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。

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I could throw a few words at you - supporting, sharing dreams and aspirations, confiding, loving, compromising - but these are just words unless you act upon them.

我能让你看一些词语：支持，分享梦想和抱负，自信，相爱和让步。但是，除非你按照这些行动了，不然他们仅是一些单词而已。

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Qualifying words and phrases are only efficient when used to establish courtesy upon initiating communication with someone you'd like to have a business or personal relationship with.

当你要与某人进行商业合作或者建立人际关系时初次交流为表现礼貌而使用正式词汇和短语才有效。

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Taking it a step further, I sympathize for the millions of educated, intelligent individuals who take it upon themselves to put together just the right words as a means to selling their services or products.

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So in the spirit of the New Year, here are some inspiring, funny, and surprising words of wisdom from women who ruled Hollywood once upon a time.

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Even though he had a distant memory of speaking and hearing, he had never learned the facility of reading words upon the tongue.

NEWYORKER: The Limner