从前有一个小女孩住在森林边。

cóng qián yǒu yī ge xiǎo nǚ hái zhù zài sēn lín biān.

Once upon a time, a little girl lived at the edge of a forest.

从前这里是一片农田，现在全是高楼了。

cóng qián zhè lǐ shì yī piàn nóng tián, xiàn zài quán shì gāo lóu le.

In the past this was all farmland; now it's all tall buildings.

他常常怀念从前在乡下的生活。

tā cháng cháng huái niàn cóng qián zài xiāng xià de shēng huó.

He often reminisces about his former life in the countryside.