。
the old kind are called incandescent light bulbs and once upon a time they were new themselves.
这种旧灯炮便是白炽灯炮,曾经有一段时间,它们也是新宠儿。