2016新课标三维人教英语 选修八 Unit 4 Section 1.docVIP

Pygmalion is a play based on the Greek myth of the same name. It tells the story of Henry Higgins， a professor of phonetics， who makes a bet with his friend， Colonel Pickering， that he can successfully pass off a Cockney flower girl， Eliza Doolittle， as a refined ?文雅的? society lady by teaching her how to speak with an upper class accent and training her in etiquette?礼节?. In the process， Higgins and Doolittle grow close. However， because of the pride of Huggins， Doolittle cannot feel Hugginss care to her. Ultimately ?最后?， when she declares that she will leave Huggins and marry the other young gentleman； Higgins at last realized how much he needs Doolittle and how important Doolittle is. This play is based on Pygmalion， a sculptor ?雕刻家? from Greek Mythology who was a known misogynist ?厌恶女人的人? — a trait?性格? somewhat shared by Prof Higgins in this play. It is a story about how a girl changes from the gutters ?贫民区? to a society lady. But what more important is that it is Doolittles self-respect and hard-working that really win the esteem ?尊重；好评? and love from Huggins. Section_ⅠWarming Up Reading — Pre-reading [原文呈现][读文清障] PYGMALION MAIN CHARACTERS： Eliza Doolittle(E)：a poor flower girl who is ambitious to① improve herself② Professor Higgins③ (H)：an expert in phonetics④， convinced⑤ that the quality of a persons English decides his/her position in society⑥ Colonel⑦ Pickering⑧ (CP)：an officer in the army and later a friend of Higgins who sets him a task Act One FATEFUL⑨ MEETINGS 11：15 pm in London, England in 1914 outside a theatre. It is pouring with rain and cab whistles are blowing in all directions? . A man is hiding from the rain listening to peoples language and watching their reactions?. While watching?， he makes notes. Nearby a flower girl wearing dark garments? and a woollen? scarf is also sheltering from? the rain. A gentleman (G) passes and hesitates?for a moment. E：Come overere, capin, and buy me flowers off a poor girl. G：Im sorry but I havent any change. E：I