1. Once upon a time 从前

例句：Once upon a time, long long ago, there was a man-eating monster called "Nian".
从前，很久很久以前，有一个吃人怪兽叫做“年兽”。

2. take on 承担，呈现，录用

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.
年兽年年回来，因为它超级强大，任何人都无法对抗或击败它。

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.
饭后，这路人被老太太的慷慨所感动，决定送给她一个长年藏于心中、怎么除掉年兽的秘密。

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，所有的村民会带上所爱的人，老老少少，到深山里去躲避怪兽。