myfairlady(窈窕淑女)MusicalFilmThemusicalfilmisafilmgenreinwhichsongssungbythecharactersareinterwovenintothenarrative,sometimesaccompaniedbydancing.Thesongsusuallyadvancetheplotordevelopthefilm'scharacters.Itwasanaturaldevelopmentofthestagemusicalaftertheemergenceofsoundfilmtechnology.Asubgenreofthemusicalfilmisthemusicalcomedy,whichalsoincludesastrongelementofhumor.TheClassicalSoundEraThe1930sthroughthe1960sareconsideredtobethegoldenageofthemusicalfilm,whenthegenre'spopularitywasatitshighestintheWesternworld.

myfairlady(窈窕淑女)MusicalFilmThePost-ClassicalEraInthe1960s,1970sandcontinuinguptotodaythemusicalfilmbecamelessmainstreamandmorespecialized.1960smyfairlady(窈窕淑女)1970smyfairlady(窈窕淑女)1980s-1990smyfairlady(窈窕淑女)The2000smyfairlady(窈窕淑女)myfairlady(窈窕淑女)Introduction

IrishdramatistregardedasoneofthebestdramatistsinUKandIrelandsecondonlytoShakespeareandHomerAwardedtheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein1925,acceptedthehonourbutrefusedthemoneyInahumorousandsarcasticwayshowedtheuglysidesofthesocietyGeorgeBernardShaw(1856-1950)myfairlady(窈窕淑女)IntroductionSenseofhumorandwittinessinlanguage

MarriageProposaltoBernardShawOnceabeautifulBritishactresswrotetoproposemarriagetoBernardShaw.Shesaidhewasagenius,soshedidnotmindhisoldageandugliness."Withyourwisdomandmyappearance,ourchildrenmustbeperfect."BernardShawanswered,inaletter,thatherimaginationwassplendid,"But,whatifthechildrentakemyappearanceandyourwisdom?"myfairlady(窈窕淑女)IntroductionApriestsawBernardShawandwassurprisedathisthinnessandsaid:"Peoplewillknowthatthere'safaminearoundtheworldatthesightofyou."Shawretorted:"Andatthesightofyou,they'llknowthereason."BernardShawsentatickettoChurchillforthepremiereofhisdrama.Churchillreplied:"Ican'tgotoyourfirstshow,butIcangotothesecondshow,iftherewillbeasecondshow."ShawsentChurchillanothertickettogetherwithamessage:"Pleasecomewithyourfriend,ifyouhaveafriend."myfairlady(窈窕淑女)IntroductionPygmalion:ARomanceinFiveActs(1912)MyFairLady(1956)isaBroadwaymusicalbaseduponPygmalion,

starringRexHarrisonandJulieAndrews.ThestoryconcernsElizaDoolittle,aCockneyflowergirlwhotakesspeechlessonsfromprofessorHenryHiggins,aphoneticist,sothatshemaypassasawellbornlady.Theplayisasharplampoon(諷刺)oftherigidBritishclasssystemofthedayandacommentonwomen'sindependence,packagedasaromanticcomedy.myfairlady(窈窕淑女)IntroductionAFilmVersion(1964)BestPictureoftheyearBestActor-HarrisonBestDirector-CukorBestArtDecoration(美工)BestSound(音響)BestScoring(改編音樂)BestCostumeDesignBestColorCinematographymyfairlady(窈窕淑女)IntroductionAudreyHepburnremainsoneoftheworld'smostfamousactressesofalltime,rememberedasafilmandfashioniconofthetwentiethcentury.RomanHoliday(4th)MyFairLady(12th)Sabrina(54th)TwofortheRoad(57th)BreakfastatTiffany’s(61st)Hepburndedicatedtheremainderofherlifetohelpingimpoverishedchildreninthepoorestnations.ShewasappointedGoodwillAmbassadorofUNICEF.PresidentialMedalofFreedomJeanHersholtHumanitarianAward

myfairlady(窈窕淑女)IntroductionHenryHigginsColonelPickeringEliza

myfairlady(窈窕淑女)Introduction

ProfessorofphoneticsHenryHigginsboaststoColonelPickeringthathecantrainabedraggledCockneyflowergirl,ElizaDoolittle,topassforaduchessatanambassador‘spartybyteachinghertoassumeaveneer(外表)ofgentility,themostimportantelementofwhich,hebelieves,isimpeccablespeech.Elizafindsherwaytotheprofessor'shouseandofferstopayforspeechlessons,sothatshecanworkinaflowershop.PickeringisintriguedandwagersthatHigginscannotbackuphisclaim;HigginstakesElizaonfreeofchargeasachallengetohisskills.myfairlady(窈窕淑女)IntroductionReceivedPronunciation標(biāo)準(zhǔn)發(fā)音

ReceivedPronunciationistheclosestaccentto“StandardBritish”thathaseverexistedintheUK.AlthoughitoriginallyderivesfromLondonEnglish,itisnon-regional.Theaccentemergedfromthe18th-and19th-Centuryaristocracy(貴族),andhasremainedthe“goldstandard”eversince.RPisthekindofEnglishthatusedtobespokenontelevisionorradio.It'sveryrarethatyou'llfindsomeonewhoreallyspeaksRPEnglish,probablythequeenisoneofthefewpeoplewhospeakthatway.(BBCEnglish,OxfordEnglish,Queen’sEnglish)myfairlady(窈窕淑女)IntroductionCockneyThistermhasbothageographicandalinguisticconnotation.TheEastEndofLondon(alsoknownastheEastEnd)istheareaofLondoneastofthemedievalwalledCityofLondonandnorthoftheRiverThames.EastEnders/Cockneyswerecharacterizedincultureasshiftless,untrustworthyandresponsiblefortheirownpoverty.CockneyaccentisprobablythesecondmostfamousofBritishAccents.ItoriginatedintheEastEndofLondon,butsharesmanyfeatureswithandinfluencesotherdialectsinthatregion.myfairlady(窈窕淑女)IntroductionCockneyaccent倫敦東郊貧民英語

Dropping/h/;Glottalstop/θ/[f]math/e/[v]bother/e?/[a?]bait/ai/[oi]like/i?/[?i]beat/u?/[??]or[??]bootAt‘smebookyougot’ere.

「ain‘t」for「isn’t」、「amnot」、「arenot」、「hasnot」、and「havenot」

CockneyRhymingSlang(同韻俚語)isaformofphraseconstructionwhichinvolvesreplacingacommonwordwitharhymingphraseoftwoorthreewordsandthen,inalmostallcases,omittingthesecondaryrhymingword.myfairlady(窈窕淑女)IntroductionapplesandpearsdogandbonetroubleandstrifemincepiessyrupoffigsplatesofmeatItnearlyknockedmeoffmeplates—hewaswearingasyrup!SoIgotstraightonthedogtometroubleandsaidIcouldn'tbelievememinces.TheCockneyaccenthassufferedalongdecline,beginningwiththeintroductionofRPinthe20thcentury,andthemorerecentadoptionofEstuaryEnglishwhichitselfcontainsmanyfeaturesofCockneyEnglish.stairstelephonewifeeyeswigfeetmyfairlady(窈窕淑女)IntroductionInBritaintherearelotsofdifferentaccentsanddialects.Generallyspeakingyoucantellalotaboutaperson'ssocial,educationalandgeographicalbackgroundfromthewayheorshespeaks.InthepastthemostprestigiousaccentwaswhatwecallRPbutthisisnolongerasfashionableasitoncewas.OneofthecharacteristicsofBritishsocietyisthatpeopleareoftenveryproudoftheclassthattheyarefrom.Theydon'tnecessarilywanttobelongtoadifferentclass;noteverybodywantstobeupperclass,infactsomepeoplethinkthatupperclasspeoplearealittlebitsilly.Evenforjobinterviews,pronunciationisnolongerthekeytosuccess.Aslongasyouarearticulateandeloquentandhavetheskills,yougetthejob.myfairlady(窈窕淑女)ElizameetsHigginsWhatisHenryHiggins?WhatdoesProfessorHigginssayheiscapableof?WhatarethetwomistakespeoplemakespeakingEnglishanywaytheylike?WhatdoeshesayaboutEliza’sEnglish?WhatkeepsElizainherplaceaccordingtoProfessorHiggins?Whatisthetitleofhisspeech?Whatisitabout?WhatisthejokingbetmadebyProfessorHiggins?myfairlady(窈窕淑女)ElizameetsHigginsIain'tdonenothin'wrongbyspeakin'tothegentleman.Why'dyatakedownmewords?'OwdoIknowyoutookmedownright?Youjustshowmewhatyouwroteab'utme.Thatain'tproperwritin'.Ican'treadit.Oh,it'scauseIcalledhim"Capt'n.'Imeantno'arm..Linesmyfairlady(窈窕淑女)ElizameetsHiggins1.WhatisHenryHiggins?Heisalinguist,inthescienceofspeech,orphonetics.2.WhatdoesProfessorHigginssayheiscapableof?AnyonecanspotanlrishmanoraYorkshiremanbyhisbrogue,butIcanplaceamanwithinsixmiles.Icanplace'imwithintwomilesinLondon.Sometimeswithintwostreets.3.WhatarethetwomistakespeoplemakespeakingEnglishanywaytheylike?Theydrop“h”severywhere.Theypronounce“i”insteadof“a”.myfairlady(窈窕淑女)ElizameetsHiggins4.WhatdoeshesayaboutElizaandherEnglish?disgusting,depressingnoisesaprisonerofthegutterscondemnedbyeverysyllablesheuttersshouldbetakenoutandhungforthecold-bloodedmurderoftheEnglishtongueachickencacklinginabarnacreaturewithhercurbstoneEnglishasquashedcabbageleafdisgracetothenoblearchitectureofthesecolumnsincarnateinsulttotheEnglishlanguagemyfairlady(窈窕淑女)ElizameetsHiggins5.WhatkeepsElizainherplaceaccordingtoProfessorHiggins?lt's'aoow'and'garn'thatkeepherinherplacenotherwretchedclothesanddirtyface.6.Whatisthetitleofhisspeech?Whatisitabout?Whycan’ttheEnglishlearntospeak.AnEnglishman’swayofspeakingabsolutelyclassifieshim.–theimportanceoftheproperwayofspeakingEnglish.7.WhatisthejokingbetmadebyProfessorHiggins?InsixmonthshecouldpassheroffasaduchessatanEmbassyBall.Hecouldgetherajobasalady'smaidorashopassistantwhichrequiresbetterEnglish.myfairlady(窈窕淑女)Wouldn’tItBeLoverly?HowdoesElizafeelaboutthebet?myfairlady(窈窕淑女)ElizaapproachesHigginsYouaretostayhereforthenextsixmonthslearninghowtospeakbeautifullylikealady__________.Ifyou'regoodanddowhatyou'retold,you'llsleepinaproperbedroom,___________,moneytobuychocolatesandtakeridesintaxis.Butifyouare____________you'llsleepinthebackkitchenamongsttheblackbeetlesandbewallopedbyMrs.Pearce____________.Attheendofsixmonths,youshallbetakentoBuckinghamPalaceinacarriage,_____________.IfthekingfindsoutthatyouarenotaladythepolicewilltakeyoutotheTowerofLondonwhere________________asawarningtootherpresumptuousflowergirls.Butifyouarenotfoundout,youshallhaveapresentofsevenandsixto_________asaladyinashop.Ifyourefusethisofferyouwillbethemost____________girlandtheangelswillweepforyou!havelotstoeatnaughtyandidlewithabroomstickungrateful,wickedinafloristshopbeautifullydressedyourheadwillbecutoffstartlifewithmyfairlady(窈窕淑女)JustYouWaitYou’llbebrokeandI’llhavemoney,…You'resickandyouscreamstofetchadoctordouble-quick,…We'reswimmin'intheseaandyougetthecrampalittlewaysfromme,…I'llbefamousI'llbeproperandprimgotoSt.James,…1.ForhowlonghasElizabeensayingthevowels?2.WhatdoesPickeringadviseHigginstodo?3.HowwouldElizabepunishedifshecouldn’tsaythevowelscorrectly?myfairlady(窈窕淑女)HigginstrainsElizaTheraininSpainstaysmainlyintheplain.lnHartford,HerefordandHampshire,hurricaneshardlyeverhappen.Howkindofyoutoletmecome.Withblackestmoss,theflowerpotswerethicklycrusted,oneandall.myfairlady(窈窕淑女)HigginstrainsElizaElizaconquersherpronunciationproblembylong-termandregularpractice.

Iknowyourheadaches.Iknowyou'retired.Iknowyournervesareasrawasmeatina_______window.Butthinkwhatyou'retryingto________.Justthinkwhatyou'redealingwith.The________and________oftheEnglishlanguage....It'sthegreatestpossessionwehave.The_______thoughtsthateverflowedthroughtheheartsofmenarecontainedinits__________,_________and_______mixturesofsounds.Andthat'swhatyou'vesetyourselfouttoconquer,Eliza.Andconquerityouwill.butcher'saccomplishmajestygrandeurnoblestextraordinaryimaginativemusicalmyfairlady(窈窕淑女)ElizagoestoAscotRaceDoesElizamakeagoodimpressionatfirst?Whathappenslater?IsFreddyenamoredofEliza?Why?Higginspartlyconcealsagrinbehindhishand,andwhyisthat?DoyouthinkHigginswillgiveuptheexperiment?Whilstsheisnowabletospeakinbeautifullymodulatedtones,thesubstanceofwhatshesaysremainsunchangedfromthegutter.Sheconfideshersuspicionsthatauntwaskilledbyrelatives,andmentionsthatginhadbeen"mother'smilk"tothisaunt,andthatEliza'sownfatherwasalwaysmorecheerfulafteragoodamountofgin.LatersheshockseveryonebyhervulgarCockneyattitudesandslang.myfairlady(窈窕淑女)ElizagoestoEmbassyBallWhoisthisZoltanKarpathy?myfairlady(窈窕淑女)ElizagoestoEmbassyBallWhydoesHigginsletZoltanKarpathydancewithEliza?DoesKarpathyeverfindoutaboutEliza’sidentity?Whydoesheannouncethatsheisafraud?WhodoeshethinkElizais?WhyisElizaupset?WhatisworryingEliza?Nowhe’smadealadyofher,she’snotfittosellanythingelse.Shedoesn’tknowwheretogo,whattodoorwhat'stobecomeofher.myfairlady(窈窕淑女)ElizareturnstoCoventGarden

myfairlady(窈窕淑女)Icandowithoutyou.WhatdoesElizasayHigginswantsherbackfor?HowwillElizabetreatedbyHigginsifshegoesback?What’sthedifferencebetweenHiggins’smannersandPickering’s?WhatisitthatElizaminds?WhydoesElizacomparesHigginstoamotorbus?Thestoryinvolvesameetingoftwoegos,onebelongingtothelinguistHenryHiggins,theother,nolesstitanic,totheflowergirlElizaDoolittle.Itwasactuallyaboutsomething,asElizaassurestheserenelysuperiorHenryHiggins,whostoodforaclass,atimeandanattitude:Icandobloodywell'Withoutyou!'myfairlady(窈窕淑女)PredictionHowdoyouthinkthestorywillend?myfairlady(窈窕淑女)TheCharactersElizaProfessorHigginsColonelPickeringanxious,emotional,ambitious,enthusiasticimpatient,rude,proud,arrogant,self-important,misogynisticKind,polite,generous,thoughtfulmyfairlady(窈窕淑女)TheSongsI.TheabilitytoenrichourknowledgeofthecharactersWouldn’titbeloverly?I'manOrdinary