Many,many years ago lived an emperor.
请问这个句子是省略句吗?是怎么样省略的?
这不是省略句,是倒装句,若不倒装,则为:
An emperor lived many, many years ago.
考虑到 lived 作为不及物动词,后面没宾语,如此的句子读起来太突兀,于是就改用了倒装句(如此用的句子一般用于讲故事)。比较下面用 there lived...的句式:
There lived an old peasant in that house. 有一位老农住在那栋房屋里。
Long ago, there lived a girl called Cinderella. 很长时间以前,有个叫灰女孩的女生。
Long ago, in a far country, there lived a woman who had seven sons. 很长时间以前,在一个遥远的地方,住着一个女性,她有七个儿子。