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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Unit 4 Pygmalion,Warming Up,Are you interested in Psychology?,If yes,have you ever heard of the,“,Pygmalion Effect,”?,The Pygmalion Effect,is,that people tend to behave,as you expect they will.,If you expect a person to,take responsibility,they,probably will.If you,expect them not to even,try,they probably wont.,In ancient Greek myth,ology,Pygmalion was,a gifted,sculptor,from Cyprus.He showed no,interest in the local women.Instead,he,concentrated on,his art until one day he ran,across a large,flawless,piece of ivory and,decided to carve a beautiful woman from it.,When he finished the statue,Pygmalion found,The Greek Myth,the image of his ideal woman so lovely that he,fell in love with,it.Then he went to the temple of,Aphrodite(the god,dess,of love,beauty and,fertil,ity,)to ask her to,bring,the statue,to life,.,When he returned,he found,the statue,which he,named Galatea,alive,and humbled(,使谦恭,使卑贱,),himself at her feet.At last they got married.,Pygmalion,a,gifted,artist,makes a,stone statue of a beautiful woman.,He asks the Greek Goddess to bring,her to life.,His wish is granted.,Discussion,Do you think that Pygmalion and his,statuewife will be happy together?,2.What problem do you think they,will have?,3.How do you think they might,solve them?,Suggested answers:,1)No,I dont think so.,2)Maybe they,cant understand each other,because they,come from different world,.,Its very hard for Pygmalion to understand,his wife,because his wife is made from a,stone.She doesnt know the words,behavior,anything about him,3)Pygmalion loves the girl so much,that he decides to,teach her how to,speak and how to behave herself,.,Little by little,they may understand,each other well and live happily.,Pygmalion,the play by George Bernard Shaw,is an adaptation(,改编本,适应,)of a Greek story.,(1856-1950),Works,作品,Introduction,Quotes,名句引用,Anecdote,趣闻轶事,George Bernard Shaw,A brief introduction to Shaw,1.Irish drama,tist,literary critic,a socialist spokesman,2.,Defender of womens rights,and,advocate(vt,提倡,主张,;n,提倡者,),of equal,ity,of income.,3.In,1925,he was awarded the,Nobel Prize for Literature,.,Shaw accepted the honor,but refused the money.,4.He was a very,humorous,playwright,剧作家,.,George Bernard Shaw,(1856-1950),Literary works,Candia,康蒂妲,Androcles,and the Lion,安德罗克利斯与狮子,The Devils Disciple,魔鬼的门徒,(discip,line,),Saint Joan,圣女贞德,Heartbreak House,伤心之家,Arms and the Man,武器与人,The film,Some works were made into films,Anecdote,Youre,so skinny,Meat ball O,“,When people see you,they will,know how poor your country is”.,“,When people see you,they will know the reason,why your country is so,poor.”,Quotes,If its true that we are here to help others,then,what exactly are the others here for?,有人说我们来到这个世上就是要帮助别人的，,倘若此话非虚,那么请问,别人来到这个世界,又是干什么的,?,2.Money is not everything.Theres,Mastercard,&,Visa.,金钱并非一切,还有信用卡呢。,3.One should love animals.They are so tasty.,人们应该喜爱动物,它们好吃来着呢。,work out,计算出,设法弄懂,精心制定出,逐渐解决，,按某种方式发展,You can,work,out,the answer by adding all,the numbers.,Im not telling you the answer-,work,it,out,for yourself.,I havent,worked,out,who is going to look after,the kids tonight.,I hope it all,works,out,between you and me.,We didnt plan our art exhibition like that but it,worked,out,very well.,Explanantion,Pre-read the reading text,Pygmalion,.,The play by Shaw has the same theme as,the Greek story.What this theme might be?,Write a short passage less than 100 words.,Homework,
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