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My Fair Lady Script - Dialogue Transcript Freddy, go and find a cab. Do you want me to catch pneumonia? Dont just stand there, Freddy.Go and find a cab. All right, Ill get one. Look where youre goin, dear.Look where youre goin!Im so sorry.Two bunches o violets trod (past tense of tread) in the mud.A full days wages.-Freddy, go and find a cab.-Yes, Mother.Hes your son, is he?If youd done your duty as a mother should.you wouldnt let im spoil a poor girls flowrs and run away without payin.Go about your business, my girl.And you wouldnt go off without payin, either.Two bunches o violets trod in the mud.Sir, is there any sign of it stopping?Im afraid not. Its worse than before.If its worse, its a sign its nearly over.Cheer up, Captn, buy a flowr off a poor girl.Im sorry, I havent any change.I can change alf a crown. (旧制：五先令)Take this for tuppence. （两便士）I told you, Im awfully sorry.Wait a minute.Oh, yes. Heres three ha pence, if thats any use to you.Thank you, sir.You be careful.Better give im a flower for it.Theres a bloke （家伙）here behind that pillar （柱子）.takin down every blessed word youre sayin.I aint done nothin wrong by speakin to the gentleman.Ive a right to sell flowrs if I keep off the curb （远离马路沿儿）.Im a respectable girl, so help me.I never spoke to him except to ask him to buy a flowr off me.-Whats the bloomin noise?-A tecs takin her down.Im makin an honest livin.Whos doing all that shouting?Sir, dont let im charge me.You dunno what it means to me.Theyll take away me character and drive me on the streets.for speakin to gentlemen.There, there. Whos hurting you, you silly girl? Whatd you take me for?On my Bible oath, I never spoke a word.Shut up! Do I look like a policeman?Whyd ya take down me words?Ow do I know you took me down right?You just show me what you wrote abut me.That aint proper writin. I cant read it.Why cant she read it?I can.I say, Captn, now buy a flowr off a poor girl.Oh, its cause I called him Captn. I meant no arm. Sir, dont let him lay a charge against me for a word like that. Ill make no charge.Really, sir, if you are a detective.you neednt protect me against molestation （干扰）from young women.until I ask you.Anyone could tell the girl meant no harm.He aint no tec. Hes a gentleman.Look at his boots.How are all your people down at Selsey?Who told you my people come from Selsey?Never mind, they do.How do you come to be up so far east?You were born in Lisson Grove.What arm is there in my leavin Lisson Grove?It werent fit for pigs to live.I had to pay four and six a week.Live where you like but stop that noise!Come, come, he cant touch you.Youve a right to live where you please.Im a good girl, I am.-Where do I come from?-Hawkestone.Who said I didnt?Blimey （啊呀）, you know everything, you do.You, sir, do you think you could find me a taxi?Madam, its stopped raining.You can get a motorbus to Hampton Court.Isnt that where you live?What impertinence （无理，鲁莽）! Tell im where he comes from,if you wanta go fortune-telling. Cheltenham, Harrow.Cambridge and.India?Quite right.He aint a tec, hes a bloomin busybody （爱管闲事的人）.Do you do this sort of thing for a living at a music hall?I have thought of it. Perhaps I will one day.Hes no gentleman, he aint, to interfere with a poor girl!How do you do it, may I ask?Simple phonetics. The science of speech.Thats my profession. Also my hobby.Anyone can spot an Irishman or a Yorkshireman by his brogue (土腔).but I can place a man within six miles.I can place im within two miles in London.Sometimes within two streets.Ought to be ashamed of imself, unmanly coward. -Is there a living in that?-Oh, yes. Let him mind his own business and leave a poor girl alone.Cease this detestable （讨厌的）boohooing （哭闹声） instantly.or else seek the shelter of some other place of worship!I have a right to be here if I like, same as you!A woman who utters such disgusting, depressing noises.has no right to be anywhere, no right to live.Remember, youre a human with a soul.and the divine gift of articulate speech.Your native language is the language of Shakespeare and.Milton and the Bible. Dont sit there crooning （轻哼） like a bilious （暴躁的）pigeon.Look at her, a prisoner of the gutters （贫民库）Condemned by every syllable she uttersBy right she should be taken out and hungFor the cold-blooded murder of the English tongueHeavens, what a sound!This is what the British populationCalls an elementary educationCome, sir, I think youve picked a poor example.Did I?Hear them down in Soho SquareDropping Hs everywhereSpeaking English any way they likeHey, you, sir, did you go to school?What ya tike me for, a fool?No one taught him take instead of tikeHear a Yorkshireman, or worseHear a Cornishman converseId rather hear a choir singing flatChickens cackling in a barnJust like this oneGarn!Garn!I ask you, sir, what sort of word is that?Its aoow and garn that keep her in her placeNot her wretched clothes and dirty faceWhy cant the English teach their children how to speak?This verbal class distinction by now should be antiqueIf you spoke as she does, sir, instead of the way you doWhy, you might be selling flowers, too I beg your pardon.An Englishmans way of speaking absolutely classifies himAccent defines your social status.The moment he talks he makes some other Englishman despise himOne common language Im afraid well never getOh, why cant the English learn to.set a good example to people whose English is painful to your earsThe Scotch and the Irish leave you close to tearsThere even are places where English completely disappearsWhy, in America they havent used it for years!Why cant the English teach their children how to speak?Norwegians learn Norwegian, the Greeks are taught their GreekIn France every Frenchman knows his language from A to ZThe French dont care what they do actuallyAs long as they pronounce it properlyArabians learn Arabian with the speed of summer lightningThe Hebrews learn it backwards which is absolutely frighteningUse proper English, youre regarded as a freakOh, why cant the EnglishWhy cant the English learn to speak?Thank you.See this creature with her curbstone （非专业的）English.thatll keep her in the gutter till the end of her days?In six months I could pass her off as a duchess at an Embassy Ball.I could get her a job as a ladys maid or a shop assistant.which requires better English.Whats that you say?Yes, you squashed （压扁的）cabbage leaf!You disgrace to the noble architecture of these columns!You incarnate （体现，使具体化）insult to the English language!I could pass you off as the Queen of Sheba. (基督教圣经中朝觐所罗门王以测其智慧的)示巴女王。）You dont believe that, Captn?Anythings possible.I, myself, am a student of Indian dialects. Are you? Do you know Colonel Pickering, the author of Spoken Sanskrit （梵文）? I am Colonel Pickering. Who are you? Im Henry Higgins, author of Higgins Universal Alphabet. I came from India to meet you!I was going to India to meet you!-Where are you staying?-At the Carleton. No, youre not.Youre staying at -A Wimpole Street. You come with me.Well have a little jaw （chat）over supper. Indian dialects have always fascinated me. Buy a flower. Im short for me lodgin.Liar! You said you could change half a crown. You ought to be stuffed with nails, you ought!Here, take the whole bloomin basket for a sixpence! A reminder. -How many are there actually?-How many what? Indian dialects? No fewer than distinct languages are recorded as vernacular （方言）in India. Shouldnt we stand up, gentlemen?Weve got a bloomin heiress （女继承人） in our midst. Would you be lookin for a good butler （男管家）, Eliza? Well, you wont do. Its rather dull in town I think Ill take me to ParisThe missus wants to open up the castle in Capri (卡普里岛)Me doctor recommends a quiet summer by the seaWouldnt it be loverly?Where are ya bound for this year, Eliza?Biarritz? All I want is a room somewhereFar away from the cold night airWith one enormous chairOh, wouldnt it be loverly?Lots of chocolate for me to eatLots of coal makin lots of eatWarm face, warm ands, warm feetOh, wouldnt it be loverly?Oh, so loverly sittinAbsobloominlutely stillI would never budge till SpringCrept over the winder sillSomeones ead restin on my kneeWarm and tender as he can beWho takes good care of meOh, wouldnt it be loverly?LoverlyLoverlyLoverlyLoverlyAll I want is a room somewhereFar away from the cold night airWith one enormous chairOh, wouldnt it be loverly?Lots of chocolate for me to eat Lots of coal makin lots of eatWarm face, warm ands, warm feetOh, wouldnt it be loverly?Oh, so loverly sittinAbsobloominlutely stilll would never budge till SpringCrept over the winder sillSomeones ead restin on my kneeWarm and tender as he can beWho takes good care of meOh, wouldnt it be loverly?LoverlyLoverlyLoverlyOh, wouldnt it be loverly?LoverlyLoverlyLoverlyWouldnt it be loverly? Come on, Alfie, lets go ome now.This place is givin me the willies. Home? What do you want to go ome for? Its nearly: .My daughter Elizall be along soon. She ought to be good for alf a crownfor a father that loves er.Thats a laugh.You aint been near er for months. Whats that got to do with it?Whats alf a crown after all Ive give er? When did you ever give er anythin? Anythin? I give er everythin. I give er the greatest gift any human being can give to another:Life!I introduced er to this here planet, I did, with all its wonders and marvels.The sun that shines, the moon that glows.Hyde Park to walk through on a fine spring night. The ole ruddy city o London to roam around in sellin er bloomin flowrs.I give er all that.Then I disappears and leaves er on er own to enjoy it.If that aint worth alf a crown now and again.Ill take my belt off and give er what for. You got a good eart.But you want a alf a crown out o Eliza.you better have a good story.Leave that to me, my boy. -Good mornin, George.-Not a brass farthin. （一个铜板也没有） Not a brass farthin. There she is. Why, Liza, what a surprise. Hop along, Charlie, youre too old for me. -Dont you know your daughter?-You dont know what she looks like.I know er, I know er.Come on, Ill find er. Eliza, what a surprise. Not a brass farthin. Hey, you come ere, Eliza. I aint gonna take me ard-earned wages.and let you pass em on to a bloody pubkeeper.Which means? You wouldnt send me ome to your stepmother.without a drop o liquid protection, would ya? Stepmother, indeed! Well, Im willin to marry er.Its me that suffers by it.Im a slave to that woman, Eliza.Just because I aint er lawful usband. Come on. Slip your ol dad just alf a crown to go ome on. Well, I had a bit o luck meself last night. But dont keep comin around countin on alf crowns from me! Thank you, Eliza. Youre a noble daughter. Beer, beer, glorious beer Fill yourself right up See this creature with her curbstone English.that will keep her in the gutter till the end of her days?In six months, I could pass her off as a duchess at an Embassy Ball.I could get her a job as a ladys maid or a shop assistant.which requires better English.You disgrace to the noble architecture of these columns!I could get her a job as a ladys maid or a shop assistant.which requires better English. How many vowel sounds did you hear altogether? I believe I counted . Wrong by . To be exact you heard . Listen to them one at a time. Must I? Im really quite done up for one morning. Your name, please? Your name, miss? My name is of no concern to you whatsoever.One moment, please.London is gettin so dirty these days. Im Mrs. Pearce, the housekeeper.Can I help you? Good morning, missus.Id like to see the professor, please. Could you tell me what its about? Its business of a personal nature. One moment, please. -Mr. Higgins?-What is it, Mrs. Pearce? Theres a young woman who wants to see you, sir. A young woman? What does she want? Shes quite a common girl, sir.Very common indeed. I shouldve sent her away, only I thought.you wanted her to talk into your machine. -Has she an interesting accent?-Simply ghastly. Good. Lets have her in.Show her in, Mrs. Pearce. This is rather a bit of luck.Ill show you how I make records. Well set her talking, then Ill take her down first in Bells Visible Speech.Visible speech is the writing system used by Alexander Melville Bell, who was known internationally as a teacher of speech and proper elocution and an author of books on the subject. The system is composed of symbols that show the position and movement of the throat, tongue, and lips as they produce the sounds of language, and it is a type of phonetic notation. The system was used to aid the deaf in learning to speak.then in broad Romic （宽式罗密克音标）.Then well get her on the phonograph.so you can turn her on when you want with the written transcript before you. This is the young woman, sir. Good mornin, my good man.Might I ave a word with you? Oh, no. This is the girl I jotted down last night.Shes no use. I got the records I want of the Lisson Grove lingo (方言).I wont waste another cylinder (圆筒)on that. Be off with you. I dont want you. Dont be so saucy (傲慢,鲁莽).You aint eard what I come for yet.Did you tell im I come in a taxi? Nonsense. Do you think a gentleman like Mr. Higgins cares what you came in? Oh, we are proud. He aint above givin lessons, not im.I eard im say so. I aint come here to ask for any compliment.and if my moneys not good enough, I can go elsewhere. Good enough for what? Good enough for you. Now you know, dont ya?Im come to ave lessons. And to pay for em, too, make no mistake.Well! And what do you expect me to say? Well, if you was a gentleman,you might ask me to sit down, I think. Dont I tell you Im bringin you business? Should we ask this baggage to sit down.or shall we just throw her out of the window? I wont be called a baggage.Not when Ive offered to pay like any lady. What do you want, my girl? I want to be a lady in a flowr shop.stead of sellin at the corner of Tottenham Court Road.But they wont take me unless I can talk more genteel.He said e could teach me.Well, ere I am ready to pay im.Not asking any favor and he treats me as if I was dirt.I know what lessons cost as well as you do and Im ready to pay. How much? Now youre talkin. I thoug