my-fair-lady(窈窕淑女)-PPT課件

1、Musical Film The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the films characters. It was a natural development of the stage musical after the emergence of sound

2、film technology. A subgenre of the musical film is the musical comedy, which also includes a strong element of humor. The Classical Sound Era The 1930s through the 1960s are considered to be the golden age of the musical film, when the genres popularity was at its highest in the Western world. Music

3、al FilmThe Post-Classical Era In the 1960s, 1970s and continuing up to today the musical film became less mainstream and more specialized.1960s1970s1980s-1990sThe 2000sIntroduction Irish dramatist regarded as one of the best dramatists in UK and Ireland second only to Shakespeare and Homer Awarded t

4、he Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925, accepted the honour but refused the money In a humorous and sarcastic way showed the ugly sides of the societyGeorge Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)IntroductionSense of humor and wittiness in language Marriage Proposal to Bernard Shaw Once a beautiful British actress

5、wrote to propose marriage to Bernard Shaw. She said he was a genius, so she did not mind his old age and ugliness. With your wisdom and my appearance, our children must be perfect. Bernard Shaw answered, in a letter, that her imagination was splendid, But, what if the children take my appearance and

6、 your wisdom? Introduction A priest saw Bernard Shaw and was surprised at his thinness and said: People will know that theres a famine around the world at the sight of you. Shaw retorted: And at the sight of you, theyll know the reason. Bernard Shaw sent a ticket to Churchill for the premiere of his

7、 drama. Churchill replied: I cant go to your first show, but I can go to the second show, if there will be a second show. Shaw sent Churchill another ticket together with a message: Please come with your friend, if you have a friend. IntroductionPygmalion: A Romance in Five Acts (1912)My Fair Lady (

8、1956) is a Broadway musical based upon Pygmalion , starring Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews.The story concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons from professor Henry Higgins, a phoneticist, so that she may pass as a well born lady. The play is a sharp lampoon(諷刺) of the

9、rigid British class system of the day and a comment on womens independence, packaged as a romantic comedy.IntroductionA Film Version (1964)Best Picture of the yearBest Actor- HarrisonBest Director- CukorBest Art Decoration(美工)Best Sound(音響)Best Scoring(改編音樂(lè))Best Costume DesignBest Color Cinematograp

10、hyIntroduction Audrey Hepburn remains one of the worlds most famous actresses of all time, remembered as a film and fashion icon of the twentieth century.Roman Holiday (4th)My Fair Lady (12th)Sabrina (54th)Two for the Road (57th)Breakfast at Tiffanys (61st) Hepburn dedicated the remainder of her lif

11、e to helping impoverished children in the poorest nations. She was appointed Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF. Presidential Medal of FreedomJean Hersholt Humanitarian Award IntroductionHenry HigginsColonel PickeringEliza Introduction Professor of phonetics Henry Higgins boasts to Colonel Pickering that

12、 he can train a bedraggled Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, to pass for a duchess at an ambassadors party by teaching her to assume a veneer(外表) of gentility, the most important element of which, he believes, is impeccable speech. Eliza finds her way to the professors house and offers to pay fo

13、r speech lessons, so that she can work in a flower shop. Pickering is intrigued and wagers that Higgins cannot back up his claim; Higgins takes Eliza on free of charge as a challenge to his skills. IntroductionReceived Pronunciation標(biāo)準(zhǔn)發(fā)音 Received Pronunciation is the closest accent to “Standard Briti

14、sh” that has ever existed in the UK. Although it originally derives from London English, it is non-regional. The accent emerged from the 18th- and 19th-Century aristocracy(貴族), and has remained the “gold standard” ever since. RP is the kind of English that used to be spoken on television or radio. I

15、ts very rare that youll find someone who really speaks RP English, probably the queen is one of the few people who speak that way. (BBC English, Oxford English, Queens English) IntroductionCockney This term has both a geographic and a linguistic connotation. The East End of London (also known as the

16、 East End) is the area of London east of the medieval walled City of London and north of the River Thames. East Enders / Cockneys were characterized in culture as shiftless, untrustworthy and responsible for their own poverty. Cockney accent is probably the second most famous of British Accents. It

17、originated in the East End of London, but shares many features with and influences other dialects in that region.IntroductionCockney accent倫敦東郊貧民英語(yǔ) Dropping /h/; Glottal stop / f math / v bother /e/ a bait /ai/ oi like /i/ i beat /u/ or boot Ats me book you got ere. aintforisnt、am not、are not、has no

18、t、andhave not Cockney Rhyming Slang(同韻俚語(yǔ)) is a form of phrase construction which involves replacing a common word with a rhyming phrase of two or three words and then, in almost all cases, omitting the secondary rhyming word. Introductionapples and pearsdog and bonetrouble and strifemince piessyrup

19、of figsplates of meatIt nearly knocked me off me plateshe was wearing a syrup! So I got straight on the dog to me trouble and said I couldnt believe me minces. The Cockney accent has suffered a long decline, beginning with the introduction of RP in the 20th century, and the more recent adoption of E

20、stuary English which itself contains many features of Cockney English.stairstelephonewifeeyeswigfeetIntroduction In Britain there are lots of different accents and dialects. Generally speaking you can tell a lot about a persons social, educational and geographical background from the way he or she s

21、peaks. In the past the most prestigious accent was what we call RP but this is no longer as fashionable as it once was. One of the characteristics of British society is that people are often very proud of the class that they are from. They dont necessarily want to belong to a different class; not ev

22、erybody wants to be upper class, in fact some people think that upper class people are a little bit silly. Even for job interviews, pronunciation is no longer the key to success. As long as you are articulate and eloquent and have the skills, you get the job. Eliza meets HigginsWhat is Henry Higgins

23、?What does Professor Higgins say he is capable of?What are the two mistakes people make speaking English any way they like?What does he say about Elizas English?What keeps Eliza in her place according to Professor Higgins?What is the title of his speech? What is it about?What is the joking bet made

24、by Professor Higgins?Eliza meets HigginsI aint done nothin wrong by speakin to the gentleman.Whyd ya take down me words? Ow do I know you took me down right? You just show me what you wrote abut me. That aint proper writin. I cant read it.Oh, its cause I called him Captn.I meant no arm. .LinesEliza

25、meets Higgins1. What is Henry Higgins?He is a linguist, in the science of speech, or phonetics.2. What does Professor Higgins say he is capable of?Anyone can spot an lrishman or a Yorkshireman by his brogue, but I can place a man within six miles. I can place im within two miles in London. Sometimes

26、 within two streets.3. What are the two mistakes people make speaking English any way they like?They drop “h”s everywhere.They pronounce “i” instead of “a”.Eliza meets Higgins4. What does he say about Eliza and her English?disgusting, depressing noisesa prisoner of the gutters condemned by every syl

27、lable she uttersshould be taken out and hung for the cold-blooded murder of the English tonguea chicken cackling in a barn a creature with her curbstone English a squashed cabbage leaf disgrace to the noble architecture of these columnsincarnate insult to the English languageEliza meets Higgins5. Wh

28、at keeps Eliza in her place according to Professor Higgins?lts aoow and garn that keep her in her place not her wretched clothes and dirty face.6. What is the title of his speech? What is it about?Why cant the English learn to speak.An Englishmans way of speaking absolutely classifies him. the impor

29、tance of the proper way of speaking English.7. What is the joking bet made by Professor Higgins?In six months he could pass her off as a duchess at an Embassy Ball. He could get her a job as a ladys maid or a shop assistant which requires better English.Wouldnt It Be Loverly?How does Eliza feel abou

30、t the bet?Eliza approaches Higgins You are to stay here for the next six months learning how to speak beautifully like a lady_. If youre good and do what youre told, youll sleep in a proper bedroom,_, money to buy chocolates and take rides in taxis. But if you are _youll sleep in the back kitchen am

31、ongst the black beetles and be walloped by Mrs. Pearce_. At the end of six months, you shall be taken to Buckingham Palace in a carriage,_. If the king finds out that you are not a lady the police will take you to the Tower of London where _as a warning to other presumptuous flower girls. But if you

32、 are not found out, you shall have a present of seven and six to _ as a lady in a shop. If you refuse this offer you will be the most _girl and the angels will weep for you!have lots to eatnaughty and idlewith a broomstickungrateful, wickedin a florist shopbeautifully dressedyour head will be cut of

33、fstart life withJust You WaitYou ll be broke and Ill have money,Youre sick and you screams to fetch a doctor double-quick,Were swimmin in the sea and you get the cramp a little ways from me,Ill be famous Ill be proper and prim go to St. James,1. For how long has Eliza been saying the vowels?2. What

34、does Pickering advise Higgins to do?3. How would Eliza be punished if she couldnt say the vowels correctly?Higgins trains ElizaThe rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain. ln Hartford, Hereford and Hampshire, hurricanes hardly ever happen.How kind of you to let me come.With blackest moss, the flower

35、 pots were thickly crusted, one and all.Higgins trains ElizaEliza conquers her pronunciation problem by long-term and regular practice. I know your head aches. I know youre tired. I know your nerves are as raw as meat in a _ window. But think what youre trying to _. Just think what youre dealing wit

36、h. The _ and _ of the English language. Its the greatest possession we have. The _ thoughts that ever flowed through the hearts of men are contained in its _, _and _mixtures of sounds. And thats what youve set yourself out to conquer, Eliza. And conquer it you will.butchersaccomplishmajestygrandeurn

37、oblestextraordinaryimaginativemusicalEliza goes to Ascot RaceDoes Eliza make a good impression at first? What happens later?Is Freddy enamored of Eliza? Why?Higgins partly conceals a grin behind his hand, and why is that?Do you think Higgins will give up the experiment?Whilst she is now able to spea

38、k in beautifully modulated tones, the substance of what she says remains unchanged from the gutter. She confides her suspicions that aunt was killed by relatives, and mentions that gin had been mothers milk to this aunt, and that Elizas own father was always more cheerful after a good amount of gin.

39、 Later she shocks everyone by her vulgar Cockney attitudes and slang.Eliza goes to Embassy BallWho is this Zoltan Karpathy? Eliza goes to Embassy BallWhy does Higgins let Zoltan Karpathy dance with Eliza?Does Karpathy ever find out about Elizas identity?Why does he announce that she is a fraud?Who d

40、oes he think Eliza is?Why is Eliza upset?What is worrying Eliza?Now hes made a lady of her, shes not fit to sell anything else.She doesnt know where to go, what to do or whats to become of her.Eliza returns to Covent Garden I can do without you.What does Eliza say Higgins wants her back for?How will

41、 Eliza be treated by Higgins if she goes back?Whats the difference between Higginss manners and Pickerings?What is it that Eliza minds?Why does Eliza compares Higgins to a motorbus?The story involves a meeting of two egos, one belonging to the linguist Henry Higgins, the other, no less titanic, to t

42、he flower girl Eliza Doolittle. It was actually about something, as Eliza assures the serenely superior Henry Higgins, who stood for a class, a time and an attitude:I can do bloody well Without you!PredictionHow do you think the story will end?The CharactersEliza Professor HigginsColonel Pickeringanxious ,emotional, ambitious, enthusiasticimpatient, rude, proud, arrogant, self-important,misogynisticKind, polite, generous, thoughtfulThe SongsI. The ability to enrich our knowledge of the characters Wouldnt it be lo