Once upon a time there was a little prince who lived on a planet that was scarcely bigger than himself, and who had need of a friend.

很久以前，有一个小，他所在的那个星球没比他自己大多少，他很需要一个朋友。

Once upon a time, not too long ago, November 9, to be precise.

很久以前，确切地说是11月9日。

Once upon a time, there was a palace in a beautiful country.

从前，在一个美丽的国家里有一座宫殿。

Once upon a time there was a wee, wee lambkin.

从前，有一只很小、很小的羊羔。

It's basically the word for lemonade once upon a time.

它曾经一度被用来表示柠檬汁。

While once upon a time in human history demons would manifest physically and terrorize humanity, with the invention of the automatic assault rifle demons are far less likely to do this.

虽然在人类历史上曾有一段间恶魔会现身并恐吓人类，但随着自突击步枪的发明，恶魔这样做的可能性要小得多。

Once upon a time things were different.

以前不是这样。

Once upon a time, this was a fairly straightforward process.

曾几，这是一个相当简单的过程。

Once upon a time there was a young wizard.

从前，有一个年轻的巫师。

Once upon a time, granola was the healthiest thing to eat since sliced bread, which as it also turns out is very bad for you.

曾几，麦片是自切片面包以来最健康的食物，事实证明它对你也很有害。

Once upon a time, it was of great survival value to be worried about everything that could go wrong.

曾几，注一切可能出错的事情对我们的生存是非常有价值的。

Once upon a time, when you said you'll be for me.

忘了多久以前，你曾经说会待在我身边。

But once upon a time, Sears transformed the way Americans shopped.

但曾几，Sears改变了美国人的购物方式。

Yet once upon a time, it was like earth covered with flowing rivers and lakes.

过去它曾经像地球一样，覆盖着河流及湖泊。

Legend has it that once upon a time, many, many, many, many, many, maaany years ago, in Ancient China, there was a rat.

据说很久很久以前，在中国古代，有一只老鼠。

Once upon a time a Wolf was walking toward a spring on a hillside.

从前，有一只狼正朝着山坡上的泉水走去。

Once upon a time, Americans thought that if they work hard enough, even in the phase of adversity, they would be rewarded with success.

从前，美国人认为只要他们足够努力，即使身在逆境，他们也会获得成功。

Once upon a time, if you planned on splashing water around in a decorative manner, you were expected to provide a basin in which the water could be collected afterward.

如果你打算让喷泉四处喷水并起到装饰作用，估计就要准备一个水池来收集水。

Once upon a time there was a robot named bite.

从前，有一台名叫比特的机器人。

Once upon a time, there was a kid named Meg.

很久很久以前，有一个孩叫梅格。