Prologue - Beauty And The Beast

Once upon a time, in a faraway land,
很久很久以前，在一片遥远的大陆
A young Prince lived in a shining castle.
那金碧辉煌的城堡中，住着一位年轻的王子
Although he had everything his heart desired,
尽管他得到了内心渴求的一切
The Prince was spoiled, selfish, and unkind.
但他依旧骄纵，自私而无情。
But then, one winter's night,
之后，在一个冬季的夜晚
An old beggar woman came to the castle
城堡里来了一位乞讨的老太太
And offered him a single Rose
老太太给了王子一朵玫瑰
In return for shelter from the bitter cold.
作为回报，她希望王子可以供她借宿一晚度过这艰难的一夜
Repulsed by her haggard appearance,
王子嫌弃她枯槁丑陋的面容无情地拒绝了她
The Prince sneered at the gift,
并对她的礼物嗤之以鼻
And turned the old woman away.
将她赶出了城堡
But she warned him not to be deceived by appearances,
但是老太太却告诫他不要以貌取人
For Beauty is found within.
真正的美丽来自心灵和内在
And when he dismissed her again,
但王子又一次无视了她的告诫
The old woman's ugliness melted away
突然老太太的丑陋消失不见了
To reveal a beautiful Enchantress.
取而代之的是一个无比美丽迷人的女子
The Prince tried to apologize, but it was too late,
王子见状，连忙想要道歉挽回，但一切都太迟了
For she had seen that there was no love in his heart.
因为女子已经看清了他的心里没有爱
And as punishment,
作为惩罚
She transformed him into a hideous beast,
她将王子变成了一只丑陋骇人的野兽
And placed a powerful spell on the castle,
并且对整座城堡
And all who lived there.
以及城堡里的生物都施了魔法
Ashamed of his monstrous form,
因为羞愧于他怪物般外表
The beast concealed himself inside his castle,
野兽将他自己隐匿于城堡中
With a magic mirror as his only window to the outside world.
他唯一可以窥视外界的窗户是一块魔镜
The Rose she had offered,
那女子给的玫瑰
Was truly an enchanted rose,
是一朵被施了魔法的花
Which would bloom until his 21 years.
会在王子21岁生日的时候绽放
If he could learn to love another,
如果王子可以在绽放的期间学会如何爱上别人
And earn their love in return
并且也赢得了对方的爱
By the time the last petal fell,
随着最后一片花瓣的凋谢
Then the spell would be broken.
所有的魔法将被解除
If not, he would be doomed to remain a beast
但倘若没有，他这辈子都将是一只野兽
For all time.
永远
As the years passed,
一年又一年
He fell into despair, and lost all hope,
他陷入了绝望，失掉了所有的期待
For who could ever learn to love...a Beast?
因为这世上有谁会爱上……一只野兽呢……