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1、Unit4PygmalionWarmingUpAreyouinterestedinPsychology?Ifyes,haveyoueverheardofthe“PygmalionEffect”?ThePygmalionEffectisthatpeopletendtobehaveasyouexpecttheywill.Ifyouexpectapersontotakeresponsibility,theyprobablywill.Ifyouexpectthemnottoeventry,theyprobablywon’t.
2、InancientGreekmythology,PygmalionwasagiftedsculptorfromCyprus.Heshowednointerestinthelocalwomen.Instead,heconcentratedonhisartuntilonedayheranacrossalarge,flawlesspieceofivoryanddecidedtocarveabeautifulwomanfromit.Whenhefinishedthestatue,PygmalionfoundTheGreekM
3、yththeimageofhisidealwomansolovelythathefellinlovewithit.ThenhewenttothetempleofAphrodite(thegoddessoflove,beautyandfertility)toaskhertobringthestatuetolife.Whenhereturned,hefoundthestatuewhichhenamedGalateaaliveandhumbled(使謙恭,使卑賤)himselfatherfeet.Atlasttheygot
4、married.Pygmalion,agiftedartist,makesastonestatueofabeautifulwoman.HeaskstheGreekGoddesstobringhertolife.Hiswishisgranted.DiscussionDoyouthinkthatPygmalionandhisstatue–wifewillbehappytogether?2.Whatproblemdoyouthinktheywillhave?3.Howdoyouthinktheymightsolvethem
5、?Suggestedanswers:1)No,Idon’tthinkso.2)Maybetheycan’tunderstandeachother,becausetheycomefromdifferentworld.It’sveryhardforPygmaliontounderstandhiswife,becausehiswifeismadefromastone.Shedoesn’tknowthewords,behavior,anythingabouthim…3)Pygmalionlovesthegirlsomucht
6、hathedecidestoteachherhowtospeakandhowtobehaveherself.Littlebylittle,theymayunderstandeachotherwellandlivehappily.Pygmalion,theplaybyGeorgeBernardShaw,isanadaptation(改編本,適應(yīng))ofaGreekstory.(1856-1950)Works作品IntroductionQuotes名句引用Anecdote趣聞軼事GeorgeBernardShawAbrie
7、fintroductiontoShaw1.Irishdramatist,literarycritic,asocialistspokesman2.Defenderofwomen’srights,andadvocate(vt提倡,主張;n提倡者)ofequalityofincome.3.In1925hewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforLiterature.Shawacceptedthehonorbutrefusedthemoney.4.Hewasaveryhumorousplaywright劇作家.G
8、eorgeBernardShaw(1856-1950)LiteraryworksCandia康蒂妲AndroclesandtheLion安德羅克利斯與獅子TheDevil’sDisciple魔鬼的門徒(discipline)SaintJoan圣女貞德HeartbreakHouse傷心之家ArmsandtheMan武器與人ThefilmSomew
