英语选修8人教版新课标Unit4第7课时教案(文化背景知识)I
PygmalionTwooldgentlemenmeetintherainonenightatCoventGarden
ProfessorHigginsisascientistofphonetics,andColonelPickeringisalinguistofIndiandialects
Thefirstbetstheotherthathecan,withhisknowledgeofphonetics,convincehighLondonsocietythat,inamatterofmonths,hewillbeabletotransformthecockneyspeakingCoventGardenflowergirl,ElizaDoolittle,intoawomanaspoisedandwell-spokenasaduchess
Thenextmorning,thegirlappearsathislaboratoryonWimpoleStreettoaskforspeechlessons,offeringtopayashilling,sothatshemayspeakproperlyenoughtoworkinaflowershop
Higginsmakesmercilessfunofher,butisseducedbytheideaofworkinghismagiconher
PickeringgoadshimonbyagreeingtocoverthecostsoftheexperimentifHigginscanpassElizaoffasaduchessatanambassador’sgardenparty
Thechallengeistaken,andHigginsstartsbyhavin