选修8 unit4 reading

Convince sb. 说服某人 Convince sb. that-clause 使某人相信.. Convince sb. to do sth 说服某人做某事 Convince sb. of sth 使某人相信某事 Be convinced of sth./that-clause 某人确信 他使我相信他是无辜的 He convinced me of his innocence.
4.hesitate:犹豫，迟疑，踌躇；常做不及物动词，可与 介词about/over/at连用；也可接动词不定式。表示对 做某事有顾虑。 Hesitation: n. She hesitated before replying. 她犹豫了一下才作答。 对于送儿子上大学这件事，他仍然犹豫。 He is still hesitating about/over/at sending his son to college. 如果你想要更多资料，尽管和我联系。 Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need more information.
1. adaptation: 改编本；适应性 这部戏剧是一部短篇小说的改编本。 The play is an adaptation of a short novel. 动物对环境的适应是相当慢的。 The adaptation of animals about the environment is rather slow. 注意： about---to adaptation to 对……的适应
set off 出发, 动身 set out 出发, 着手 set about 开始,着手 set up 建立, 成立 set sb. good example 为某人树立好榜样
3. While watching, he makes notes. 他一边观察, 一边做笔记。 ▲ while watching 为while he was watching 省略句。在以when, while, if, unless等引导的状语从句中,如果从句 中的主语与主句主语一致且从句谓语 动词含有be动词的形式,往往将从句中 的主语及be动词省略,而以动词的-ing 形式或过去分词形式来代替。
② The thief was handed over to the policeman. 小偷被交给警察处理。 hand down 传给 hand on 传递 hands up 举手 hand out 分给,分发
It is sure that he will ____ his business to his son when he gets old.
③ He set a new record. 他创下了一项新记录。 ④ Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it. 世上无难事, 只怕有心人。
(3) vi. (日、月等) 下落；下沉 ⑦ It will be cooler when the sun has set. 日落后天就会凉爽起来。 (4) n.一套，一组；电器设备 ⑧ I bought a set of Lu Xun’s short stories. 我买了一套鲁迅短篇小说集。 ⑨ I need a radio set. 我需要一台收音机。

“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? 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同意,准予 .
6. Here you are (hands over the paper covered with writing). 给你(他把写满字的纸递过来) ▲ hand over 移交; 让与；交给某人照料 ① The captain was unwilling to hand over the command of his ship. 船长不愿移交军舰的指挥权。
5. I ain’t done nothing wrong by speaking to that gentleman. 我跟那位先生说话,又没做什么坏事呀。 ▲ ain’t 是不规范的语言,相当于am not, is not, has not, have not. ① We ain’t coming. 我们不来了。
impatient, rude, confident, superior, self-important
kind, polite, generous, enthusiastic, eager, confident
anxious, eager, emotional, ambitious, unsure
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了他(她)的 社会地位。
Character Position Evidence in the play in society Behaviour: rude (and patronizing) to lower class; polite to Middle same or upper class Henry class Language: calls Higgins Eliza “you silly girl” and Pickering “my dear man” (
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.
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。
▲ set (1) vt.安排;布置(岗哨); 定(时间、标 准)；创造(记录);专心于 ① Set guards around the gate. 在大门四周布下卫兵。 ② The time and date of the meeting have not yet been set. 开会时间与日期尚未确定。
convince vt. 说服; 使相信; ① We convinced him to go with train rather than plane. 我们说服了他坐火车去,不要搭飞机。 注意： with---by
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. 坚信的;意志坚定的 convincing adj. 令人心服的
While crossing the street, look out cars passing by. 过马 路时, 小心过路车辆。 注意： Look out! Look out___ help, one often says “Thank you.” or “It’s kind of you.” A. offering C. to be offered B. to offer D. offered
A. B.
take over C. hand over
B. think over D. go over
注意：sure---certain
2) While______ the river, he saw a big crocodile. A. to cross B. crossing C. cross D. crossed
3) -What’s the matter with you? -_____ the window, my finger was cut unexpectedly. A. Cleaning B. To clean C. While cleaning D. While I was cleaning
Pygmalion
Pygmalion
Have you ever heard of the “Pygmalion Effect ”? 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）。
Pre-reading
My Fair Lady Have you seen the film? If you have, did you like it? Have a discussion and give reasons.