【剧情简介】迪斯尼经典的爱情故事。外表、种族和偏见都不能阻挡爱情发生，告诉孩子们应当大胆去爱才是父母们应该正确施与的教育吧。让我们从故事的开头说起吧，当骄傲的王子收到诅咒，以野兽之躯默默等待似乎是不可能的真爱降临
【儿童动画故事片段中英对照台词】
Once upon a time
很久很久以前
in a faraway land
在一个遥远地方
a young prince lived in a shining castle.
一个年轻的王子住在美丽的城堡里
Although he had everything his heart desired
虽然他拥有了一切他想要的东西
the prince was spoiled,
但这个王子却被宠坏了
selfish and unkind.
他的脾气非常暴躁，而且自私
But then, one winters night
在一个寒冷的夜晚
an old beggar woman came to the castle
城堡前来了一个又冷又饿的老太婆
and offered him a single rose
想要用她一朵玫瑰花
in return for shelter from the bitter cold.
去跟这个王子换得一个能棲身的地方
Repulsed by her haggard appearance the prince sneered at the gift
王子不屑于衣衫褴褛妇人的玫瑰
and turned the old woman away
并且残忍地把她赶走
but she warned him not to be deceived by appearances for beauty
这个老太婆警告王子不要只看外表
is found within
内在才是最美丽的根本
and when he dismissed her again
王子不理会，凶狠地赶她离开
the old womans ugliness melted away
突然这个丑陋的老太婆
to reveal a beautiful enchantress.
变成了一个非常美丽的女人
The prince tried to apologize,
王子赶忙向她道歉
but it was too late
但是已经太迟了
for she had seen that there was no love in his heart
因为她发现王子没有一点爱心
and as punishment,
为了惩罚他
she transformed him into a hideous beast
她把王子变成了野兽
and placed a powerful spell on the castle
并且对整个城堡
and all who lived there.
以及里面的人发下了咒语
【重点词汇讲解】
1. he had everything his heart desired 他拥有一切心仪之物
中文里的心仪正好对应英语中的heart-desired，那么心仪之物就是what ones heart desires
2. for beauty is found within 美在内心，而非外表
要表达内在美的含义时，就可以用the beauty within这个说法^^
3. dismiss
dismiss有解散的意思，出操结束后体育老师喊的解散，就是Dismiss!，这个词还可以表达解雇;赶走，撵走的意思
4. placed a powerful spell on the castle
spell就是咒语，对某人下咒，就是place a spell on。形容词spell-bound就是表示神魂颠倒的含义。