Beauty and the beast.

Beauty and the Beast - Prologue Once upon a time, in a faraway land, a young prince lived in a shining castle. Although he had everything his heart desired, the prince was spoiled, selfish, and unkind. But then, one winter's night, an old beggar woman came to the castle and offered him a single rose in return for shelter from the bitter cold. Repulsed by her haggard appearance, the prince sneered at the gift, and turned the old woman away. But she warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within. And when he dismissed her again, the old woman's ugliness melted away to reveal a beautiful enchantress. The prince tried to apologize, but it was too late, for she had seen that there was no love in his heart. And as punishment, she transformed him into a hideous beast, and placed a powerful spell on the castle and all who lived there. Ashamed of his monstrous form, the beast concealed himself inside his castle, with a magic mirror as his only window to the outside world. The rose she had offered, was truly an enchanted rose, which would bloom until his 21st year. If he could learn to love another, and earn her love in return by the time the last petal fell, then the spell would be broken. If not, he would be doomed to remain a beast for all time. As the years passed, he fell into despair, and lost all hope, for who could ever learn to love...a beast?  faraway [ˈfɑːrəweɪ] adj. 遥远的 spoil [spɔɪl] vt. 破坏；糟蹋；毁掉；溺爱，纵容 v.（使）（食物）变质 shelter [ˈʃeltə(r); ˈʃeltər] n. 住处；避难所；庇护所（《背诵营1》第74课学过） bitter [ˈbɪtə(r); ˈbɪtər] adj. 苦的；痛苦的；严寒的，刺骨的（《背诵营1》第85课学过bitterness） repulse [rɪˈpʌls] vt. 令人厌恶；使人反感；击退；驱逐 sneer [snɪə(r); snɪr] v. 嘲笑，讥讽 n. 嘲笑，讥讽 dismiss [dɪsˈmɪs] vt. 对……不予理会，从头脑中去除；解雇；遣散；解散；（常指法官因证据不足而）驳回，不受理 reveal [rɪˈviːl] vt. 揭露；透露；使显露（《背诵营1》第24课学过） enchantress [ɪnˈtʃɑːntrəs; ɪnˈtʃæntrəs] n. 女巫；女魔法师（《背诵营1》第10课学过enchantment） enchanted [ɪnˈtʃɑːntɪd; ɪnˈtʃæntɪd] adj. 中魔法的 hideous [ˈhɪdiəs] adj. 极丑的；丑恶的（《背诵营1》第30课学过） spell [spel] v. 拼写 n. 一段时间；魔咒 ashamed [əˈʃeɪmd] adj. 羞愧的，羞耻的；难为情的 monstrous [ˈmɒnstrəs; ˈmɑːnstrəs] adj. 丑恶的；野兽般的；骇人的 conceal [kənˈsiːl] vt. 隐藏；隐瞒（《背诵营1》第65课学过） bloom [bluːm] vi. 开花；绽放；繁荣 n. 花；风华正茂 petal [ˈpetl] n. 花瓣 doom [duːm] vt. 使…注定失败（或遭殃、死亡等）n. 死亡；毁灭；厄运（《背诵营1》第39课学过） despair [dɪˈspeə(r); dɪˈsper] n. 绝望 vi. 绝望（《背诵营1》第71课学过desperate）