FatefulmeetingsAudreyHepburnshavianGraecism[ri:sizəɡm]THELASTTHREEPICTURESSHOWASAMEMESSAGE.----pygamalionItisaclassicGreekstory.Doyouknowthestory?Ifnot,turntopage28andlookatthethreepictures.Thentrytoworkoutthestoryandtellus.Pygmalion,agiftedartist,makesastonestatueofabeautifulwoman.HeaskstheGreekGoddesstobringhertolife.Hiswishisgranted.Haveyoueverheardofthe“PygmalionEffect”?心理学家莫顿（RobertMerton）将此现象名之为“自我实现的预言”。这也就是在萧伯纳名剧《窈窕淑女》(MyFairLady)中为人所熟知的“皮格马利翁效应”（Pygmalioneffect）。Thepygmalioneffectisthatpeapketendtobehaveasyouexpecttheywill.Ifyouexpectapersontotakeresponsibility,theyprobablywill.Ifyouexpectthemnottoeventry,theyprobablywon’t.Theauthor-----GeorgeBernardShawAnIrishdramatist,literarycritic,asocialistspokesman,andaleadingfigureinthe20thcenturytheater.Hismainworks:ImmaturityWidowers'HousesPygmalionManandSuperman(1902),MajorBarbara(1905)ThisplaywasalsomadeintoafirmcalledMyFairlady.Haveyouseenthefilm?Tfyouhave,didyoulikeit?Giveyourreason.PHRASEBringsb/sthtolife使更有趣1.ThenewteacherreallybroughtFrenchtolifeforus.新来的老师给我们把法语教得生动活泼。CometolifeThematchfinallycametolifeinthesecondhalf.Itwasnotlongbeforehecame(back)tolife.（得活跃）(苏醒）Plota)故事情节Theplayhasaverycomplicatedplot.b)~todosth阴谋Theyarebrewingaplotbehindthescenes.c)~withsb/~todosth密谋Theyareplottinghowtomurderhimd)~sthonsth(在地图上）画出Theyplottedthenewpositionofeachship.e)设计情节Heisplottinganewnovel.HenryHigginsisalanguageexpert.OncehebettedwithhisfriendthathecouldchageaccentofaflowerGirlcalledElizain6months.Fromthenon,hewasstictwithgirl.Finally,thegirlchangedcompletelyWhat’smore,everyoneadmireherandmakesurethatshewasarealprincess.Intheend,HenrymarriedEliza.
