1、Unit 4Pygmalion文章导语 Pygmalion,who fell in love with his ideal woman,begged Aphrodite for a wife who would be as perfect as his statue.Aphrodite brought the statue to life and Pygmalion married her.皮格 马 利翁 爱 上了他想象中的女子 ,请 求阿芙洛狄特 赐 予自己一位和雕塑一 样 完美的妻子。阿芙洛狄特 赋 予雕塑生命后皮格 马利翁与其 结 婚。The Ancient Greek Mytholog
2、y,PygmalionIn ancient Greek mythology(神 话 ),Pygmalion was a gifted sculptor from Cyprus,who showed no interest in the local women at all,for he found them immoral.Instead,Pygmalion concentrated on his art until one day he ran across a large,perfect piece of ivory and decided to carve a beautiful wom
3、an from it.When he finished the statue,Pygmalion found the image of his ideal woman so lovely that he dressed the figure and covered her in jewels.He gave the statue a name:Galatea,which meant sleeping love.He found himself falling in love with his ideal woman,so he went to the temple of Aphrodite (
4、the goddess of love and beauty) to beg for a wife who would be as perfect as his statue.Aphrodite was curious,so she visited the room of the sculptor while he was away and was charmed by his creation.Galatea was the image of herself.Flattered,Aphrodite brought the statue to life.When Pygmalion retur
5、ned to his home,he found Galatea alive,and humbled(低声下气 ) himself at her feet.Pygmalion and Galatea got married and Pygmalion never forgot to thank Aphrodite for the gift she had given him.He and Galatea brought gifts to her temple throughout their life,and Aphrodite blessed them with happiness and
6、love in return.译文古希腊神 话 皮格 马 利翁在古希腊神 话 中 ,皮格 马 利翁是一位来自塞浦路斯的很有天 赋 的雕塑家 ,他 对 当地的女子一点也不感 兴 趣 ,因 为 他 认为 她 们 都不道德。然而 ,皮格 马 利翁一直 专 心于 艺术 ,直到有一天他偶遇一件大而完美的象牙 ,遂决定用它雕刻成一位美 丽 迷人的女子。当他完成这 座雕塑 时 ,皮格 马 利翁 觉 得他想象中的女子形象太美了 ,以至于他 给 雕塑穿上衣服 ,戴上珠宝首 饰 。他 给这 座雕像取名 为 伽拉忒亚 ,其意 为 甜睡的 爱 。他 发现 自己 爱 上了他想象中的女子 ,所以他去阿芙洛狄特 (爱 与美
7、的女神 )神 庙 ,请 求她 赐给 自己一位和雕塑一样 完美的妻子。阿芙洛狄特非常好奇 ,于是趁他外出的 时 候她参 观 了 这 位雕塑家的工作室 ,并被他的作品迷住了。伽拉忒 亚 就是她自己的形象。阿芙洛狄特非常高 兴 ,于是 赋 予 这 座雕塑生命。当皮格 马 利翁回到家里 时 ,他 发现 伽拉忒 亚 活了 ,并拜倒在她的脚下。皮格 马 利翁和伽拉忒 亚结 婚了 ,而且皮格 马 利翁从未忘 记 感 谢 阿芙洛狄特 赐予他的礼物。他和伽拉忒 亚 一生中都向 这 座神 庙 供奉礼物 ,而阿芙洛狄特也用幸福和 爱 回 报 庇佑他 们 。典句欣赏1.He found himself falling
8、 in love with his ideal woman,so he went to the temple of Aphrodite (the goddess of love and beauty) to beg for a wife who would be as perfect as his statue.他发现自己爱上了他想象中的女子 ,所以他去阿芙洛狄特 (爱与美的女神 )神庙 ,请求她赐给自己一位和雕塑一样完美的妻子。2.Aphrodite was curious,so she visited the room of the sculptor while he was away a
9、nd was charmed by his creation.阿芙洛狄特非常好奇 ,于是趁他外出的时候她参观了这位雕塑家的工作室 ,并被他的作品迷住了。理解诱思1.Why did Aphrodite decide to satisfy Pygmalions desire?A.Because she was excited by his devotion.B.Because she was amazed at their love.C.Because she was flattered by his work.D.Because Galatea was made of perfect ivory
10、.答案 :C2.What do you learn from the story?答案 :略Section Warming Up,Pre-reading,Reading & Comprehending一 二 三 四 五一、词义匹配A B1.garment a.to give information about sb/sth to an enemy2.adaptation b.extremely clever or impressive3.whistlec.a piece of clothing4.authentic d.a film/movie,book or play that is based on a particular piece of work but that has been changed for a new situation5.brilliant e.known to be real and genuine and not a copy6.betray f.to make a high sound or a musical tune by forcing your breath out when your lips are closed答案 :1.c 2.d 3.f 4.e 5.b 6.a
