The man reading the Times at the bus stop remarks on a story that begins with the words "Once upon a time", the classic opening for fairy tales in English.
在汽车站旁读《泰晤士报》的一位男士正评论一条新闻,该新闻以“从前啊”几个字开头,这是英语童话故事的典型开头。
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。
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 was a poor peasant by the name of Crab who drove two oxen with a load of wood into town where he sold it to a doctor for two thalers.
从前有一个贫穷的农夫名叫螃蟹,赶着两头牛拉了一车木头进城,以二个金币的价格将木头卖给了一个大夫。
Once upon a time, fairy was a perfectly acceptable catchall for a variety of creatures, but now it has taken on too many associations.
曾几何时,“仙灵”大可涵盖各种形形色色的生物,但如今它已染上过多的联想色彩。
There was once upon a time an old goat who had seven little kids, and loved them with all the love of a mother for her children.
从前有只老山羊。它生了七只小山羊,并且像所有母亲爱孩子一样爱它们。
Once upon a time there liv ed a woman who had a bad temper. She screamed at and scolded everyone around her. For most of her life she believed the fiery rage inside her was everyone else's fault.
从前有个脾气很坏的女人,她总是对着身边的人大嚷大叫,认为她生气都是因为别人的错。
The story is this: Once upon a time there to please a king, a good painting watercolor painter, for his painting of a peacock.
故事讲的是:从前有一个国王去请一位擅长画水彩画的画家,为他画一只孔雀。
Once upon a time, dream, dream poems of miracle, a flowering tree, stand a long time, just to stick to a persistent, just to let you meet me, just for a can and you a destiny.
曾几何时,幻想着,席慕容幻想着的奇迹,一棵开花的树,久久地挺立着,只为坚持一个执着,只为让你遇见我,只为着,能和你结一段尘缘。
Or, once upon a time, it may have helped our prehistoric ancestors forage for berries while carefully maintaining attention on a distant, hopefully not too hungry, lion.
或者,在以前,这可能帮助我们的史前祖先在找寻浆果时保持警觉,远离狮子,并祈求它们不要太饥饿吧。
Once upon a time the Frogs decided to ask Jupiter, the King of the gods, for a King of their~. Jupiter~amused.
从前,青蛙们向众神之王丘比特请求,给他们分派一个国王。丘比特觉得很可笑。
Once upon a time, during her freshman year of design college, Phan applied for a gig at a local lancome counter.
在设计学院上大一时,潘在当地一个兰蔻化妆品柜台申请了一份临时工作。
Once upon a time, late at night, only the sound of keyboard percussion, only to wait for a flashing her head waves driven by mood!
曾几何时,深夜里,只有键盘的敲击声,只有等待她头像的闪动而带动心情的荡漾!
It happened once upon a time that a certain Greek ship bound for Athens was wrecked off the coast close to Piraeus, the port of Athens.
在很久以前,有一艘去往雅典的希腊船在雅典的比雷埃夫斯港附近的海岸处沉没了。
Once upon a time , there was a blind man , who was worried and depressed for his physical defect when he was a child .
从前有个盲人,当他还是个小孩子的时候他忧虑消沉于他的身体缺陷。
Once upon a time, a dream traveling for me is, in a word, hanging around without worrying about the money.
曾经对于我来说,梦想旅程是挥霍快乐但又毋需考虑金钱。
Once upon a time, there was an old lion. He was very slow, and it was difficult for him to catch any animals.
很久很久以前,有一只老狮子,它的动作非常慢,以至于它不能抓到任何小动物。
Zhang Tao: Once upon a time, I used to work for international hotels. They gave me a deep impression.
张涛:很早前我也在国际的品牌酒店也工作过,所以两者的印象应该还比较深刻。
Once upon a time all feelings and emotions went to a coastal island for a vacation, and each was having a good time.
很久以前,所有的感觉和情感一同去沿海岛屿度假,且每个人都玩得很开心。
Once upon a time, when my father had a near white for me, when my mother for my deep wrinkles, I never heartache, take it for granted.
从前,当父亲为我白了一根乌发,当母亲为我深了一道皱纹,我从不心痛,认为那是理所当然。
Once upon a time, I did not pay for my bill when I bought a pen, because the boss forgot to charge me, so I pretended to not realize it and just walk away with the pen.
译文:曾经有一次,我在买笔的时候没有付款,因为老板忘记向我收钱,因此我装作不知道,拿着笔就走了。
Once upon a time, at least some on Wall Street were 'long term greedy. ' But for the last couple of decades, the culture has been to 'get the most and get it first.
曾几何时,华尔街上至少有些人只是“着眼长期的贪婪”,但最近几十年来,这里的风气已变成“拿最多,最先拿”。
Once upon a time a poor man went to the king to ask for justice. He came to the palace but didn't know how to enter it. There were guards everywhere.
从前,有一个穷人去找国王说理,他来到皇宫前,但不知道怎么才能进去,因为那里到处都有警卫。
Once upon a time, we will do everything for our mother for granted, "thank you" but never say the word;
曾几何时,我们将妈妈为我们所做的一切视为理所当然, ,“谢谢”两字却从不说出口;
Once upon a time, only grimy pubs catering to those coming off the night shift served alcohol while most of us were still putting the kettle on for a cuppa.
很久以前,只有破烂的酒吧为了迎合下夜班的人才供应酒饮,那时候大多数人还在烧水喝茶。
Once upon a time, only grimy pubs catering to those coming off the night shift served alcohol while most of us were still putting the kettle on for a cuppa.
很久以前,只有破烂的酒吧为了迎合下夜班的人才供应酒饮,那时候大多数人还在烧水喝茶。
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