1. Once upon a time 從前

例句：Once upon a time, long long ago, there was a man-eating monster called "Nian".
從前，很久很久以前，有一個吃人怪獸叫做“年獸”。

2. take on 承擔，呈現，錄用

例句：Year after year Nian returned, as this was a beast that was far too powerful for anyone to take on or defeat. Many had tried and all had perished.
年獸年年回來，因為它超級強大，任何人都無法對抗或擊敗它。

3. be rid of 消除

例句：After his meal, the passerby was touched by the old lady's generosity and decided to bestow a long hidden secret of how to be rid of the New Year beast.
飯后，這路人被老太太的慷慨所感動，決定送給她一個長年藏于心中、怎么除掉年獸的秘密。

4. take shelter from 躲避，躲藏在

例句：On New Year's eve, all the villagers would take their loved ones, old and young, deep into the mountains to take shelter from the beast.
在除夕夜，所有的村民會帶上所愛的人，老老少少，到深山里去躲避怪獸。