Once upon a time there was a king who began to feel under the weather. The court physicians could not cure him. He grew sicker and sicker, and his family began to worry.
One day the king’s wisest adviser spoke with the queen and the prince.
“Legends tell of magical stones that can cure any disease. Long ago they were scattered to the four winds,” said the adviser. “But I have discovered that there is one in Foggy Kingdom, over the northern mountains.”
The prince, named Gale, offered to go to Foggy Kingdom and get the stone. He asked many people to go with him, but most refused. Rumor said there was a dangerous monster in Foggy Kingdom.
Finally the prince’s friend Ray agreed to go with him. Ray sometimes had his head in the clouds. But the prince knew he was very loyal and would stay with him come rain or shine. So Prince Gale and Ray began their journey.
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Teaching Topic: Once Upon a Time 很久很久以前
許多的西方童話故事都會使用同一個開場: Once upon a time....
這個片語早在1380年就開始用於故事書裡頭,
雖然他的年份久遠, 但是我們還是可以用於日常生活中,
可以用這個片語來表示曾經或一度,
當然要表達曾紅或一度的片語有很多,
像是: at one time, back then, back in the old days,
但once upon a time就因為他跟童話故事有連結,
會給人一種懷舊的感覺,
童話故事的傳統結尾則是:
and they lived happily ever after.
從此以後他們過著快樂的日子
Language Lab
physician n.
a doctor;
especially : a medical doctor who is not a surgeon
adviser n.
/ədˈvaɪzɚ/
someone whose job is to give advice because they know a lot about a subject, especially in business, law, or politics:
advise v.
to give an opinion or suggestion to someone about what should be done : to give advice to (someone)
tempest n.
a violent storm
a tempest in a teapot
an unimportant matter that someone has become upset about:
rumor n.
information or a story that is passed from person to person but has not been proven to be true
Rumor has it that
- Rumor has it that Jean's getting married again.
loyal n.
always supporting your friends, principles, country etc [≠ disloyal]
loyal to
這個片語早在1380年就開始用於故事書裡頭,
雖然他的年份久遠, 但是我們還是可以用於日常生活中,
可以用這個片語來表示曾經或一度,
當然要表達曾紅或一度的片語有很多,
像是: at one time, back then, back in the old days,
但once upon a time就因為他跟童話故事有連結,
會給人一種懷舊的感覺,
童話故事的傳統結尾則是:
and they lived happily ever after.
從此以後他們過著快樂的日子
Language Lab
physician n.
a doctor;
especially : a medical doctor who is not a surgeon
adviser n.
/ədˈvaɪzɚ/
someone whose job is to give advice because they know a lot about a subject, especially in business, law, or politics:
advise v.
to give an opinion or suggestion to someone about what should be done : to give advice to (someone)
tempest n.
a violent storm
a tempest in a teapot
an unimportant matter that someone has become upset about:
rumor n.
information or a story that is passed from person to person but has not been proven to be true
Rumor has it that
- Rumor has it that Jean's getting married again.
loyal n.
always supporting your friends, principles, country etc [≠ disloyal]
loyal to
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