Unit 4 Pygmalion皮革马利翁晨读 · 记忆 Pronunciation and Status An ambassador and a referee were consulting a professor on the caption of a Buddhistic alphabet when a sobbing woman stopped them to sell an antique musical bathtub
Her dirty garment and the handkerchief around her waist were badly in need of sending to a laundry
The ambassador uncomfortably gave her a handful of pence from his wallet and said, “Take this fortune away, troublesome woman
” When her figure faded away, the brilliant professor said, “You are mistaken and your improper remark on her should be condemned
In terms of this extraordinary woman, you can’t classify her status by her horrible clothes or disgusting nails
Her clean woolen vest and stockings, especially her classic pronunciation, all suggested her upper status