book8 Unit4 reading

Unit4,Pygmalion,DoyouknowthemythofPygmalion?,ThepicturesonPage28maybehelpfultoyou.,Doyouknowthemyth(神话)ofPygmalion?ItisaGreekmyth.,Pygmalionwasaverygiftedartist.Hespentalongtimemakingastonestatueofabeautifulwoman.Itwassobeautifulthathecouldnthelplovingitandwantedittobehiswife.,Butitwasonlyastone.Howcouldhemakehisdreambecometrue?HethoughtandthoughtandatlastheaskedtheGreekGoddesstohelphimtobringittolife.TheGreekGoddessagreedtohelpandhiswishwasgranted.,TheGreekmythwasapopularsubjectforVictorianeraEnglishplaywrights.Basedontheclassicalmyth,BernardShawwroteafamousplayPygmalion.,MyFairLadyisamusical(音乐片)baseduponGeorgeBernardShawsPygmalion.Themusicals1956Broadwayproductionwasahit,settinganewrecordforthelongestrunofanymajormusicaltheatreproductioninhistory.Ithasbeencalled“theperfectmusical”.,ProfessorHigginsisamanwhodoesnotlikewomanandisveryrudetothem.Forabetheagreestoteachapooryoungwoman(Eliza)sothatshecanbepassedoffasarichladyinhighclasssociety.Elizabecomesacceptedasamemberoftheupperclass.,ThePygmalioneffect,orRosenthal(美国心理学家-卢森塔尔)effect,referstothephenomenonthatthegreatertheexpectationplaceduponpeople,oftenchildrenorstudents,thebettertheyperform.,HaveyoueverheardofthePygmalionEffect?,MyFairLady,GeorgeBernardShaw,anIrishdramatist,literarycritic,andaleadingfigureinthe20thcenturytheater,Hismainworksinclude:,ImmaturityWidowersHousesPygmalionManandSuperman(1902),JohnBullsOtherIsland(1904),MajorBarbara(1905),DoyouknowanythingmoreaboutShaw?,GeorgeBernardShawwasafreethinker,defenderofwomensrights,andadvocateofequalityofincome.In1925hewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforliterature.Shawacceptedthehonorbutrefusedthemoney.Hewasaveryhumorousplaywright.,Pygmalion,Reading,I.Readthepassageandfindanswerstothequestions.,Whatisthenameofthemanhidingfromtherain?WhyisElizafrightenedofhimatfirst?WherehasColonelPickeringbeenlivingandwhathashestudied?WhoisHenryHigginsanxioustomeetandwhy?WhatisElizasambitionandwhatdoesshedecidetodoaboutit?,1.Whatisthenameofthemanhidingfromtherain?2.WhyisElizafrightenedofhimatfirst?3.WherehasColonelPickeringbeenlivingandwhathashestudied?,HenryHiggins.,Shethinksheisapolicemanindisguise.,HehasbeenlivinginIndiaandhasstudiedmanyIndiandialects.,4.WhoisHenryHigginsanxioustomeetandwhy?5.WhatisElizasambitionandwhatdoesshedecidetodoaboutit?,HeisanxioustomeetColonelPickeringbecauseheisresearchinginthesameacademicfieldasPickering.,Herambitionistobeashopassistant.ShedecidestotakelessonsformProfessorHigginstoachieveheraim.,II.Theplaywrightshowswhatkindofpeoplehischaractersarebywhattheysayanddo.Pleaseanalysethecharactersaccordingtotheirwordsandbehaviourintheplay.,Heisself-important.2.HethinkstheuseofcorrectEnglishmatters.,Heismodest,preparedtolearnfromothers.HeignoresElizabutspeakstoHenryastheyaresocialequals.,Elizaisrespectfultopeopleofahighersocialclassthanher.（callstheman“sir”).Sheisaggressicewhendefendingherself.Sheissensitiveabouthowsheappearstoothers.,III.Thesocialpositionofthecharactersinfluencesthewaytheybehavetoeachother.IsthistrueinShawsplay?Giveyourevidenceinthechartbelow.,(H)-highersocialclass;(L)-lowerclass,Yes,Yes,professional,phonetician,notes,sillygirl,expertise,praises,ignores,stop,Yes,Yes,anxious,eager,ambitious,respectful,upset,Yes,Unclear,Whatotherthingsshowonesstatusinsocietyapartfromhowonespeaks?,Youcanshowyoursocialstatusby:clothesyouwearexpensivepossessions(likecarsorjewellery)attitudesandbehavioreducationlevelhowmanyforeignlanguagespokenandcountriesvisited,IV.Choosethoseadjectivesinthelistbelowwhichbestdescribeeachcharacterintheplay.,impatientkindpoliterudeconfidentanxiouseagerenthusiasticemotionalself-importantambitiousgenerousunsuresuperiordynamic,Henry,Colonel,Eliza,impatient,rude,confident,superior,self-important,kind,polite,generous,enthusiastic,eager,confident,anxious,eager,emotionalambitious,unsure,参考Canyourecognizeeachcharacterssocialpositionbytheirbehaviourandlanguage?Isheorshefromtheupperclass,middleclassorlowerclass?Giveyourreasons.,Elizaisfromthelowerclass.Sheisrespectfultopeopleofthehigherclass.Shecallsgentleman“sir”and“capin”(orcaptain)whichisacompliment.,HenryHigginsisfromthemiddleclass.Heisrudetothelowerclassandpolit