人教版高中英语选修八第四单元8-4.ppt

; 心理学家莫顿（Robert Merton）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》(My Fair Lady)中为人所熟知的“皮格马利翁效应”（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 won’t.;“皮格玛利翁效应”留给我们这样一个启示：赞美、信任和期待具有一种能量，它能改变人的行为，当一个人获得另一个人的信任、赞美时，他便感觉获得了社会支持，从而增强了自我价值，变得自信、自尊，获得一种积极向上的动力，并尽力达到对方的期待，以避免对方失望，从而维持这种社会支持的连续性。 ; This play by George Bernard Shaw (萧伯纳) is an adaptation of a Greek story. Do you know this story? ;1. adaptation: 改编本；适应性 这部戏剧是一部短篇小说的改编本。 动物对环境的适应是相当慢的。 常用结构： adaptation to 对……的适应 ;联想拓展 adapt vt.使适应(合)；修改,改编 vi. (to)适应 adapt oneself to 使适应；使适合;My Fair Lady Have you seen the film? If you have, did you like it? Have a discussion and give reasons.;Eliza Doolittle(E): a poor flower girl who is ambitious to improve herself. Professor Higgins(H): an expert in phonetics, convinced that the quality of a person’s English decides his/her position in society. Colonel Pickering(P): an officer in the army and later a friend of Higgins’ who sets him a task.;Character;Character;kind, polite, generous, enthusiastic, eager, confident ;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了他(她)的社会地位。; convince vt. 说服; 使相信; ① We convinced him to go by train rather than plane. 我们说服了他坐火车去,不要搭飞机。;② I tried to convince my wife that we can’t afford a new car. 我试图说服我妻子我们买不起新车。 convinced adj. convincing adj. ;Convince sb. Convince sb. that-clause Convince sb. to do sth Convince sb. of sth Be convinced of sth./that-clause ;2. Colonel Pickering (P): an officer in the army and later a friend of Higgins’ who sets him a task. 皮克林上校(简称P):陆军军官, 后来成为希金斯的朋友。希金斯给他安排了一项任务。;▲ officer与official officer 主要用于指军官,也可指公司或政府机构中的高级职员;