Question

请翻译此句

Once upon a time, a man spent all his spare time in one of his four glasshouses.请解释一下Once upon a time的意思

Answer 1

Once upon a time.
从前。

在不同的句子中有不同的译法^_^：

例句：

Once Upon A Time In America
美国往事

Once upon a time there lived a king.
从前有一位国王。

Once upon a time there was a king.
从前有个国王。

Once upon a time there lived a sweet little girl.
从前有个可爱的小姑娘。

Once upon a time there was a poor old fisherman.
从前有一位贫穷的老渔夫。

Once upon a time there lived a king with three sons.
从前有一个国王，他有3个儿子。

Once upon a time, there was a famous chieftain named fearless.
从前，有一个叫做天不怕的酋长。

Once upon a time there live a king who have three daughters.
从前有个国王，他有三个女儿。

Once upon a time, there lived a princess who was very beautiful.
从前，有一位非常美丽的公主。

Answer 2

很久之前= once upon a time

Answer 3

从前

Answer 4

once upon a time
就是"曾经"的意思
用来描述过去发生的事情

Answer 5

从前，等于 long long ago

Answer 6

很久以前