高中英语Unit4PygmalionII.docx
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高中英语Unit4PygmalionII
2019-2020年高中英语Unit4Pygmalion(II)
ItisMrs.Higgins'sat-homeday.Nobodyhasyetarrived.Herdrawing-room,inaflatonChelseaembankment,hasthreewindowslookingontheriver;andtheceilingisnotsoloftyasitwouldbeinanolderhouseofthesamepretension.Thewindowsareopen,givingaccesstoabalconywithflowersinpots.Ifyoustandwithyourfacetothewindows,youhavethefireplaceonyourleftandthedoorintheright-handwallclosetothecornernearestthewindows.
Mrs.HigginswasbroughtuponMorrisandBurneJones;andherroom,whichisveryunlikeherson'sroominWimpoleStreet,isnotcrowdedwithfurnitureandlittletablesandnicknacks.Inthemiddleoftheroomthereisabigottoman;andthis,withthecarpet,theMorriswall-papers,andtheMorrischintzwindowcurtainsandbrocadecoversoftheottomananditscushions,supplyalltheornament,andaremuchtoohandsometobehiddenbyoddsandendsofuselessthings.Afewgoodoil-paintingsfromtheexhibitionsintheGrosvenorGallerythirtyyearsago(theBurneJones,nottheWhistlersideofthem)areonthewalls.TheonlylandscapeisaCecilLawsononthescaleofaRubens.ThereisaportraitofMrs.HigginsasshewaswhenshedefiedfashioninheryouthinoneofthebeautifulRossettiancostumeswhich,whencaricaturedbypeoplewhodidnotunderstand,ledtotheabsurditiesofpopularestheticismintheeighteen-seventies.
InthecornerdiagonallyoppositethedoorMrs.Higgins,nowoversixtyandlongpasttakingthetroubletodressoutofthefashion,sitswritingatanelegantlysimplewriting-tablewithabellbuttonwithinreachofherhand.ThereisaChippendalechairfurtherbackintheroombetweenherandthewindownearestherside.Attheothersideoftheroom,furtherforward,isanElizabethanchairroughlycarvedinthetasteofInigoJones.Onthesamesideapianoinadecoratedcase.ThecornerbetweenthefireplaceandthewindowisoccupiedbyadivancushionedinMorrischintz.
Itisbetweenfourandfiveintheafternoon.
Thedoorisopenedviolently;andHigginsenterswithhishaton.
MRS.HIGGINS[dismayed]Henry[scoldinghim]!
Whatareyoudoinghereto-day?
Itismyat-homeday:
youpromisednottoe.[Ashebendstokissher,shetakeshishatoff,andpresentsittohim].
HIGGINS.Ohbother!
[Hethrowsthehatdownonthetable].
MRS.HIGGINS.Gohomeatonce.
HIGGINS[kissingher]Iknow,mother.Icameonpurpose.
MRS.HIGGINS.Butyoumustnt.I'mserious,Henry.Youoffendallmyfriends:
theystopingwhenevertheymeetyou.
HIGGINS.Nonsense!
IknowIhavenosmalltalk;butpeopledontmind.[Hesitsonthesettee].
MRS.HIGGINS.Oh!
dontthey?
Smalltalkindeed!
Whataboutyourlargetalk?
Really,dear,youmustntstay.
HIGGINS.Imust.Iveajobforyou.Aphoneticjob.
MRS.HIGGINS.Nouse,dear.I'msorry;butIcantgetroundyourvowels;andthoughIliketogetprettypostcardsinyourpatentshorthand,Ialwayshavetoreadthecopiesinordinarywritingyousothoughtfullysendme.
HIGGINS.Well,thisisntaphoneticjob.
MRS.HIGGINS.Yousaiditwas.
HIGGINS.Notyourpartofit.Ivepickedupagirl.
MRS.HIGGINS.Doesthatmeanthatsomegirlhaspickedyouup?
HIGGINS.Notatall.Idontmeanaloveaffair.
MRS.HIGGINS.Whatapity!
HIGGINS.Why?
MRS.HIGGINS.Well,youneverfallinlovewithanyoneunderforty-five.Whenwillyoudiscoverthattherearesomerathernice-lookingyoungwomenabout?
HIGGINS.Oh,Icantbebotheredwithyoungwomen.Myideaofaloveablewomanissomethingaslikeyouaspossible.Ishallnevergetintothewayofseriouslylikingyoungwomen:
somehabitslietoodeeptobechanged.[Risingabruptlyandwalkingabout,jinglinghismoneyandhiskeysinhistrouserpockets]Besides,theyreallidiots.
MRS.HIGGINS.Doyouknowwhatyouwoulddoifyoureallylovedme,Henry?
HIGGINS.Ohbother!
What?
Marry,Isuppose?
MRS.HIGGINS.No.Stopfidgetingandtakeyourhandsoutofyourpockets.[Withagestureofdespair,heobeysandsitsdownagain].Thatsagoodboy.Nowtellmeaboutthegirl.
HIGGINS.Sheingtoseeyou.
MRS.HIGGINS.Idontrememberaskingher.
HIGGINS.Youdidnt.Iaskedher.Ifyoudknownheryouwouldnthaveaskedher.
MRS.HIGGINS.Indeed!
Why?
HIGGINS.Well,it'slikethis.Shesamonflowergirl.Ipickedheroffthekerbstone.
MRS.HIGGINS.Andinvitedhertomyat-home!
HIGGINS[risingandingtohertocoaxher]Oh,thatllbeallright.Ivetaughthertospeakproperly;andshehasstrictordersastoherbehavior.Shestokeeptotwosubjects:
theweatherandeverybody'shealth—FinedayandHowdoyoudo,youknow—andnottoletherselfgoonthingsingeneral.Thatwillbesafe.
MRS.HIGGINS.Safe!
Totalkaboutourhealth!
aboutourinsides!
perhapsaboutouroutsides!
Howcouldyoubesosilly,Henry?
HIGGINS[impatiently]Well,s
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