雅思考试必背高频词组短语 once upon a time


释义：

once upon a time 从前

例句：


Once upon a time there was a princess...

从前有一位公主…



Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess.

从前，有一位美丽的公主。



Traditional stories make use of formulaic expressions like 'Once upon a time...'.

传统故事采用“从前…”一类的套语。



Once upon a time there was a fearsome ogre whose roar terrorized the magical land of Far Far Away.



And once upon a time they actually were thinking about knocking it down

从前，人们也想过要拆毁它，


Because once upon a time there was just one evil empire and it was named Microsoft.



Once upon a time SoHo was a Bohemian paradise filled with artists and art making.



Once upon a time there was a plumber, called Geoffrey Ward, who lived in London.



Once upon a time, the Bill Gates keynote was the event of the season.



Once upon a time, there was a publicly-traded company that fired its CEO because he lied.



Once upon a time in industry and government, bigness was synonymous with effectiveness and efficiency.



First, some context: Once upon a time, technology helped people do each job faster.



Once upon a time, the good vicar was the one who preached the best sermon.



Once upon a time, you got almost everything you wanted with hard work and determination.



Once upon a time they commanded an audience among Arab democrats and European conservatives.



Once upon a time, banks were a safe place to park cash, as governments implicitly guaranteed deposits.



Once upon a time, Steve Jobs and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) were the masters of marketing buzz.



Once upon a time, if you you were affluent, you could show your worth by accumulating stuff.



The reason for this is that once upon a time I used to sell software and services.



Once upon a time there was an individual investor who dreamed of getting rich on tech stocks.



Once upon a time the traditional defined benefit pension plan was a powerful means to lock employees in.



He had been an honorary member, once upon a time, and then he had been banished, albeit gently.