美女与野兽 英文版beauty+and+beast.doc

美女与野兽美女与野兽 英文版英文版 beauty+and+beastbeauty+and+beastBeauty and the Beast----------------------NARRATOR: Once upon a time, in a faraway land, a young prince lived in ashining castle. Although he had everything his heart desired,the prince was spoiled, selfish, and unkind. But then, onewinter's night, an old beggar woman came to the castle andoffered him a single rose in return for shelter from the bittercold. Repulsed by her haggard appearance, the prince sneered atthe gift and turned the old woman away, but she warned him notto be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within. And when he dismissed her again, the old woman's uglinessmelted away to reveal a beautiful enchantress. The princetried to apologize, but it was too late, for she had seen thatthere was no love in his heart, and as punishment, shetransformed him into a hideous beast, and placed apowerful spell on the castle, and all who lived there.Ashamed of his monstrous form, the beast concealed himselfinside his castle, with a magic mirror as his only window tothe outside world. The rose she had offered was truly anenchanted rose, which would bloom until his twenty-firstyear. If he could learn to love another, and earn her love inreturn by the time the last petal fell, then the spell wouldbe broken. If not, he would be doomed to remain a beast forall time. As the years passed, he fell into despair, and lostall hope, for who could ever learn to love a beast?(We have seen a progression of stained glass windows illustrating the narration,as well as BEAST shredding his portrait. The camera slowly zooms out from thecastle and we see the title. Fade up on the home of BELLE. She exits the frontdoor and begins her walk into town.)BELLE: Little town, it's a quiet villageEvery day, like the one beforeLittle town, full of little peopleWaking up to say...TOWNSFOLK 1: Bonjour!TOWNSFOLK 2: Bonjour!TOWNSFOLK 3: Bonjour! TOWNSFOLK 4: Bonjour!TOWNSFOLK 5: Bonjour!BELLE: There goes the baker with his tray like alwaysThe same old bread and rolls to sellEvery morning just the sameSince the morning that we cameTo this poor provincial town...BAKER: Good morning, Belle!(BELLE jumps over to the bakery)BELLE: Morning monsieur!BAKER: Where are you off to?BELLE: The bookshop! I just finished the most wonderful story, abouta beanstalk and an ogre and...BAKER: (Ignoring her) That's nice...Marie, the baguettes! Hurry up!!TOWNSFOLK: Look there she goes, that girl is strange no questionDazed and distracted, can't you tell?WOMAN 1: Never part of any crowdBARBER: Cause her head's up on some cloudTOWNSFOLK: No denying she's a funny girl, that Belle!(BELLE jumps on the back of a wagon and rides through town)DRIVER: Bonjour!WOMAN 2: Good day!DRIVER: How is your family?WOMAN 3: Bonjour!MERCHANT: Good day!WOMAN 3: How is your wife?WOMAN 4: I need six eggs!MAN 1: That's too expensive!BELLE: There must be more than this provincial life!(BELLE enters the bookshop)BOOKSELLER: Ah, Belle!BELLE: Good morning. I've come to return the book I borrowed.BOOKSELLER: (Putting the book back on the shelf) Finished already?BELLE: Oh, I couldn't put it down! Have you got anything new?BOOKSELLER: (laughing) Not since yesterday.BELLE: (on ladder of bookshelf) That's all right. I'll borrow...this one.BOOKSELLER: That one? But you've read it twice!BELLE: Well it's my favorite! (BELLE swings off side of ladder,rolling down it's track) Far off places, daringswordfights, magic spells, a prince in disguise!BOOKSELLER: (handing her the book) Well, if you like it all that much,it's yours!BELLE: But sir!BOOKSELLER: I insist!BELLE: Well thank you. Thank you very much! (leaves bookshop)MEN: (looking in window, then turning to watch her)Look there she goesThat girl is so peculiar!I wonder if she's feeling well!WOMEN: With a dreamy far-off look!MEN: And her nose stuck in a book!ALL What a puzzle to the rest of us is Belle!(BELLE sits on the edge of a fountain, singing to the sheep and the washingwoman in the background, who leaves)BELLE: Oh! Isn't this amazing!It's my favorite part because, you'll see!Here's where she meets Prince CharmingBut she won't discover that it's him 'til chapter three!WOMAN 5: Now it's no wonder that her name means 'beauty'Her looks have got no parallel!MERCHANT: But behind that fair facadeI'm afraid she's rather oddVery different from the rest of us... ALL: She's nothing like the rest of usYes different from the rest of us is Belle(GEESE flying overhead, one is shot and plummets to the ground. LEFOU runsover, holds out the bag, and misses catching the prize. He returns to GASTON)LEFOU: Wow! You didn't miss a shot, Gaston! You're thegreatest hunter in the whole world!GASTON: I know!LEFOU: Huh. No beast alive stands a chance againstyou...and no girl for that matter!GASTON: It's true, Lefou, a。