1 . The owner of the castle is an abnormal creature, half-man, half-beast, who tells the trader—either one of his daughters replaces him as a prisoner in the castle, or he will die. Beauty offers to replace her father and be trapped in the castle. In the end, she discovers the Beast is not as awful and cruel as he seems. In fact, he is a handsome prince. (划线部分英译汉)
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