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Once upon a time, I was you,

曾几何时，我和你们一样

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Once upon a time, I was a knee model.

从前，我是一个膝盖模特。

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Because, once upon a time... I was like you.

因为，曾几何时我跟你一样

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Once upon a time a man had a big house, and in the house there was a big oven1, but this man's family was small--only himself and his wife.

从前，有个人拥有一幢大房子，里面有个大火炉。可他家人口很少——只有他和他的妻子。

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Once upon a time, a man passing by a river noticed that a grown-up1 man was going to throw a child he carried in his arms into the river.

从前，有个人路过江边，发现一个成年男子抱着一个小孩，准备把他投到江里去。

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Once upon a time the sheep complained to the shepherd about the difference in his treatment of themselves and his dog "Your conduct," said they,

从前，有一群羊向牧羊人抱怨自己和狗受到了差别待遇。

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Once upon a time there was a miser1. He hid his gold under a tree. Every week he used to dig it up.

从前，有个守财奴将他的金块埋到一棵树下，每周他都去把他挖出来看看。

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Once upon a time, there was a man named Ji Shengzi who raised fighting-cocks for the king.

从前，有个叫纪渻子的人为国王驯养斗鸡。

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Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Jenny. Jenny and her family lived on a farm.

从前有一个名叫珍妮的小女孩，她家住在农场。

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Once upon a time there was a man who dropped a silver bowl into the sea while crossing it.

从前有一乘船渡海的人，不慎把银制的器皿掉到海里.

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Once upon a time, there was a bird-catcher who liked to cast1 a net to catch birds.

古时候，有个捕鸟的人，喜欢张网捕鸟。

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Once upon a time two peasants attempted to pass each other, and their sledges1 became entangled2.

从前，两个农夫试图迎面而过时，他们驾的雪橇却交错在了一起。

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Once upon a time, there was a villager who lost a hatchet1.

古时候，有个乡下人，丢失了一把斧头。

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Once upon a time, a hippolived in a river next to a big tree.

从前,一只河马住在一棵大树旁的河里。

中考真题- 2016 福建 阅读B

Once upon a time, a young man came across a spring of clear water while crossing the desert.

从前,一个年轻人在穿越沙漠时遇到了一条清澈的泉水。

中考真题- 2015 成都 短文填空

Once upon a time, there lived a teacher in a small town.

从前,一个小镇上住着一位老师。

中考真题- 2016 哈尔滨 阅读C

Once upon a time there was no tea at all in England ．

从前在英国根本没有茶。

中考真题- 2017 安徽 阅读A

Once upon a time, there was a man called Zheng.

从前,有一个人叫郑。

中考真题- 2018 云南 完形填空

'Once upon a time,' he began, 'there was a man who had everything.'

“很久很久以前，”他开始说道，“有这么一个人，他应有尽有。”

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

" As her name implied, it was Angel that saved Austin," the family punned.

“安杰尔”意为天使，奥斯汀的家人一语双关地说，天使救了奥斯汀。

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