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| 从前有一个公主. | Once upon a time there was a princess. |
| 这本书从前很出名, 现在没人看了. | This book was once famous, but nobody reads it today. |
| 从前有个美丽的公主.... | Once upon a time there was a beautiful princess... |
| 他从前写过一些成功的小说，但在最近的一部中他才真正充分发挥了自己的特长。 | He wrote successful novels before, but he really come into his own with the latest one. |
| 经过这许多年月, 他的体力不如从前了. | His strength has diminished over the years. |
| 我们从前的一切观念都正在改变, 我们的工作肯定要有很大变动. | All our previous ideas are now in the melting-pot; our jobs are bound to change radically. |
| 从前的人把监犯的头钉在尖桩上. | In former times, prisoners' heads were impaled on pointed stakes. |
| 回到原先状态在、到或向着从前的状态地 | In, to, or toward a former condition. |
| 你从前看过这出芭蕾舞剧吗? | Have you seenthis ballet before? |
| 在从前贫瘠荒芜的土地上，翠绿的稻秧茁壮成长。人们成群结队前来亲眼观看这个奇迹。 | People flocked to see for themselves the marvel of green paddy flourishing on the once barren desert land. |
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