In the past fairy tales, people is enchanted to become ugly, but in Shrek, Fiona is enchanted to be beautiful.

在过去的童话里，被施了魔咒的人都会变丑，但在《史莱克》里，菲奥纳公主被施了“变漂亮”的魔咒；

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After a few months, the young man from Yan's posture had become ugly. He had not only failed to learn the Handan posture, but had also forgotten his original style.

转眼好几个月过去了，燕国青年越学走路的姿势越不好看，不仅没学会邯郸人的走法，而且还把自己原来的走路姿势也忘了。

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It was about that time I began to grow, still in that green ugly jacket, which had become my brother who went along wherever I went.

就在那时，我开始长大了，还穿着那件丑陋的绿夹克，它就像我的兄弟一样，我走到哪里，它就跟到哪里。

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Something might be short at one point and become tall at another point, ugly at one point and become beautiful-- like the ugly duckling.

一个事物可能在某一时刻很矮,然后在另一时刻又会变高,某一时刻很丑,然后变得很美,就像丑小鸭一样

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