美女与野兽

Once upon a time, there was a merchant. He had three daughters. The youngest one was called Belle. She was beautiful and clever. So her two sisters were jealous of her. Unlike her sisters, she didn't like dressing up but enjoyed reading. Her two sisters always laughed at her, but Belle never got angry.

从前有一位商人，他有三个女儿。 小女儿叫贝儿。贝儿既聪明又漂亮，两个姐姐非常嫉妒她。 与她的姐姐们不同，她不喜欢打扮，但很喜欢读书。 两个姐姐经常嘲笑她，不过，贝儿从来不生气。

One day, the merchant was going on a business trip. The two sisters asked their father to buy them dresses and jewelry, but Belle asked for nothing. She only wanted her father to come back safely. " Don't you want any gift?” the merchant asked Belle. “ Maybe you could pick a rose for me, " she said.

一天，商人要出差。 两个姐姐缠着爸爸给她们买连衣裙和首饰。贝儿什么要求也没有提。她只希望爸爸能平安回来。 “你难道不想要点儿什么吗？ ”商人忍不住问贝儿。“那就请您为我采一朵玫瑰花吧。”贝儿想了想，说。

Unfortunately, the merchant was robbed and he had to go back home empty-handed. What's worse, he got lost in a forest. Hearing the howls of wolves, his horse got scared and ran away. The wind was blowing hard in the dark night, and the merchant was terrified. He felt he would be eaten up by wolves or die of hunger.

不幸的是，商人被抢了，他只能两手空空地往家走。 更不幸的是，商人在一片大森林里迷路了。远处传来了狼的叫声，他的马受了惊，跑得没了影儿。 天黑黢黢的，狂风呜呜地刮着，商人害怕极了， 他觉得自己就算不被饿死、冻死，也会被狼吃掉。

Just at that time, the merchant saw a palace. He went inside and found nobody there. But there was a lot of delicious food on the table. He was so hungry, and he began to eat and drink. After the meal, the merchant found a bedroom in the palace. He went to bed and soon fell asleep.

就在这时，商人发现前面有一座宫殿，便急忙走了进去，发现里面一个人也没有。 可大厅里居然摆着一桌非常丰盛的饭菜。他饿极了，狼吞虎咽地吃了起来，还喝了几口酒。 酒足饭饱之后，商人在宫殿里找到了一间卧室。他舒舒服服地躺在床上，很快就睡着了。

When the merchant woke up the next morning, he found a new suit on the chair. He was so surprised. " What a magical palace! ” he thought. The merchant looked out of the window and saw a garden with beautiful roses. He thought of Belle's request. So he went into the garden and picked one rose for her.

第二天早晨，商人醒了，他发现椅子上摆着一套新衣服。 他惊讶极了，心想：“多么神奇的宫殿！” 商人看了看窗外，发现外面有一座花园， 花园里盛开着许多美丽的玫瑰花。 他想起了贝儿的要求，就赶紧走进花园，为她摘了一朵玫瑰花。

Suddenly, a beast appeared. " I treated you with kindness, but you stole my favourite rose! ” the beast roared. " I will eat you up! " " Please forgive me! " the merchant begged. " My daughters need me. " " Well, I'll give you three days to go home and say goodbye to them. If one of your daughters is willing to die for you, I will forgive you, " the beast said.

就在这时，一只可怕的野兽出现了。“我热情地款待你，你却要偷走我最心爱的玫瑰花!"野兽怒吼道,"我要把你吃掉！” "请原谅我!"商人乞求道。 "我的女儿们需要我。" “好吧，我给你三天时间，你可以回去跟你的女儿们道别。如果你的一个女儿愿意代替你死，我就饶了你。”野兽说道。