Unit 4 Pygmalion Section Ⅰ Warming Up &；Reading-Pre-readingPygmalion is a play based on the Greek myth of the same name. It tells the story of Henry Higgins， a professor of phonetics， who makes a bet with his friend， Colonel Pickering， that he can successfully pass off a Cockney flower girl， Eliza Doolittle， as a refined 文雅的 society lady by teaching her how to speak with an upper class accent and training her in etiquette礼节. In the process， Higgins and Doolittle grow close. However， because of the pride of Huggins， Doolittle cannot feel Huggins's care to her. Ultimately 最后， when she declares that she will leave Huggins and marry the other young gentleman； Higgins at last realized how much he needs Doolittle and how important Doolittle is. This play is based on Pygmalion， a sculptor 雕刻家 from Greek Mythology who was a known misogynist 厌恶女人的人 — a trait性格somewhat shared by Prof Higgins in this play. It is a story about how a girl changes from the gutters 贫 民 区 to a society lady. But what more important is that it is Doolittle's selfrespect and hardworking that really win the esteem 尊重；好评 and love from Huggins.Section_ⅠWarming Up & Reading — Prereading[原文呈现][读文清障]PYGMALIONMAIN CHARACTERS：Eliza Doolittle(E) ： a poor flower girl who is ambitious to ① improve herself②Professor Higgins③ (H)：an expert in phonetics④， convinced ⑤ that the quality of a person's English decides his/her position in society⑥Colonel⑦ Pickering⑧ (CP)：an officer in the army and later a friend of Higgins' who sets him a taskAct One FATEFUL⑨ MEETINGS11 ： 15 pminLondon, Englandin 1914 ①be ambitious to do sth.立志做某事②who 引导限制性定...
