从前

Once there was a man called Sandwich. He loved playing cards with his friends all day and he didn't want to stop to have dinner.

从前有一个叫三明治的人，他喜欢整天和朋友玩牌，他不想停下来吃饭。

Once there was a man called Sandwich.

once 从前；曾经，用于一般过去时。

In early times, when a despot wishes to govern a distant province, he sends down a satrap on a grand horse, and other people on little horses; and very little is heard of the satrap again unless he send back some of the little people to tell what he has been doing.

从前，当一个专制君主想统治一个边远省份时，他便派出一名骑着高头大马的总督，其他人则骑在矮小的马匹上；如果这位总督不派某些人回来汇报他正在作些什么，君主便很少听到这位总督的信息，不可能采取重大的监督措施，信息的来源是普通的谣传和临时性的报告。

No.""Nor a scamp with the air of an old red tail?""

没有。""也没有看见一个类似从前红尾那种模样的刁棍？""

But sooner now than I had resolved it will be the course of wisdom to resign the Sceptre to him.

但是现在我会比从前决定的更早把王权交给他，这是明智的选择。

By the end of that time he was looking back on his school-days as a time of great variety and satisfaction.

最后他看回从前在学校的那些日子，他想从他的工作中找出一点点兴趣一点点成就出来。

Once upon a time, there is a local home to a scorpion and a frog.

从前，有一个地方住着一只蝎子和一只青蛙。

In the 1990s the career diplomat still held sway, but these days course participants are likely to have spent some time in industry, either on secondment or in previous jobs, or be specialists in information technology or human resources.

在90年代，职业外交官还是主流，但现在，课程参与者可能已经在企业干过一段时间，或者是借调，或者是从前干过别的工作，要么有信息技术或人力资源方面的专长。

Previously I always opened my eyes and squeezed the ceilings and then turn my eyes on P, watching him secretively; once he said " you have funny way of watching things when you first wake up in the morning"" I am so scared that one day when I wake up – there is nothing but myself here".

从前的时候， P 说我喜欢在早晨醒来的时候，微微的睁开眼睛，偷偷的看房顶，然后再偷偷的看他。一次他问我：你为什么总是偷偷的看？"我总是担心有一天，大梦醒来，所有的一切都不在了"。

And now I began to think sedately; and, upon debate withmyself, I concluded that this island (which was so exceedinglypleasant, fruitful, and no farther from the mainland than as I hadseen) was not so entirely abandoned as I might imagine; thatalthough there were no stated inhabitants who lived on the spot,yet that there might sometimes come boats off from the shore, who,either with design, or perhaps never but when they were driven bycross winds, might come to this place; that I had lived therefifteen years now and had not met with the least shadow or figureof any people yet; and that, if at any time they should be drivenhere, it was probable they went away again as soon as ever theycould, seeing they had never thought fit to fix here upon anyoccasion; that the most I could suggest any danger from was fromany casual accidental landing of straggling people from the main,who, as it was likely, if they were driven hither, were hereagainst their wills, so they made no stay here, but went off againwith all possible speed; seldom staying one night on shore, lestthey should not have the help of the tides and daylight back again;and that, therefore, I had nothing to do but to consider of somesafe retreat, in case I should see any savages land upon the spot.

后来的事实也证明，他既是一位虔诚的基督徒，又是一位知恩图报的朋友。他的这种品质实在使我非常满意。可是，在我对他的疑惧没有消除之前，我每天都要试探他，希望他无意中会暴露出自己的思想，以证实我对他的怀疑。可是我却发现，他说的每一句话都那么诚实无瑕，实在找不出任何可以让我疑心的东西。因此，尽管我心里很不踏实，他还是赢得了我的信任。在此期间，他一点也没有看出我对他的怀疑，我也没有根据疑心他是在装假。有一天，我们又走上了那座小山。但这一次海上雾蒙蒙的，根本看不见大陆。我对星期五说："星期五，你不想回到自己的家乡，回到自己的部族去吗？"他说："是的，我很想回到自己的部族去。"我说："你回去打算做什么呢？你要重新过野蛮生活，再吃人肉，像从前那样做个食人生番吗？"他脸上马上显出郑重其事的样子，拼命摇着头说："不，不，星期五要告诉他们做好人，告诉他们要祈祷上帝，告诉他们要吃谷物面包，吃牛羊肉，喝牛羊奶，不要再吃人肉。"我说："那他们就会杀死你。"

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。