If you've been to Disneyland you may feel like you've seen parts of this castle before
去过迪士尼的人，想必都会觉得见过这座城堡的某些部分，
but you're not dreaming, Sleeping Beauty. This fairytale castle is real.
你不是在做梦，睡美人儿eUQHScR4geaENQ。世间真有这座童话般的城堡j(~+;uImL^t。
Neuschwanstein Castle was commissioned by King Ludwig II of Bavaria in 1869.
新天鹅堡是1869年由巴伐利亚国王路德维希二世建造的UmTJxFiEHd!RWPz。
He wanted the castle to resemble earlier German palaces,
他原本希望这座城堡修建成早期德国宫殿的样子，
but the result is a combination of styles and influences ranging from the Romanesque to Gothic.
结果却修成了融合了从罗马式到哥特式多种风格在内的一座建筑,p6;3mC_N!-K。
His castle may look familiar.
或许，他的这座城堡看上去有些眼熟V.mYGX~wTUdh7Sr!。
It's the inspiration behind Sleeping Beauty's castle at Disneyland.
因为迪士尼出品的《睡美人》里的城堡的灵感就来源于此nEm]]wOZM)MlV(9。

King Ludwig II was adored by the people.
国王路德维希二世深受人民的爱戴&;y&ZHoc=r*_。
He was more commonly known as the fairytale king,
人们通常称他为 “童话国王”，

for his love of escaping reality and his responsibilities as king with music plays and fairytale stories.
因为他喜欢逃避现实，逃避自己作为国王的责任，反而热爱音乐，戏剧和童话故事^8I83ge.08qlVKd6。

However King Ludwig did not get his fairytale ending.
然而，路德维希国王自己并没能得到童话般的结局V93yztLJsKv6B&cc*A。
He was declared insane in 1886 and removed his king by his cabinet.
1886年，他被宣布精神失常，内阁罢免了他的国王称号wtLj!@fbR=EoVcgj[l。
A few days later, he died under mysterious circumstances.
几天后，他就神秘离世了ax3T-*&SklBeYJ0kF[r。
He only had a chance to live in the unfinished castle for six months before his death.
去世前，他只在这座尚未完工的城堡里住了六个月xx+]S0HGR2e&oL0x4。
Regardless, this castle has inspired the imagination of countless generations.
尽管如此，这座城堡还是激发了无数代人的想象力M_R.R^;)P=Z+Rv@7。