高中英语人教版选修8课件：Unit+4　Pygmalion+4.1.pptVIP

Unit 4 Pygmalion;[文章导语]Pygmalion,who fell in love with his ideal woman,begged Aphrodite for a wife who would be as perfect as his statue.Aphrodite brought the statue to life and Pygmalion married her. 皮格马利翁爱上了他想象中的女子,请求阿芙洛狄特赐予自己一位和雕塑一样完美的妻子。阿芙洛狄特赋予雕塑生命后皮格马利翁与其结婚。;The Ancient Greek Mythology,Pygmalion In ancient Greek mythology(神话),Pygmalion was a gifted sculptor from Cyprus,who showed no interest in the local women at all,for he found them immoral.Instead,Pygmalion concentrated on his art until one day he ran across a large,perfect piece of ivory and decided to carve a beautiful woman from it.When he finished the statue,Pygmalion found the image of his ideal woman so lovely that he dressed the figure and covered her in jewels.He gave the statue a name:Galatea,which meant sleeping love.He found himself falling in love with his ideal woman,so he went to the temple of Aphrodite (the goddess of love and beauty) to beg for a wife who would be as perfect as his statue.;Aphrodite was curious,so she visited the room of the sculptor while he was away and was charmed by his creation.Galatea was the image of herself.Flattered,Aphrodite brought the statue to life.When Pygmalion returned to his home,he found Galatea alive,and humbled(低声下气) himself at her feet.Pygmalion and Galatea got married and Pygmalion never forgot to thank Aphrodite for the gift she had given him.He and Galatea brought gifts to her temple throughout their life,and Aphrodite blessed them with happiness and love in return.;译文 古希腊神话——皮格马利翁 在古希腊神话中,皮格马利翁是一位来自塞浦路斯的很有天赋的雕塑家,他对当地的女子一点也不感兴趣,因为他认为她们都不道德。然而,皮格马利翁一直专心于艺术,直到有一天他偶遇一件大而完美的象牙,遂决定用它雕刻成一位美丽迷人的女子。当他完成这座雕塑时,皮格马利翁觉得他想象中的女子形象太美了,以至于他给雕塑穿上衣服,戴上珠宝首饰。他给这座雕像取名为伽拉忒亚,其意为甜睡的爱。他发现自己爱上了他想象中的女子,所以他去阿芙洛狄特(爱与美的女神)神庙,请求她赐给自己一位和雕塑一样完美的妻子。;阿芙洛狄特非常好奇,于是趁他外出的时候她参观了这位雕塑家的工作室,并被他的作品迷住了。伽拉忒??就是她自己的形象。阿芙洛狄特非常高兴,于是赋予这座雕塑生命。当皮格马利翁回到家里时,他发现伽拉忒亚活了,并拜倒在她的脚下。皮格马利翁和伽拉忒亚结婚了,而且皮格马利翁从未忘记感谢阿芙洛狄特赐予他的礼物。他和伽拉忒亚一生中都向这座神庙供奉礼物,而阿芙洛狄特也用幸福和爱回报庇佑他们。;典句欣赏 1.He found himself falling in love with his ide