1、Unit 4 Pygmalion 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.ProfessorHiggins,a phonetic expert boasts to his colleague Colonel Pickering that in three months he could change a“creature”into a lady at an am
3、bassadors 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.单词注释 难句
4、剖析 导读诱思 Through 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.Pygmalion was transformed into a musical by Lerner and Loewe in the 1950s and became a gr
5、eat 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,Hollywood produ
6、ced a film version of My Fair Ladystarring 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 n.转变;改造 2.launch vt.开始从事 3.subsequent adj.随后的;后来的 4.assumption n.假设 5.Czech n.捷克语 单词注释 难
7、句剖析 导读诱思 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国淑女。剖析 这是一个很长的简单句concerning the transformation
8、of.是一个介词短语,修饰bet。concerning是一个介词,意为“关于;涉及”。单词注释 难句剖析 导读诱思 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 questions of speech and class in England.()F F T Section
9、Warming Up,Pre-reading,Reading&Comprehending 一 二 三 四 五 六 七 Pre-reading 一、看下面的图片,回答下列问题 1.Whats the name of the man in Picture A?Its George Bernard Shaw,an Irish dramatist,a literary critic,asocialist spokesman,and a leading figure in the 20th century.一 二 三 四 五 六 七 2.Do you know some works of George
10、Bernard Shaw?3.Have you seen the film named My Fair Lady?If not,see it when you have time.Answers will vary.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 A B 1.classify a.to say or write sth.to express an opinion or a thought about sb.or sth.2.remarkb.someone you know,but who is not a close frien
11、d 3.condemnc.to pause before saying or doing sth.4.acquaintanced.to arrange sth.in groups according to features that they have in common 5.hesitatee.to disapprove or punish 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 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.amazeme
12、nt 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 While-reading 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:anxious,eager,emotional,ambitious,unsurekind,polite,generous,enthusiastic,eager,confidentim
13、patient,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。Introduction On a(n)1.night,outside a theatre,the main characters of the play appear.Eliza Doolittle A(n)2.girl has a strong accent.She tries to sell her flowers to the passers-by.She 3.Higgins for the
14、policeman.Finally she becomes the centre of a bet made by Higgins and Colonel Pickering.rainy flower takes 一 二 三 四 五 六 七 Professor Higgins An expert in 4.likes to listen to peoples language and studies it.He believes that a persons 5.in society depends on the 6.of his/her English.He boasts that he c
15、ould transform a poor person into a(n)7.class one by changing his/her language,so he 8.a bet with Colonel Pickering to train a flower girl.Colonel Pickering An officer in the army studies many Indian 9.He is quite interested in what Higgins says,and makes a bet with him.Later they become 10.with eac
16、h other.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.What 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
17、?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 rain.D.She was unable to take a bus to get home.B 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
18、down the weather.D.He was writing a diary.4.Once educated to speak properly,the girl can do the following things EXCEPT .A.acting as a duchess B.going on selling flowers C.working as a shop assistant D.serving as a ladys maid A B 一 二 三 四 五 六 七 Post-reading 七、根据课文内容填空 It was pouring with rain and cab
19、 whistles were 1._(blow)in all directions.Eliza,a flower girl,was sheltering from the rain 2._ a gentleman passed and 3.(hesitation)for a moment.Thegirl desired him to buy some flowers off her,but he didnt.4._(face)with the troublesome girl,the man gave her some small change and left.And the outcome
20、 made Eliza 5._(disappoint),because she felt as if she were a thief and blowing when hesitated Faced disappointed 一 二 三 四 五 六 七 dishonest at all 6.began to cry.Then,Higgins,anexpert 7.phonetics,who could place a man by just a few remarks,appeared and gave her a handkerchief to wipe away her tears an
21、d asked if he was 8.(mistake)to say that she was born in Lisson Grove.Then Higgins tried to convince Eliza to improve her English to become an upper class lady.When the girl knew that the 9._(improve)of her English could lift up her life,she felt 10.(encourage)to learn to speak the authentic English
22、.and in mistaken improvement encouraged 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1.A gentleman(G)passes and hesitates for a moment.有位先生(简称G)从这儿路过,并迟疑了片刻。考点hesitate vi.犹豫;踌躇【高考典句】(2016全国高考)A few students hesitated to start.几个学生犹豫要不要开始。We do not hesitate to give our lives for our country,let alone suffer some hardships.我们为国
23、献身都不会犹豫,更不必说吃点苦了。The boy hesitated for a moment and then left the office.那个男孩踌躇了一会儿,然后离开了办公室。归纳 hesitate常与介词about/over连用,表示“对犹豫”;hesitate todo sth.的意义是“做某事犹豫不决”。1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 派生词:hesitation n.犹豫 without hesitation 毫不犹豫地 have no hesitation in saying毫不犹豫地说 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 活学活用 语法填空(1)I have no q
24、uestion at the moment,sir.Dont hesitate (call)me if you need a hand.Ill help you.(2)Shes still hesitating about (send)her daughter to college.完成句子(3)_(我真不好意思向你开口),but will you lend me your car for a few days?(4)(她犹豫不决)the choice between the two blouses for her daughter.to call sending I hesitate to
25、ask you She hesitated about/over 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2.There you are and you were born in Lisson Grove if Im notmistaken.你呀,如果我没弄错的话,你出生在里森格罗佛。考点mistaken adj.(见解或判断上)错误的;不正确的 In that idea,youre mistaken.那样说来你错了。【高考典句】(2015陕西高考)This is a mistaken view.这是一种错误的观点。1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9(1)mistake v.弄错,误解 At fi
26、rst,he thought he had mistaken the address.一开始他以为地址搞错了。(2)mistake常用短语归纳:be mistaken about.误解;搞错 mistake.for.把错认为 I was mistaken about her age.我把她的年龄弄错了。He always mistakes me for my twin sister.他总是把我错认为是我的双胞胎妹妹。1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 活学活用 语法填空(1)I serve my husband three meals every day and do almost every
27、thing for him but he still fails me.Im sorry to say thats you are mistaken.(2)The twins are so alike that even their parents mistake one _ another.完成句子(3)You are (错怪)him.He is telling the truth.同义句转换(4)The teacher has a wrong opinion of this pupils action.(5)If you thought she intended to be rude,yo
28、u were not right.where for mistaken about The teacher is mistaken about this pupils action.If you thought she intended to be rude,you were mistaken.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3.Simply phonetics studied and classified from peoples ownspeech.对人的发音进行研究、分类,如此而已。考点classify vt.把分类;把归类 The boys here are classified
29、into classes according to their ages.这儿的男孩子根据他们的年龄分班。You should make a list of all the new words and classify them.你应该把所有的新单词都列出来,并进行分类。Such people should be classified as middle classes.这样的人们应该被归类为中产阶级。归纳 be classified into“被分成”;be classified as“把归类为”。1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9(1)同义词:categorize vt.分类(2)派生词:
30、classified adj.分类的 classification n.分类,类 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 活学活用 语法填空(1)The children were classified different groups according to how much they know.(2)His books are classified science fiction.选词填空(3)People who work in libraries spend a lot of time _ books.(classify,classifying)(4)It always takes me
31、 too much time what I have just learned.(classifies,to classify)into as classifying to classify 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 4.Thats my profession and also my hobby.You can place a manby just a few remarks.那是我的专业,也是我的业余爱好。你可以根据几句话就判定一个人来自何地。剖析 第二句中的情态动词can表示“能够,可以”,其否定形式cant 可以表示“不能”,也可用来表示否定推测,含义是“不可能”。考点rema
32、rk n.谈论;言论;评述 vt.&vi.谈论;评论;说起 He had a habit of making humorous remarks.他有说话幽默的习惯。I dont think his remarks reasonable.我认为他的言论不合情理。1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Hearing the remarks,I came to realize I was wrong.听了这些评论,我意识到我错了。They remarked on/upon the difference between the two dictionaries.他们谈论到了这两本词典的不同之处。The
33、editor remarked that the article was well written.编者评论说那篇文章写得很好。When he remarks on/upon his hometown,he feels very proud.当他说起他的故乡时,他感到非常自豪。归纳 remark做不及物动词时,常与介词on或upon连用。1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9(1)派生词:remarkable adj.非凡的;显著的;remarkably adv.非凡地(2)辨析remark/state remark 含有评论性地“说话”。Critics remarked that the pla
34、y was not original.评论家指出该剧不是原创。state表示把某件事情详细地陈述出来。He stated his problem clearly.他把问题叙述得很清楚。(3)remark常用短语归纳:make a remark on就发表意见 remark on/upon谈论 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 活学活用 语法填空(1)No one be compared with the basketball player in playing basketball.Oh,you are really his big fan.(2)Professor Smith remark
35、ed the difference between the two books.(3)This part of the country is (remark)for its beautiful scenery.can on/upon remarkable 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5.Look at this girl with her terrible English:the English that willcondemn her to the gutter to the end of her days.看那女孩,英语说得那样糟糕,这使她注定要在贫民窟里待一辈子。剖析 the E
36、nglish.是her terrible English的同位语,that will condemn her to the gutter to the end of her days是定语从句,修饰the English。考点condemn vt.谴责;使注定 Most people are willing to condemn violence of any sort as evil.大多数人都愿意把任何暴力行为都视作恶行并加以谴责。Paralysis of the lower limbs condemned him to a wheelchair all his life.下肢瘫痪使他注定
37、要一生坐轮椅了。归纳 condemn sb./sth.as.意为“谴责/指责某人/某事为”。1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9(1)condemn sb.to(do)sth.迫使某人处于不幸的境地;迫使某人做不愿做的事 He condemned the child to play the piano.他迫使这个孩子弹钢琴。(2)condemn还有“宣告有罪,判刑”的意思。The judge condemned the thief to one year of hard labour.法官判这个小偷服一年劳役。(3)派生词:condemnation n.责难 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
38、活学活用 语法填空(1)An old man is often condemned (live)alone.(2)We condemned him his bad behaviour.单句改错(3)Most of the students are willing to condemn to his deed in the class as lack of manners.(4)His broken legs were condemned him to a wheelchair.(5)That young man was condemning to death for what he had d
39、one.to live for 去掉condemn后的to 去掉condemned前的were condemningcondemned1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 6.But,sir,(proudly)once educated to speak properly,that girl couldpass herself off in three months as a duchess at an ambassadorsgarden party.不过,先生,(高傲地)要是一旦有人教她把英语说好了,那个女孩就可以在三个月后冒充公爵夫人,出席大使主办的花园晚会了。剖析 educated to
40、speak properly是过去分词短语做状语。考点pass.off as.(把某人)改变或冒充成 The tall young man passed himself off as a leader of the town government.那个高个子年轻人谎称自己是镇政府的干部。1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9(1)pass off还可以表示“逐渐消失,发生并完成”。His headache passed off soon.他的头痛不久就消失了。The concert passed off very well.这场音乐会进行得非常顺利。(2)pass常用短语归纳:pass on 传递
41、 pass by经过;通过 pass out失去知觉;昏迷 pass up放弃 pass down 传给后人;流传 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 活学活用 语法填空(1)I dont believe Sam will succeed.Believe him.(give)another chance,he will do better.(2)The boss passed the stranger his cousin for six months.完成句子(3)They bought pieces of old furniture and _(把它们改变成)valuable antiqu
42、es.Given off as passed them off as 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7.And I came to England to make your acquaintance!我到英国也正是来认识你的!考点acquaintance n.相识;了解;熟人 Its lucky for me to make his acquaintance in Beijing.我很幸运在北京结识了他。I have some acquaintance with English,but I do not know it well.我稍懂些英语,但并不精通。He has a large c
43、ircle of acquaintances.他有很多熟人。归纳 make ones acquaintance的意义是“结识;与相见”;havesome acquaintance with sb./sth.的意义是“对某人/某物有一些了解”;acquaintance做“熟人”讲时是可数名词。1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9(1)acquaintance常用短语归纳:drop/cut acquaintance with sb.和某人绝交 have a nodding acquaintance with sb.与某人有点头之交 have no acquaintance with不熟悉;不了解 p
44、ick acquaintance with偶然认识(2)acquaint vt.使熟知 acquaint sb./yourself with.使熟悉/了解 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 活学活用 语法填空(1)Could you tell me how you got to know your boyfriend?Well,I made his (acquaint)at a party two years ago.(2)I have no acquaintance this book.(3)The musician had little acquaintance modern scien
45、ce.(4)I am delighted to your acquaintance.(5)She has many (acquaint)in the business community.acquaintance with with make acquaintances 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8.Generally speaking,people are more polite to those who theythink are of a higher social class(H)and less polite to those theyconsider are member
46、s of a lower class(L).一般来说,人们对自己认为社会阶层较高的人们比对他们认为社会阶层较低的人们更有礼貌。剖析 本句含有两个定语从句:who they think are of a higher social class(H)和they consider are members of a lower class(L)。1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 考点generally speaking 一般来说 Generally speaking,those who pay attention to physical exercise are in good health.一般来
47、说,那些注意体育锻炼的人身体状况良好。Women,generally speaking,live longer than men.一般来说,女人的寿命会比男人的长。归纳 generally speaking 可用做插入语,在句子中的位置比较灵活,这个结构是固定的,其逻辑主语并不一定是句子的主语。1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 speaking常用短语归纳:broadly speaking一般地说 frankly speaking坦率地说 personally speaking就个人来说 properly speaking确切地说 roughly speaking粗略地说 strictly
48、speaking严格地说 briefly speaking简洁地说 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 活学活用 语法填空(1)Generally (speak),the more expensive the camerais,the better its quality is.句子翻译(2)一般来说,花钱多,买的东西就多。speaking Generally speaking,the more you pay,the more you get.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9.Correct all these sentences in terms of grammar,spellin
49、g,etc.从语法、拼写等角度改正所有这些句子 考点in terms of.就来说;从角度 In terms of weather,here is a good place for the tour.从天气来讲,这里是一个旅游胜地。It is hard to express it in terms of science.要从科学的角度来表达它是困难的。1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 term常用短语归纳:in the long/short term从长/短期来看 in any term无论如何,在任何情况下 in black and white terms 毫不含糊 in high ter
50、ms极力称赞 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 活学活用 完成句子(1)_(就成就来说),last weeks ministerial meeting of the WTO here earned a low,though not failing grade.(2)The book has been well received,but _(就实际销售来说),it hasnt been very successful.单句改错(3)On the long term of income,farmers should plant fruits in this piece of mountainous area.(4)In term of money,hes quite rich,but not in terms of happiness.In terms of achievement in terms of actual sales OnIntermterms
