儿童英语故事 Beauty and the Beast 3

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Not far from the castle was a charming littleFrench village. There lived a beautiful girl named Belle, who loved to readabout far-off places, daring sword fights, magic spells and princes indisguise. She always had her nose in a book, and the villagers laughed at her,even though they like her. Belle was so different from them.

One bright fall morning, Belle crossed the townsquare. She was too busy with her book to notice handsome, conceited Gaston,whom all the other village girls admired. But Gaston had noticed Belle. “Nowthat’s the girl I’m going to marry,” she vowed. “She’s the only one who’sworthy of me.”

Just then, a loud explosion boomed from Belle’scottage. “Papa!” she cried, running for home.

*注释：

daring [ˈdeərɪŋ]adj. 勇敢的

disguise [dɪsˈgaɪz] n. 伪装

conceited [kənˈsi:tɪd]adj. 自负的，自高自大的

admire [ədˈmaɪə(r)] v. 欣赏，赞赏

explosion [ɪkˈspləʊʒn] n. 爆炸

boom [bu:m] v. 发出隆隆声

cottage [ˈkɒtɪdʒ]n. 小屋，村舍