课程内容
高中英语《卖花女 Unit 4　Pygmalion（Part 2）》（选修8）
Pre-reading
This play,Pygmalion,was also made into a film called My Fair Lady.
Have you seen the film?
If you have,did you like it?
Have a discussion and give reasons.
Language points
Be ambitious to/an expert in/be convinced that/set him a task/Fateful meetings/be pouring with rain/cab whistles/in all directions/reaction/while watching,he.../Garments/woollen scarf/shelter/hesitate
Language points
1.Professor Higgins(H):an expert in phonetics,convinced that the quality of a person's English decides his/her position in society.
希金斯教授是一位语音学专家，他认为一个人的英语水平决定这个人的社会地位。
1)convinced  vt.to cause to believer ofr feel certain;to persuade 说服；使相信，说动某人
我们说服了他坐火车去，不要搭飞机去。
We convinced him to go by train rather plane.
2)(be) convinced +of短语/that从句
“坚信...”；“确信....”例如：
我确信他有罪。
I am convinced of his guilt.=I am convinced that he was guilty.
3)convince (vt.)sb.+of短语/that从句，“使...坚信...”；“使....确信...“
我不认为她的强作欢颜能使她父亲相信她在那个小孤岛上过得开心。
I don't think her forced smile(will convince her father that she lives happily)on that small lonely island.
3.hesitate  v.犹豫，踌躇
hesitate to do sth.   对做某事犹豫不决
hesitate about doing sth.   对做某事犹豫不决
I always hesitate (D)advising my friends on what to read.
A with  B to  C for  D about
If you have any questions,don't hesitate (C) me.
A ask   B aked   C to ask    D asking
Language points
Change/hold up flowers/troublesome/ be of any use/disappointed at the outcome/
What do you take me for?
In disguise/hand over the paper/proper/Imitate/if I am not mistaken/confused/Brilliant/classify/profession/remark/congratulate/Betray themselves/upper
6.in disguise  意为”乔装“
我认为你是便衣警察。
I thought maybe (you were a policeman in disguise).
这位皇帝喜欢微服私访。
The emperor liked travelling in disguise.
联想：in need of意思是”需要“。
他需要理发了。
He is in need of a haircut.
in need 意思是”在困难（穷困）中“。例如：
我们应该帮助贫困的人。
We should help those in need.
8.mistaken  adj. 错误的，不正确的
If I'm not mistaken,we must have met before.
be mistaken about   对....持错误的见解
mistake   n./v.错误；犯错误
make a mistake
mistake A for B    把A错当成B
9.What if I was?如果我是又怎样呢？
此句为省略句。原句为：
What if I was born in....?
What if...   意思为“要是...又会怎样？”
10.classify v.编排；分类；归类
be classified by/according to    通过....归类
be classified as   被归类为
classify sth in/into    把某物分成
In the library,books are usually classified by subjects.
12.But they betrary themselves every time they open their mouths.
但每次一张嘴说话，他们就原形毕露。
betrary oneself  无意中露出本性；背叛
相当多的人面对金钱的诱惑便原形毕露。
(Quite a lot of people will betrary themselves)When tempted by money.
betrary  1)vt.give away of make known  泄露（秘密）
他向所有的朋友透漏了这个消息。
He betraryed the news to all his friends.
2)vt.to be disloyal or unfaithful to   出卖；背叛
他的最好的朋友背叛了他。
His best friedns betraryed him.
他背叛祖国，向敌人投降了。
He betraryed his country to the enemy.
3)to be a sign of (sth. One would like to hide)
显露，显示
他的脸显露出他很生气。
His face betraryed that he was angry.
betrary+n.+to    出卖，背叛
betrary+n.+(to be)-that  “无意中显示，暴露”
名词形式betraryal,如an act of betraryal  背叛的行为
Language points
Extraodinary/condemn her to the gutter/Once educated to speak properly,that girl could pass herself off in three months as a duchess at an ambassador's garden party.
assistant/require/ignore/dialect/make your acquaintance/a handful of money/In amazement/fortune/authentic English
14.condemn vt.谴责
1)condemn sb./sth   谴责某人/某事
大部分人谴责任何形式的暴力行为。
Most people condemn any sort of violence.
2)be condemned to death/be sentenced to death   被判死刑
那个罪犯被判处死刑
The criminal was condemned to death.
3)condemn sb. to do sth.判处某人服...刑
他的病使他被迫一直呆在床上。
His illness condemned him to be in bed all the time.
pass...off  as  冒充
她冒充自己是位有经验的演员。
She passed herself as an experienced actress.
pass off 逐渐消失；不加理会；（进展）顺利
你的牙疼还没消吗？
Has your toothache passed off yet?
他回避了那个难问题。
He passed off the difficult question.
舞会进展顺利。
The party passed off well.
pass away    去世
pass down/on     把...传给后世
pass out    昏过去；失去知觉
pass...on to     把...传递给
pass through   通过，穿过
pass by     走过；不理会
16.acquaintance   n.相识；了解
acquaint vt.
我懂得这门语言。
I have some acquaintance with the language.
我很久以前就已经认识他了。
I made his acquaintance long ago.
make one's acquaintance/
make the acquaintance of sb.
be familiar with/be acquainted with
acquaint sb. with
have a nodding acquaintance with sb.
与某人为点头之交
The musician had little acquaintance (B)modern science.
A in   B with   C to   D of
I am delighted to (D)your acquaintance.
A pull   B take    C have    D make
Homework
Do the exercises about this text!