Emma Watson读经典童话《美女与野兽》，小板凳搬好来听故事啦

当地时间3月13日，在迪士尼电影《Beauty and the Beast/美女与野兽》中扮演女主角Belle的英国女演员Emma Watson在纽约出席活动（The NY Film Society For Kids），为孩子们念了童话《美女与野兽》中的经典篇章。

When his vision cleared, the old beggar was gone.In her place was the most beautiful woman the Prince had ever seen.She was floating above him and emitting a dazzling golden light, not unlike the sun's.

当他的视线逐渐清晰，乞讨的老人已经不见踪影。原地取而代之的，是王子有生以来见过最美丽的女人。她在他的上空悬浮着，散发着太阳一般的金色光辉。

Instantly, the Prince knew exactly what she was, for he had read about such things.She was an enchantress, a woman of magic who would put him to the test.And he had failed.

忽然王子明白了她是谁，因为他曾经读过类似的事情——她是一名女巫，一位拥有魔力的女人。她正在考验着他，而他却没有通过。

Falling to his knees, the Prince held up his hands.Please, he said now the one to beg, I'm sorry Enchantress, you are welcome in my castle for as long as you like.The Enchantress shook her head.She had seen enough to know that it was a hollow apology.The Prince had no kindness, nor love in his heart.Magic costs through her and then washed over the Prince.

扑通一声跪在地上，王子举起了双手，如今他成了乞求的那个人：“求求你了，我错了女巫。无论什么时候，只要你愿意，你都可以来我的城堡做客。”女巫摇了摇头。她已经见识了太多像王子这样虚情假意的道歉。王子心里根本没有善意，也没有爱。她随即在王子身上施展魔法。

The transformation began instantly, the Prince's body was wracked with pain, his back arched and he groaned as his body began to grow.His jewellery popped off, his clothes ripped, the surrounding guests screamed at the sight of their host and fled.

变化随即开始，王子感到身体一阵剧痛袭来。他的后背弓了起来，伴随着身体的膨胀而不断呻吟着。他佩戴的珠宝溅落一地，衣装被撑破开来。看着发生在主人身上的这一幕，周围的宾客纷纷尖叫着逃跑。

The Prince reached up trying to grasp at a nearby man's hand, but to his horror he discovered his own hand resembled that of a monster.The man jumped away and made his escape along with the others.Amid it all, the Enchantress calmly watched her punishment take effect.Soon the ballroom was empty, save for the staff, the entertainers and a lone dog that belongs to the diva.

王子伸手想要抓住身边一位男宾客的手站起来，但是他发现自己的手竟然变成了一只怪兽的爪子。男宾客吓得立刻跳到一边，紧随着其他人一起逃跑。仓皇的人群中，只有女巫冷冷地看着她的惩戒生效。舞池很快便空了下来，只剩下侍者、乐手和女巫的孤零零的小狗。

As they looked on in shock, the Prince's transformation became complete, where once they had towered a handsome man now coward a hideous beast.But he was not the only one to have transformed.The rest of the castle and its inhabitants no longer looked the same, they too had changed.The days bled into years, and the Prince and his servants were forgotten by the world.Until finally, the enchanted castle stood isolated and locked in perpetual winter.

他们都惊呆了，看着王子一点一点转变完成。那个曾经挺拔英俊的男人如今成了一只骇人的野兽。但是发生变化的不止王子一人——城堡里的其他人也不再是以前的模样了。时光飞逝，王子和他的仆人们渐渐被世界遗忘。最终，这座被诅咒的城堡与世隔绝，被尘封在永恒的长冬之中。

The Enchantress erased all memory of the castle and those who were in it, even from the minds of the people who loved them.But there did remain one last bit of hope.The Rose she had offered the Prince was truly an enchanted rose.If the Prince could learn to love another and earn that person's love in return by the time the last petal fell, the spell would be broken.If not, he would be doomed to remain a beast forever.

女巫还抹去了所有有关这座城堡、以及居住在其中的人的记忆，即便是那些曾经爱过他们的人。不过女巫还是留下了一线希望——那一朵她送给王子的玫瑰花，也被施加了魔法。如果王子能够学会爱上别人，并且在最后一朵花瓣凋零之前也赢得那个人的真爱，咒语就将被打破。如果没有，他将注定永世继续做一只野兽。

词汇总结

Enchantress[ɪnˈtʃɑ:ntrəs]

n.女巫

She was an enchantress, a woman of magic who would put him to the test.And he had failed.

她是一名女巫，一位拥有魔力的女人。

hollow[ˈhɒləʊ]

adj.虚假的，空洞的；中空的

She had seen enough to know that it was a hollow apology.

她已经见识了太多像王子这样虚情假意的道歉。

popped off 突然离去

His jewellery popped off, his clothes ripped, the surrounding guests screamed at the sight of their host and fled.

他佩戴的珠宝溅落一地，衣装被撑破开来。看着发生在主人身上的这一幕，周围的宾客纷纷尖叫着逃跑。

take effect 生效

The Enchantress calmly watched her punishment take effect.

女巫冷冷地看着她的惩戒生效。

days bleed into years 时光流逝

The days bled into years, and the Prince and his servants were forgotten by the world.Until finally, the enchanted castle stood isolated and locked in perpetual winter.

时光飞逝，王子和他的仆人们渐渐被世界遗忘。最终，这座被诅咒的城堡与世隔绝，被尘封在永恒的长冬之中。