"once upon a time" in Chinese (Simplified)
从前
Definition
这个表达常在故事特别是童话开头使用,表示接下来发生的事情是在很久以前。给故事增添神秘或幻想的氛围。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
仅用于故事开头,特别是童话故事,不适用于真实事件。设定童话般的氛围;非故事类正式场合不能使用。
Examples
Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived in the woods.
**从前**有一个住在森林里的小女孩。
Once upon a time, a king had three sons.
**从前**有个国王有三个儿子。
Stories often begin with 'once upon a time'.
故事通常以“**从前**”开头。
Once upon a time, people believed the world was flat.
**从前**,人们认为地球是平的。
It's every kid's favorite when a story starts with 'once upon a time'.
每个孩子都喜欢听故事以“**从前**”开始。
Let me tell you a tale: 'Once upon a time', there was a mysterious castle on a hill.
让我讲一个故事:“**从前**”,山上有一座神秘的城堡。