人教版高中英語選修8 課文及翻譯

人教版高中英語選修8課文及翻譯人教版高中英語選修8課文及翻譯人教版高中英語選修8課文及翻譯xxx公司人教版高中英語選修8課文及翻譯文件編號(hào)：文件日期：修訂次數(shù)：第1.0次更改批準(zhǔn)審核制定方案設(shè)計(jì)，管理制度人教版高中英語選修8課文及翻譯選修8Unit1Alandofdiversity-Reading

CALIFORNIACaliforniaisthethirdlargeststateintheUSAbuthasthelargestpopulation.ItalsohasthedistinctionofbeingthemostmulticulturalstateintheUSA,havingattractedpeoplefromallovertheworld.Thecustomsandlanguagesoftheimmigrantsliveonintheirnewhome.ThisdiversityofcultureisnotsurprisingwhenyouknowthehistoryofCalifornia.

NATIVEAMERCANS

ExactlywhenthefirstpeoplearrivedinwhatwenowknowasCalifornia,noonereallyknows.However,itislikelythatNativeAmericanswerelivinginCaliforniaatleastfifteenthousandyearsago.ScientistsbelievethatthesesettlerscrossedtheBeringStraitintheArctictoAmericabymeansofalandbridgewhichexistedinprehistorictimes.Inthe16thcentury,afterthearrivaloftheEuropeans,thenativepeoplesufferedgreatly.Thousandswerekilledorforcedintoslavery.Inaddition,manydiedfromthediseasesbroughtbytheEuropeans.However,somesurvivedtheseterribletimes,andtodaytherearemoreNativeAmericanslivinginCaliforniathaninanyotherstate.

THESPANISH

Inthe18thcenturyCaliforniawasruledbySpain.SpanishsoldiersfirstarrivedinSouthAmericaintheearly16thcentury,whentheyfoughtagainstthenativepeopleandtooktheirland.Twocenturieslater,theSpanishhadsettledinmostpartsofSouthAmericaandalongthenorthwestcoastofwhatwenowcalltheUnitedStates.OfthefirstSpanishtogotoCalifornia,themajoritywerereligiousmen,whoseministrywastoteachtheCatholicreligiontothenatives.In1821,thepeopleofMexicogainedtheirindependencefromSpain.CaliforniathenbecamepartofMexico.In1846theUnitedStatesdeclaredwaronMexico,andafterthewarwonbytheUSA,MexicohadtogiveCaliforniatotheUSA

RUSSIANS

Intheearly1800s,Russianhunters,whohadoriginallygonetoAlaska,begansettlinginCalifornia.Todaythereareabout25,000Russian-AmericanslivinginandaroundSanFrancisco.

GOLDMINERS

In1848,notlongaftertheAmerican-Mexicanwar,goldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia.Thedreamofbecomingrichquicklyattractedpeoplefromallovertheworld.Thenearest,andthereforethefirsttoarrive,wereSouthAmericansandpeoplefromtheUnitedStates.ThenadventurersfromEuropeandAsiasoonfollowed.Infact,fewachievedtheirdreamofbecomingrich.Somediedorreturnedhome,butmostremainedinCaliforniatomakealifeforthemselvesdespitegreathardship.Theysettledinthenewtownsoronfarms.BythetimeCaliforniaelectedtobecomethethirty-firstfederalstateoftheUSAin1850,itwasalreadyamulticulturalsociety.

LATERARRIVALS

AlthoughChineseimmigrantsbegantoarriveduringtheGoldRushPeriod,itwasthebuildingoftherailnetworkfromthewesttotheeastcoastthatbroughtevenlargernumberstoCaliforniainthe1860s.Today,Chinese-AmericansliveinallpartsofCalifornia,althoughalargepercentagehavechosentostayinthe"Chinatowns"ofLosAngelesandSanFrancisco.

OtherimmigrantssuchasItalians,mainlyfishermenbutalsowinemakers,arrivedinCaliforniainthelate19thcentury.In1911immigrantsfromDenmarkestablishedatownoftheirown,whichtodaystillkeepsuptheirDanishculture.Bythe1920sthefilmindustrywaswellestablishedinHollywood,California.TheindustryboomattractedEuropeansincludingmanyJewishpeople.TodayCaliforniahasthesecondlargestJewishpopulationintheUnitedStates.

JapanesefarmersbeganarrivinginCaliforniaatthebeginningofthe20thcentury,andsincethe1980salotmorehavesettledthere.PeoplefromAfricahavebeenlivinginCaliforniasincethe1800s,whentheymovednorthfromMOSTRECENTARRIVALS

Inmorerecentdecades,CaliforniahasbecomehometomorepeoplefromAsia,includingKoreans,Cambodians,VietnameseandLaotians.Sinceitsbeginninginthe1970s,thecomputerindustryhasattractedIndiansandPakistanistoCalifornia.THEFUTURE

Peoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworld,attractedbytheclimateandthelifestyle,stillimmigratetoCalifornia.Itisbelievedthatbeforelongthemixofnationalitieswillbesogreatthattherewillbenodistinctmajorracialorculturalgroups,butsimplyamixtureofmanyracesandcultures.GEORGE’SDIARY12TH—14THJUNEMonday12th,June

Arrivedearlythismorningbybus.Wentstraighttohoteltodropmyluggage,showerandshave.Thenwentexploring.Firstthingwasarideonacablecar.FromtopofthehillgotaspectacularviewofSanFranciscoBayandthecity.Builtin1873,thecablecarsystemwasinventedbyAndrewHallidie,whowantedtofindabetterformoftransportthanhorse-drawntrams.Apparentlyhe'dbeenshockedwhenhesawaterribleaccidentinwhichatram'sbrakesfailed,theconductorcouldnotcontrolthesituationandthetramslippeddownthehilldraggingthehorseswithit.

HadalatelunchatFisherman'sWhat.ThisisthedistrictwhereItalianfishermenfirstcametoSanFranciscointhelate19thcenturyandbeganthefishingindustry.Nowit'satouristareawithlotsofshops,seafoodrestaurantsandbakeries.It'salsotheplacetocatchtheferrytoAngelIslandandotherplacesintheBay.

DidsomuchexploringatFisherman'sWhat.Amexhaustedanddon'tfeellikedoinganythingelse.Earlybedtonight!

Tuesday13th,June

Teamedupwithacouplefrommyhotel(PeterandTerri)andhiredacar.Spentalldaydrivingaroundthecity.There'safascinatingdrivemarkedoutfortourists.Ithasblueandwhitesignswithseagullsonthemtoshowthewaytogo.It'sa79kmround-tripthattakesinallthefamoustouristspots.Stoppedmanytimestoadmiretheviewofthecityfromdifferentanglesandtakephotographs.Nowhaveareallygoodideaofwhatthecity'slike.

Inevening,wenttoChinatownwithPeterandTerri.Chineseimmigrantssettledinthisareainthe1850s.ThefrontsofthebuildingsaredecoratedtolooklikeoldbuildingsinsouthernChina.Sawsomeinterestingtempleshere,anumberofmarketsandagreatmanyrestaurants.Alsoartgalleriesandamuseumcontainingdocuments,photographsandallsortsofobjectsaboutthehistoryofChineseimmigration,butitisclosedintheevening.Willgobackduringtheday.Hadadeliciousmealandthenwalkeddownthehilltoourhotel.

Wednesday14th,June

Inmorning,tookferrytoAngelIslandfromtheportinSanFranciscoBay.OnthewayhadagoodviewoftheGoldenGateBridge.From1882to1940AngelIslandwasafamousimmigrationstationwheremanyChinesepeopleappliedforrighttoliveinUSA

選修8Unit2Cloning-Reading

CLONING:WHEREISITLEADINGUS?

Cloninghasalwaysbeenwithusandisheretostay.Itisawayofmakinganexactcopyofanotheranimalorplant.Ithappensinplantswhengardenerstakecuttingsfromgrowingplantstomakenewones.Italsohappensinanimalswhentwinsidenticalinsexandappearanceareproducedfromthesameoriginalegg.Thefactisthatthesearebothexamplesofnaturalclones.

Cloninghastwomajoruses.Firstly,gardenersuseitallthetimetoproducecommercialquantitiesofplants.Secondly,itisvaluableforresearchonnewplantspeciesandformedicalresearchonanimals.Cloningplantsisstraightforwardwhilecloninganimalsisverycomplicated.Itisadifficulttasktoundertake.Manyattemptstoclonemammalsfailed.Butatlastthedeterminationandpatienceofthescientistspaidoffin1996withabreakthrough-thecloningofDollythesheep.Theprocedureworkslikethis:

Ontheonehand,thewholescientificworldfollowedtheprogressofthefirstsuccessfulclone,Dollythesheep.Thefactthatsheseemedtodevelopnormallywasveryencouraging.ThencamethedisturbingnewsthatDollyhadbecomeseriouslyill.CloningscientistswerecastdowntofindthatDolly'sillnessesweremoreappropriatetoamucholderanimal.AltogetherDollylivedsixandahalfyears,halfthelengthofthelifeoftheoriginalsheep.Sadlythesamearbitraryfateaffectedotherspecies,suchasclonedmice.Thequestionsthatconcernedallscientistswere:"WouldthisbeamajordifficultyforallclonedanimalsWouldithappenforeverCoulditbesolvedifcorrectionsweremadeintheirresearchprocedure"Ontheotherhand,Dolly'sappearanceraisedastormofobjectionsandhadagreatimpactonthemediaandpublicimagination.Itbecamecontroversial.Itsuddenlyopenedeverybody'seyestothepossibilityofusingcloningtocureseriousillnessesandeventoproducehumanbeings.Althoughatpresenthumaneggcellsandembryosneededforcloningresearcharedifficulttoobtain,newspaperswroteofevilleadershopingtoclonethemselvestoattaintheirambitions.Religiousleadersalsoraisedmoralquestions.Governmentsbecamenervousandmoreconservative.Somebegantoreformtheirlegalsystemsandforbaderesearchintohumancloning,butothercountrieslikeChinaandtheUK,continuedtoaccumulateevidenceoftheabundantmedicalaidthatcloningcouldprovide.However,scientistsstillwonderwhethercloningwillhelporharmusandwhereitisleadingus.克隆一直在我們左右并且已經(jīng)被大多數(shù)人接受。它是一種用來準(zhǔn)確復(fù)制其他動(dòng)物或者植物的方法。在植物方面，克隆就發(fā)生在園丁從正在生長的植物上切去切口用來制造新的植株的時(shí)候。在動(dòng)物方面也有克隆現(xiàn)象，比如說兩個(gè)擁有同樣性別以及外貌的同卵雙胞胎。這兩個(gè)事實(shí)都是自然界里的克隆例子。

克隆有2方面的主要用途。首先，園丁可以一直用它生產(chǎn)具有商業(yè)價(jià)值的植物。其次，它對(duì)于新的植物物種以及動(dòng)物醫(yī)藥方面的研究極具價(jià)值性。植物克隆相對(duì)于動(dòng)物克隆來說簡單得多，而動(dòng)物克隆則比較困難。

動(dòng)物克隆是一項(xiàng)難以施行的任務(wù)。許多去克隆哺乳動(dòng)物的嘗試都以失敗告終。但是在最后，科學(xué)家們憑借著決心和耐心終于在1996年取得了突破性的成功——成功地克隆出了多利羊。這項(xiàng)工作的步驟如下：

1.從母羊A體內(nèi)取出卵細(xì)胞。

2.將細(xì)胞核從該卵細(xì)胞中移除。

3.該卵細(xì)胞為另一個(gè)新的細(xì)胞核準(zhǔn)備。

4.從母羊B體內(nèi)取出體細(xì)胞用于克隆。該體細(xì)胞內(nèi)的細(xì)胞核包含了克隆一只新的羊所需的全部基因。

5.將該細(xì)胞核從體細(xì)胞中取出。

6.用電激的方法將從母羊B體內(nèi)取出的細(xì)胞核與從母羊A體內(nèi)取出的卵細(xì)胞融合。

7.重新融合的細(xì)胞在胚胎內(nèi)分裂、生長。

8.將胚胎植入母羊C的體內(nèi)，它將成為該克隆的攜帶者。

9.克隆出來的小羊羔體內(nèi)細(xì)胞的基因來自于提供細(xì)胞核的母羊B。THERETURNOFTHEDINOSAURS?Thepossibilityofcloningfierceandextinctwildanimalshasalwaysexcitedfilmmakers.Andtheyarenottheonlyones!ThepopularityoffilmssuchasJurassicPark,inwhichascientistclonesseveralkindsofextinctdinosaurs,proveshowtheideastruckamixtureoffearandexcitementintopeople'shearts.Butinfactwearealongwayfrombeingabletocloneextinctanimals.Scientistsarestillexperimentingwithcloningmammals.Thisisbecausethecloningofmammalsisstillanewscienceanditsstoryonlybeganseriouslyinthe1950sasthislistshows:

1950scloningoffrogs1996firstcloneofamammal:Dollythesheep

1970sresearchusingtheembryosofmice2000cowgavebirthtoabison

1979workonembryosofsheepandmice2001China'sfirstclonedtwincalves

1981firstexperimentalclonesofmice2002firstclonedcats

1983firstexperimentalclonesofcows2005firstcloneddog

…

Fromtimetotimepeoplesuggestthatextinctanimalslikedinosaurs,canpossiblybebroughtbacktolifethroughcloning.Unfortunately,withwhatweknownow,thisiseitherimpossibleorunsuitable.Therearemanyreasons.

◎TheinitialrequirementisthatyouneedperfectDNA(whichgivesinformationforhowcells

aretogrow).

◎Alleffortsofcloningananimalwillbeinvainifthereisnotenoughdiversityinthegrouptoovercomeillnesses.Diversityinagroupmeans

havinganimalswiththeirgenesarrangedindifferentways.Theadvantageisthatifthereisanewillnesssomeoftheseanimalsmaydie,

butotherswillsurviveandpassontheabilitytoresistthatdiseasetothenextgeneration.Thegreatdrawbacktocloningagroupof

animalsisthattheywouldallhavethesamearrangementofgenesandsomightdieofthesameillness.Thennoneofthemwouldbeleftto

continuethespecies.

◎Itwouldbeunfairtocloneanyextinctanimalsiftheyweretoliveinazoo.Asuitablehabitatwouldbeneededforthemtoleadanaturallife.

Basedonwhatweknownow,youcannotcloneanimalsthathavebeenextinctlongerthan10,000years.Actua選修8Unit3Inventorsandinventions-ReadingTHEPROBLEMOFTHESHRIKESWhenIcalledupmymotherinthecountrysideonthetelephoneshewasveryupset."Therearesomesnakesinourcourtyard,"shetoldme."Snakescomenearthehousenowandthen,andtheyseemtohavemadetheirhomehere,notfarfromthewalnuttree.Canyougetridofthemplease"

Ifeltveryproud.Herewasachancefor.metodistinguishmyselfbyinventingsomethingmercifulthatwouldcatchsnakesbutnotharmthem.Iknewmyparentswouldnotlikemetohurttheselivingcreatures!

ThefirstthingIdidwastoseeiftherewereanyproductsthatmighthelpme,butthereonlyseemedtobepowdersdesignedtokillsnakes.Anewapproachwasclearlyneeded.Isetaboutresearchingthehabitsofsnakestofindtheeasiestwaytotrapthem.Luckilythesereptilesaresmallandthatmadethesolutioneasier.

Preparedwithsomeresearchfindings,Idecidedonthreepossibleapproaches:firstly,removingtheirhabitat;secondly,attractingthemintoatrapusingmaleorfemaleperfumeorfood;andthirdlycoolingthemsothattheywouldbecomesleepyandcouldbeeasilycaught.Idecidedtousethelastone.Iboughtanice-creammakerwhichwasmadeofstainlesssteel.Betweentheoutsideandtheinsidewallsofthebowlthereissomejelly,whichfreezeswhencooled.Iputthebowlintothefridgeandwaitedfor24hours.AtthesametimeIpreparedsomeice-cubes.

ThenextmorningIgotupearlybeforethesunwashot.Iplacedthefrozenbowloverthesnakes'habitatandtheice-cubesontopofthebowltokeepitcool.FinallyIcoveredthewholethingwithalargebucket.ThenIwaited.AftertwohoursIremovedthebucketandthebowl.Thesnakeswerelessactivebuttheywerestilltoofastforme.Theyabruptlydisappearedintoaconvenientholeinthewall.SoIhadtoadjustmyplan.

ForthesecondattemptIfrozethebowlandtheice-cubesagainbutplacedthemoverthesnakes'habitatintheevening,asthetemperaturewasstartingtocool.Thenasbefore,Icoveredthebowlwiththebucketandlefteverythingovernight.EarlythenextmorningIreturnedtoseetheresult.ThistimewithgreatcautionIbentdowntoexaminethesnakesandIfoundthemverysleepy.Butoncepickedup,theytriedtobiteme.Astheywerepoisonoussnakes,Iclearlyneededtoimprovemydesignagain.

Mythirdattemptrepeatedthesecondprocedure.ThenextmorningIcarriedinmyhandasmallnetusedforcatchingfish.Thiswasintheexpectationthatthesnakeswouldbiteagain.Butmonitoredcarefully,thesnakesprovedtobenotroubleandallwentaccordingtoplan.Icollectedthepassivesnakesandthenextdaywemerrilyreleasedthemallbackintothewild.

Pressedbymyfriendsandrelations,Idecidedtoseizetheopportunitytogetrecognitionfor

mysuccessfulideabysendingmyinventiontothepatentoffice.Onlyafteryouhavehadthat

recognitioncanyousaythatyouaretrulyaninventor.Thecriteriaaresostrictthatitisdifficulttogetnewideasacceptedunlesstheyaretrulynovel.Inaddition,noinventionwillgetapatentifitis:

◎adiscovery

◎ascientificideaormathematicalmodel

◎literatureorart

◎agameorabusiness

◎acomputerprogramme

◎anewanimalorplantvariety

Norwillyoureceiveapatentuntilasearchhasbeenmadetofindoutthatyourproductreally

isdifferentfromeveryoneelse's.Therearealargenumberofpatentexaminers,too,whoseonlyjobistoexaminewhetheryourclaimisvalidornot.Ifitpassesallthetests,yourapplicationforapatentwillbepublished18monthsfromthedateyouapply.SoIhavefilledintheformandfiledmypatentapplicationwiththePatentOffice.Nowit'samatterofwaitingandhoping.You'llknowifIsucceedbythesizeofmybankbalance!Wishmeluck!

ALEXANDERGRAHAMBELLAlexanderGrahamBellwasbornin1847inScotland,butwhenhewasyounghisfamilymovedtoBoston,USA.Hismotherwasalmostentirelydeaf,soAlexanderbecameinterestedinhelpingdeafpeoplecommunicateandindeafeducation.Thisinterestledhimtoinventthemicrophone.Hefoundthatbypressinghislipsagainsthismother'sforehead,hecouldmakehismotherunderstandwhathewassaying.

Hebelievedthatoneshouldalwaysbecuriousandhismostfamoussayingwas:

"Leavethebeatentrackoccasionallyanddiveintothewoods.Everytimeyoudoyouwillbecertaintofindsomethingthatyouhaveneverseenbefore.Followitup,exploreallaroundit,andbeforeyouknowit,youwillhavesomethingworththinkingabouttooccupyyourmind.Allreallybigdiscoveriesaretheresultofthought."

Itwasthisexploringaroundproblemsandhisdynamicspiritthatledtohismostfamousinvention-thetelephonein1876.Bellneversetouttoinventthetelephoneandwhathewastryingtodesignwasamultipletelegraph.ThisoriginaltelegraphsentamessageoverdistancesusingMorsecode(aseriesofdotstappedoutalongawireinaparticularorder).Butonlyonemessagecouldgoatatime.Bellwantedtoimproveitsothatitcouldsendseveralmessagesatthesametime.Hedesignedamachinethatwouldseparatedifferentsoundwavesandallowdifferentconversationstobeheldatthesametime.Buthefoundtheproblemdifficulttosolve.Onedayashewasexperimentingwithoneendofastrawjoinedtoadeafman'seardrumandtheothertoapieceofsmokedglass,Bellnoticedthatwhenhespokeintotheear,thestrawdrewsoundwavesontheglass.Suddenlyhehadaflashofinspiration.Ifsoundwavescouldbereproducedinamovingelectricalcurrent,theycouldbesentalongawire.Insearchingtoimprovethetelegraph,

Bellhadinventedthefirsttelephone!

Bellwasfullyawareoftheimportanceofhisinventionandwrotetohisfather:

"Thedayiscomingwhentelegraphwireswillbelaidontohousesjustlikewaterorgas–andfriendswilltalktoeachotherwithoutleavinghome."

Thepatentwasgivenin1876,butitwasnotuntilfivedayslaterthatBellsenthisfirsttelephonemessagetohisassistantWatson.Thewordshavenowbecomefamous:

"MrWatson-comehere-Iwanttoseeyou."

AlexanderGrahamBellwasnotamantorestandheinterestedhimselfinmanyotherareasofinvention.Heexperimentedwithhelicopterdesignsandflyingmachines.Whilesearchingforakitestrongenoughtocarryamanintotheair,Bellexperimentedputtingtrianglestogetheranddiscoveredthetetrahedronshape.Beingverystable,ithasprovedinvaluableinthedesignofbridges.

Bell

選修8Unit4Pygmalion-ReadingPYGMALIONMAINCHARACTERS:

ElizaDoolittle(E):apoorflowergirlwhoisambitioustoimproveherself

ProfessorHiggins(H):anexpertinphonetics,convincedthatthequalityofaperson'sEnglishdecideshis/herpositioninsociety

ColonelPickering(CP):anofficerinthearmyandlaterafriendofHiggins'whosetshimatask

ActOneFATEFULMEETINGS11:15pminLondon,Englandin1914outsideatheatre.Itispouringwithrainandcabwhistlesareblowinginalldirections.Amanishidingfromtherainlisteningtopeople'slanguageandwatchingtheirreactions.Whilewatching,hemakesnotes.Nearbyaflowergirlwearingdarkgarmentsandawoollenscarfisalsoshelteringfromtherain.Agentleman(G)passesandhesitatesforamoment.

E:Comeover’ere,cap’in,andbuymeflowersoffapoorgirl.

G:I'msorrybutIhaven'tanychange.

E:Icangiv’ouchange,cap’in.

G:(surprised)Forapound

I'mafraidI'vegotnothingless.

E:(hopefully)Oah!Oh,dobuyafloweroffme,Captain.Takethisforthreepence.(holdsupsomedeadflowers)

G:(uncomfortably)Nowdon'tbetroublesome,there'sagoodgirl.(looksinhiswalletandsoundsmorefriendly)But,wait,here'ssomesmallchange.WillthatbeofanyusetoyouIt'srainingheavilynow,isn'tit(leaves)

E:(disappointedattheoutcome,butthinkingitisbetterthannothing)Thankyou,sir.(seesamantakingnotesandfeelsworried)Hey!Iain’tdonenothingwrongbyspeakingtothatgentleman.I'vearighttosellflowers,Ihave.Iain’tnothief.I'manhonestgirlIam!(beginstocry)

H:(kindly)There!There!Who'shurtingyou,yousillygirlWhatdoyoutakemefor(givesherahandkerchief)

E:Ithoughtmaybeyouwasapolicemanindisguise.

H:DoIlooklikeapoliceman?

E:(stillworried)Thenwhydid'outakedownmywordsforHowdoIknowwhether'outookmedownright'oujustshowmewhat'ou'vewroteaboutme!

H:Hereyouare.(handsoverthepapercoveredinwriting)

E:What'sthat

Thatain'tproperwriting.Ican'treadthat.(pushesitbackathim)

H:Ican.(readsimitatingEliza)"Comeover'ere,cap'in,andbuymeflowersoffapoorgirl."(inhisownvoice)Thereyouareandyouwereborn

inLissonGroveifI'mnotmistaken.

E:(lookingconfused)WhatifIwasWhat'sittoyou

CP:(hasbeenwatchingthegirlandnowspeakstoHiggins)That'squitebrilliant!Howdidyoudothat,mayIask?

H:SimplCP:Letmecongratulateyou!Butisthereanincometobemadeinthat?

H:Yes,indeed.Quiteagoodone.Thisistheageofthenewlyrich.PeoplebegintheirworkinglifeinapoorneighbourhoodofLondonwith80poundsayearandendinarichonewith100thousand.Buttheybetraythemselveseverytimetheyopentheirmouths.Nowoncetaughtbyme,she'dbecomeanupperclasslady...

CP:Isthatso

Extraordinary!

H:(rudely)LookatthisgirlwithherterribleEnglish:theEnglishthatwillcondemnhertotheguttertotheendofherdays.But,sir,(proudly)onceeducatedtospeakproperly,thatgirlcouldpassherselfoffinthreemonthsasaduchessatanambassador'sgardenparty.PerhapsIcouldevenfindheraplaceasalady'smaidorashopassistant,whichrequiresbetterEnglish.

E:What'sthatyousayAshopassistantNowthat'ssommatIwant,thatis!

H:(ignoresher)Canyoubelievethat?

CP:Ofcourse!IstudymanyIndiandialectsmyselfand...

H:DoyouindeedDoyouknowColonelPickering

CP:IndeedIdo,forthatisme.Whoareyou?

H:I'mHenryHigginsandIwasgoingtoIndiatomeetyou.

CP:AndIcametoEnglandtomakeyouracquaintance!

E:WhataboutmeHow'llyouhelpme

H:Oh,takethat.(carelesslythrowsahandfulofmoneyintoherbasket)Wemusthaveacelebration,mydearman.(leavetogether)

E:(lookingatthecollectedmoneyinamazement)Well,Inever.Awholepound!Afortune!That'llhelpme,indeeditwill.TomorrowI'llfindyou,HenryHiggins.Justyouwaitandsee!Allthattalkof(imitateshim)"authenticEnglish"...(inherownvoice)I'llseewhetheryoucangetthatforme...(goesout)

ActTwo,Scene1MAKINGTHEBETItis11aminHenryHiggins'housethenextday.HenryHigginsandColonelPickeringaresittingdeepinconversation.

H:Doyouwanttohearanymoresounds?

CP:No,thankyou.IratherfanciedmyselfbecauseIcanpronouncetwenty-fourdistinctvowelsounds;butyouronehundredandthirtybeatme.Ican'tdistinguishmostofthem.

H:(laughing)Well,thatcomeswithpractice.

ThereisaknockandMrsPearce(MP),thehousekeeper,comesinwithcookies,ateapot,somecreamandtwocups.

MP:(hesitating)Ayounggirlisaskingtoseeyou.

H:Ayounggirl!Whatdoesshewant?

MP:Well,she'squiteacommonkindofgirlwithdirtynails.Ithoughtperhapsyouwantedhertotalkintoyourmachines.

H:WhyHasshegotaninterestingaccentWe'llsee.Showherin,MrsPearce.

MP:(onlyhalfresignedtoit)Verywell,sir.(goesdownstairs)

H:Thisisabitofluck.I'llshowyouhowImakerecordsonwaxdisks...

MP:(returning)Thisistheyounggirl,sir.(ElizacomesintotheroomshylyfollowingMrsPearce.Sheisdirtyandwearingashabbydress.Shecurtsiestothetwomen.)

H:(disappointed)Why!I'vegotthisgirlinmyrecords.She'stheonewesawtheotherday.She'snouseatall.Takeheraway.

CP:(gentlytoEliza)Whatdoyou-want,younglady?

E:(upset)Iwannabealadyinaflowershop'steado'sellingflowersinthestreet.Buttheywon'ttakeme'lessIspeakbetter.SohereIam,readytopayhim.I'mnotaskingforanyfavours-andhetreatsmelikedirt.

H:Howmuch?

E:(happier)Nowyertalking.AladyfriendofminegetsFrenchlessonsfortwoshillingsanhourfromarealFrenchman.Youwouldn'thavethefacetoaskmeforthesameforteachingmeasyerwouldforFrench.SoIwon'tgiveyermorethanashilling.

H:(ignoringElizaandspeakingtoPickering)Ifyouthinkofhowmuchmoneythisgirlhas-why,it'sthebestofferI'vehad!(toEliza)ButifIteachyou,I'llbeworsethanafather.

CP:Isay,Higgins.Doyourememberwhatyousaidlastnight

I'llsayyou'rethegreatestteacheraliveifyoucanpassheroffasalady.I'llbetherefereeforthislittlebetandpayforthelessonstoo...

E:(gratefully)Oh,yerrealgood,yerare.Thankyou,Colonel.

H:Oh,sheissodeliciouslylow.(compromises)OK,I'llteachyou.(toMrsPearce)Butshe'llneedtobecleanedfirst.Takeheraway,MrsPearce.Washherandburnherhorribleclothes.We'llbuyhernewones.What'syourname,girl?

E:I'mElizaDoolittleandI'mclean.MyclotheswenttothelaundrywhenIwashedlastweek.

MP:Well,MrHigginshasabathtubofhisownandhehasabatheverymorning.Ifthesetwogentlementeachyou,you'llhavetodothesame.Theywon'tlikethesmellofyouotherwise.

E:(sobbing)Ican't.Idursn't.Itain'tnaturalandit'dkillme.I'veneverhadabathinmylife;notovermywholebody,neitherbelowmywaistnortakingmyvestoff.I'dneverhavecomeifI'dknownaboutthisdisgustingthingyouwantmetodo...

H:Oncemore,takeheraway,MrsPearce,immediately.(OutsideElizaisstillweepingwithMrsPearce)Youseetheproblem,Pickering.It'llbehowtoteachhergrammar,notjustpronunciation.She'sinneedofboth.

CP:Andthere'sanotherproblem,Higgins.Whatarewegoingtodooncetheexperimentisover?

H:(heartily)Throwherback.

CP:Butyoucannotoverlookthat!She'llbechangedandshehasfeelingstoo.Wemustbepractical,mustn'twe?

H:Well,we'lldealwiththatlater.First,wemustplanthebestwaytoteachher.

CP:Howaboutbeginningwiththealphabet.That'susuallyconsideredveryeffective...(fadesoutastheygooffstagetogether)

選修8Unit5Meetingyourancestors-Reading

AVISITTOTHEZHOUKOUDIAINCAVESAgroupofstudents(S)fromEnglandhascometotheZhoukoudiancavesforavisit.Anarchaeologist(A)isshowingthemround.

A:WelcometotheZhoukoudiancaveshereinChina.ItisagreatpleasuretomeetyoustudentsfromEngland,whoareinterestedinarchaeology.Youmustbeawarethatit'sherethatwefoundevide