2019-2020学年高中英语 Unit 4 Pygmalion Section Ⅰ Warming

Unit4Pygmalion[话题导读]导语：皮格马利翁效应指的是人的情感和观念会不同程度地受到别人下意识的影响。人们会不自觉地受自己喜欢、钦佩、信任和崇拜的人的影响和暗示。而这种暗示，正是让你梦想成真的基石之一。PygmalionEffectAteamcandoaswellasyouandtheteamthinktheycan.Thisideaisknownas“theself­fulfillingprophecy(预言)”.Whenyoubelievetheteamcanperformwell,insomestrangeandmagicalwaytheycan.Andsimilarly,whenyoubelievetheycan'tperformwell,theycan't.Theself­fulfillingprophecyisalsoknownasthePygmalionEffect.ThiscomesfromastorybyOvidaboutPygmalion,whocreatedanivorystatueofhisidealwoman.Andheimmediatelyfellinlovewithit.Hebeggedthegoddesstobreathelifeintothestatueandmakeherhisown.ShegrantedPygmalionhiswish,thestatuecametolifeandthecouplemarriedandlivedhappilyeverafter.ThestorywasalsothebasisofGeorgeBernardShaw'splay“Pygmalion”．InShaw'splay,ProfessorHenryHigginsclaimshecanturnaCockneyflowergirl,ElizaDoolittle,intoaduchess.But,asElizaherselfpointsouttoHiggins'friendPickering，itisn'twhatshelearnsordoesthatdetermineswhethershewillbecomeaduchess,buthowshe'streated.“Yousee,reallyandtruly,apartfromthethingsanyonecanpickup,thedifferencebetweenaladyandaflowergirlisnothowshebehavesbuthowshe'streated.IshallalwaysbeaflowergirltoProfessorHiggins,becausehealwaystreatsmeasaflowergirl,andalwayswill,butIknowIcanbealadytoyoubecauseyoualwaystreatmeasalady,andalwayswill.”Theimplication(运用)ofthePygmalionEffectforleadersandmanagersismassive(巨大的)．Itmeansthattheperformanceofyourteamdependslessonthemthanitdoesonyou.Theperformanceyougetfrompeopleisnomoreorlessthanwhatyouexpect:whichmeansyoumustalwaysexpectthebest.AsGoethesaid，“Treatamanasheisandhewillremainasheis.Treatamanashecanandshouldbeandhewillbecomeashecanandshouldbe.”SectionⅠWarmingUp&Prereading&Reading—Comprehending练读文记词汇学翻译1教材助读[先读通]PYGMALIONMAINCHARACTERS：ElizaDoolittle(E)：apoorflowergirlwhoisambitiousto①improveherself②ProfessorHiggins③(H)：anexpertinphonetics④，convinced⑤thatthequalityofaperson'sEnglishdecideshis/herpositioninsociety⑥Colonel⑦Pickering⑧(CP)：anofficerinthearmyandlaterafriendofHiggins'whosetshimataskActOneFATEFUL⑨MEETINGS11：15pminLondon,Englandin1914outsideatheatre.Itispouringwithrainandcabwhistles⑩areblowinginalldirections⑪.Amanishidingfromtherainlisteningtopeople'slanguageandwatchingtheirreactions⑫.Whilewatching⑬，hemakesnotes⑭.Nearbyaflowergirlwearingdarkgarments⑮andawoollen⑯scarfisalsoshelteringfrom⑰therain.Agentleman(G)passesandhesitates⑱foramoment.E：Comeover'ere,cap'in,andbuymeflowersoffapoorgirl.G：I'msorrybutIhaven'tanychange⑲.E：Icangiv'ouchange,cap'in.G：(surprised)Forapound?I'mafraidI'vegotnothingless.E：(hopefully)Oah!Oh,dobuy⑳afloweroffme,Captain.Takethisforthreepence.(holdsup○21somedeadflowers)G：(uncomfortably○22)Nowdon'tbetroublesome○23，there'sagoodgirl.(looksinhiswallet○24andsoundsmorefriendly)But,wait,here'ssomesmallchange.Willthatbeofanyuse○25toyou?It'srainingheavilynow,isn'tit?(leaves)E：(disappointedattheoutcome○26，butthinkingitisbetterthannothing)Thankyou,sir.(seesamantakingnotes○27andfeelsworried)Hey!Iain'tdonenothingwrong○28byspeakingtothatgentleman.I'vearighttosellflowers,Ihave.Iain't○29nothief○30.I'manhonestgirlIam！(beginstocry)H：(kindly)There!There！○31Who'shurtingyou,yousillygirl?Whatdoyoutakemefor○32？(givesherahandkerchief○33)E：Ithought○34maybeyouwasapolicemanindisguise○35.H：DoIlooklikeapoliceman？E：(stillworried)Thenwhydid'outakedown○36mywordsfor?HowdoIknowwhether'outookmedownright?'oujustshowmewhat'ou'vewroteaboutme！H：Hereyouare.(handsover○37thepapercoveredinwriting○38)E：What'sthat?Thatain'tproperwriting.Ican'treadthat.(pushesitbackathim)H：Ican.(readsimitatingEliza)“Comeover'ere,cap'in,andbuymeflowersoffapoorgirl.”(inhisownvoice)Thereyouare○39andyouwereborninLissonGroveifI'mnotmistaken○40.E：(lookingconfused)WhatifIwas○41？What'sittoyou？CP：(hasbeenwatchingthegirlandnowspeakstoHiggins)That'squitebrilliant○42！Howdidyoudothat,mayIask？H：Simplyphoneticsstudiedandclassified○43frompeople'sownspeech.That'smyprofessionandalsomyhobby.Youcanplace○44amanbyjustafewremarks○45.Icanplaceanyspokenconversationwithinsixmiles,andevenwithintwostreetsinLondonsometimes.CP：Letmecongratulateyou!Butisthereanincometobemadeinthat？H：Yes,indeed.Quiteagoodone.Thisistheageofthenewlyrich.Peoplebegintheirworkinglifeinapoorneighbourhood○46ofLondonwith80poundsayearandendinarichonewith100thousand.Buttheybetray○47themselveseverytimetheyopentheirmouths○48.Nowoncetaughtbyme○49，she'dbecomeanupper○50classlady...CP：Isthatso?Extraordinary○51！H：(rudely)LookatthisgirlwithherterribleEnglish:theEnglishthatwillcondemn○52hertothegutter○53totheendofherdays○54.But,sir,(proudly)onceeducatedtospeakproperly○55，thatgirlcouldpassherselfoffinthreemonthsas○56aduchess○57atanambassador's○58gardenparty.PerhapsIcouldevenfindheraplaceasalady'smaidorashopassistant,whichrequires○59betterEnglish○60.E：What'sthatyousay?Ashopassistant?Nowthat'ssommat○61Iwant,thatis！H：(ignores○62her)Canyoubelievethat？CP：Ofcourse!IstudymanyIndiandialectsmyselfand...H：Doyouindeed?DoyouknowColonelPickering？CP：IndeedIdo,for○63thatisme.Whoareyou？H：I'mHenryHigginsandIwasdoingtoIndiatomeetyou.CP：AndIcametoEnglandtomakeyouracquaintance○64！E：Whata