Where Bucharest now stands, there once was a large, dense forest.
现在的布加勒斯特所在地曾经是一片茂密的大森林。
It's just that once was generated from split Uranium, it decayed very quickly.
它一旦从分裂的铀中产生，就会很快衰变。
Perhaps that once was true, but today elderly Americans as a group have a lower poverty rate than the rest of the population.
也许这曾经是对的，但是今天美国老年群体的贫困率比其他人群要低。
These dams blocked access to upstream spawning beds for six species of salmon on what once was one of the most productive salmon rivers in the world.
这些水坝阻断了6种鲑鱼的上游产卵地，而这条河曾是世界上鲑鱼产量最高的河流之一。
There once was a poor farmer who had four sons.
从前有一个贫苦的农夫，他有四个儿子。
The industry today is nothing to what it once was.
这一行业的现状与昔日的盛况相比微不足道。
Doing it once was just about excusable — doing it twice was certainly not.
这种事干一次也许还可以原谅，干两次就绝对不能了。
There once was a beautiful princess whose favorite amusement was a golden ball.
从前有一位美丽的公主，她最喜欢的玩物是一个金球。
That beauty once was an ugly duckling.
那美女以前是个丑小鸭。
There once was a king in a faraway country.
从前在一个遥远的国家有一位国王。
Manufacturing is not the economic engine that it once was.
制造业不再像过去那样是经济发展的引擎了。
He once was a very active and happy boy.
他以前很活泼好动，是一个快乐的孩子。
Power is no longer as centralized as it once was.
权力不再像以前那样集中了。
I was to see that sight again, but once was enough.
我后来再次见到过这种场景，但一次就已经足够了。
There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God.
曾经有一个小男孩，他想去见上帝。
There once was a lady who was tired of living alone.
从前有个女人，她厌倦了自己孤单一个人生活。
“There once was an ugly duckling,” goes the old song.
老歌里唱到：“曾经是一只丑小鸭”。
There once was a concept that rewarded customer loyalty.
曾经有一种对忠实顾客的奖励理念。
There once was a snail that wanted to buy a Nissan Z car.
有一个蜗牛想买一辆“尼桑z”型号的车。
There once was an evil priest who did not fear God or man.
从前有个邪恶的神父，不敬畏上帝也不害怕任何人。
The dollar: The greenback isn't as popular as it once was.
美元：美元不如以往流行了。
This may be because Turkey is no longer as poor as it once was.
这可能是因为土耳其不再像曾经那样的穷困。
But some now believe the bank isn't the same company it once was.
但现在一些人认为，汇丰已经不是以前的汇丰了。
This eagerness to transform everything at once was not just youthful ambition.
这种想一蹴而就改变所有问题的热望不仅仅是出于年轻气盛。
There is some feeling nowadays that reading is not as necessary as it once was.
现在有些人觉得，阅读没有像过去那样有必要了。
Most people have already forgotten how dark and unsignposted the Internet once was.
大多数人可能已经忘记了互联网曾是是多么的黯淡无光。
There once was a nonconformist bird that decided not to fly south for the winter.
曾经有一只不墨守常规的鸟，他决定不飞往南方过冬。
It ONCE was thought that social problems could be solved with smart urban design.
灵巧的现代城市设计可以解决纷繁的社会问题，这种想法在过去曾经一度出现过。
It ONCE was thought that social problems could be solved with smart urban design.
灵巧的现代城市设计可以解决纷繁的社会问题，这种想法在过去曾经一度出现过。
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