1、Unit 4Pygmalion,单词注释,难句剖析,导读诱思,皮格马利翁是萧伯纳最著名的喜剧作品之一,曾被拍成电影,也曾被翻译成多种语言。Pygmalion,George Bernard Shaws classic comedy,was written in 1913 and the first English production took place in London in 1914.It was regarded as one of the best British comedies of that time.,单词注释,难句剖析,导读诱思,The plot of Pygmalion
2、revolves around a bet between two upper-class Englishmen concerning the transformation1 of a cockney speaking flower girl into an upper-class English lady.Professor Higgins,a phonetic expert boasts to his colleague Colonel Pickering that in three months he could change a “creature” into a lady at an
3、 ambassadors garden party.The “creature” is Eliza Doolittle,a flower girl who was brought up in the cockney speaking East London.Following this public boast,Professor Higgins accepts a challenge to teach the flower girl Eliza Doolittle to speak standard English and launch2 her into polite society.Th
4、rough Higgins successful transformation of Eliza into a “lady”,and Elizas subsequent3 rebellion against Higgins attitudes and assumptions4,Shaws comedy explores questions of speech and class in England.,单词注释,难句剖析,导读诱思,Pygmalion was transformed into a musical by Lerner and Loewe in the 1950s and beca
5、me a great Broadway hit in 1956.The musical,which was renamed My Fair Lady,includes several memorable songs.The production won the famous Tony Award for Best Musical in 1956.My Fair Lady has been translated into many languages including Czech5,Danish,French,German,Polish,Spanish,etc.In 1964,Hollywoo
6、d produced a film version of My Fair Lady starring Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn.The film won eight Academy Awards including Best Picture,Best Director,Best Actor and Best Musical Score.,单词注释,难句剖析,导读诱思,1.transformation /trnsfmeIn/ n.转变;改造2.launch /lnt/ vt.开始从事3.subsequent /sbsIkwnt/ adj.随后的;后来的4.a
7、ssumption /smpn/ n.假设5.Czech /tek/ n.捷克语,难句剖析,导读诱思,单词注释,The plot of Pygmalion revolves around a bet between two upper-class Englishmen concerning the transformation of a cockney speaking flower girl into an upper-class English lady.译文:皮格马利翁的情节是围绕着两个上流社会的英国绅士打的一个赌展开的,打赌的内容是关于把一个讲伦敦东区口音的卖花女转变成一个上流社会的英
8、国淑女。剖析:这是一个很长的简单句concerning the transformation of.是一个介词短语,修饰bet。concerning是一个介词,意为“关于;涉及”。,难句剖析,导读诱思,单词注释,根据文章内容,判断下列句子的正误(T/F)。1.Pygmalion is a love story about a flower girl between two upper-class Englishmen. ()2.In 1956,the comedy was made into a Hollywood film. ()3.Shaws comedy explores questio
9、ns of speech and class in England. (),F,F,T,Section Warming Up, Pre-reading,Reading & Comprehending,一,二,三,四,五,六,七,一、看下面的图片,回答下列问题,一,二,三,四,五,六,七,1.Whats the name of the man in Picture A?2.Do you know some works of George Bernard Shaw?3.Have you seen the film named My Fair Lady?If not,see it when you
10、have time.,答案:Its George Bernard Shaw,an Irish dramatist,a literary critic,a socialist spokesman,and a leading figure in the 20th century.,答案:Answers will vary.,答案:Answers will vary.,一,二,三,四,五,六,七,二、将单词与相对应的释义搭配起来AB1.classifya.to say or write sth. to express an opinion or a thought about sb.or sth.2
11、.remarkb.someone you know,but who is not a close friend3.condemnc.to pause before saying or doing sth. 4.acquaintanced.to arrange sth.in groups according to features that they have in common5.hesitatee.to disapprove or punish答案:1.d2.a3.e4.b5.c,一,二,三,四,五,六,七,三、短语填空1. all directions 四面八方2.hold 举起3.be
12、disappointed 对失望4.pass.off . (把某人)改变或冒充成5.make ones 结识;与相见6. amazement 震惊;惊讶7. speaking 一般来说8. terms of. 就来说;从角度,in,up,at,as,acquaintance,in,generally,in,一,二,三,四,五,六,七,四、快速阅读FATEFUL MEETINGS,用几个形容词来形容这三个人物,1.Eliza Doolittle:2.Colonel Pickering:3.Professor Higgins:,答案:anxious,eager,emotional,ambitiou
13、s,unsure,答案:kind,polite,generous,enthusiastic,eager,confident,答案:impatient,rude,confident,superior,self-important,一,二,三,四,五,六,七,五、阅读FATEFUL MEETINGS,完成下列表格。注意:每空格一词,rainy,flower,takes,一,二,三,四,五,六,七,phonetics,position,quality,upper,makes,Dialects,friends,一,二,三,四,五,六,七,六、阅读FATEFUL MEETINGS,回答下列问题1.Wha
14、t was the girls spoken English like?A.She spoke standard English.B.She didnt speak standard English.C.She spoke official English.D.She spoke American English.2.Why did the girl begin to cry?A.She thought that man might be a policeman.B.She felt hungry but she had nothing to eat.C.She was wet in the
15、rain.D.She was unable to take a bus to get home.,答案:B,答案:A,一,二,三,四,五,六,七,3.What did Higgins take down on his notebook?A.He wrote down what the girl said.B.He wrote down what he had seen.C.He took down the weather.D.He was writing a diary.4.Once educated to speak properly,the girl can do the followin
16、g things EXCEPT .A.acting as a duchessB.going on selling flowersC.working as a shop assistantD.serving as a ladys maid,答案:A,答案:B,一,二,三,四,五,六,七,一,二,三,四,五,六,七,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,
