人教版高中英語 選修8 各單元課文原文

人教版高中英語選修8各單元課文原文人教版高中英語選修8各單元課文原文人教版高中英語選修8各單元課文原文xxx公司人教版高中英語選修8各單元課文原文文件編號：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，管理制度選修8Unit1Alandofdiversity-ReadingCALIFORNIACaliforniaisthethirdlargeststateintheUSAbuthasthelargestpopulation.ItalsohasthedistinctionofbeingthemostmulticulturalstateintheUSA,havingattractedpeoplefromallovertheworld.Thecustomsandlanguagesoftheimmigrantsliveonintheirnewhome.ThisdiversityofcultureisnotsurprisingwhenyouknowthehistoryofCalifornia.NATIVEAMERCANSExactlywhenthefirstpeoplearrivedinwhatwenowknowasCalifornia,noonereallyknows.However,itislikelythatNativeAmericanswerelivinginCaliforniaatleastfifteenthousandyearsago.ScientistsbelievethatthesesettlerscrossedtheBeringStraitintheArctictoAmericabymeansofalandbridgewhichexistedinprehistorictimes.Inthe16thcentury,afterthearrivaloftheEuropeans,thenativepeoplesufferedgreatly.Thousandswerekilledorforcedintoslavery.Inaddition,manydiedfromthediseasesbroughtbytheEuropeans.However,somesurvivedtheseterribletimes,andtodaytherearemoreNativeAmericanslivinginCaliforniathaninanyotherstate.THESPANISHInthe18thcenturyCaliforniawasruledbySpain.SpanishsoldiersfirstarrivedinSouthAmericaintheearly16thcentury,whentheyfoughtagainstthenativepeopleandtooktheirland.Twocenturieslater,theSpanishhadsettledinmostpartsofSouthAmericaandalongthenorthwestcoastofwhatwenowcalltheUnitedStates.OfthefirstSpanishtogotoCalifornia,themajoritywerereligiousmen,whoseministrywastoteachtheCatholicreligiontothenatives.In1821,thepeopleofMexicogainedtheirindependencefromSpain.CaliforniathenbecamepartofMexico.In1846theUnitedStatesdeclaredwaronMexico,andafterthewarwonbytheUSA,MexicohadtogiveCaliforniatotheUSA.However,thereisstillastrongSpanishinfluenceinthestate.Thatiswhytodayover40ofCaliforniansspeakSpanishasafirstorsecondlanguage.RUSSIANSIntheearly1800s,Russianhunters,whohadoriginallygonetoAlaska,begansettlinginCalifornia.Todaythereareabout25,000Russian-AmericanslivinginandaroundSanFrancisco.GOLDMINERSIn1848,notlongaftertheAmerican-Mexicanwar,goldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia.Thedreamofbecomingrichquicklyattractedpeoplefromallovertheworld.Thenearest,andthereforethefirsttoarrive,wereSouthAmericansandpeoplefromtheUnitedStates.ThenadventurersfromEuropeandAsiasoonfollowed.Infact,fewachievedtheirdreamofbecomingrich.Somediedorreturnedhome,butmostremainedinCaliforniatomakealifeforthemselvesdespitegreathardship.Theysettledinthenewtownsoronfarms.BythetimeCaliforniaelectedtobecomethethirty-firstfederalstateoftheUSAin1850,itwasalreadyamulticulturalsociety.LATERARRIVALSAlthoughChineseimmigrantsbegantoarriveduringtheGoldRushPeriod,itwasthebuildingoftherailnetworkfromthewesttotheeastcoastthatbroughtevenlargernumberstoCaliforniainthe1860s.Today,Chinese-AmericansliveinallpartsofCalifornia,althoughalargepercentagehavechosentostayinthe"Chinatowns"ofLosAngelesandSanFrancisco.OtherimmigrantssuchasItalians,mainlyfishermenbutalsowinemakers,arrivedinCaliforniainthelate19thcentury.In1911immigrantsfromDenmarkestablishedatownoftheirown,whichtodaystillkeepsuptheirDanishculture.Bythe1920sthefilmindustrywaswellestablishedinHollywood,California.TheindustryboomattractedEuropeansincludingmanyJewishpeople.TodayCaliforniahasthesecondlargestJewishpopulationintheUnitedStates.JapanesefarmersbeganarrivinginCaliforniaatthebeginningofthe20thcentury,andsincethe1980salotmorehavesettledthere.PeoplefromAfricahavebeenlivinginCaliforniasincethe1800s,whentheymovednorthfromMexico.However,evenmorearrivedbetween1942and1945toworkintheshipandaircraftindustries.MOSTRECENTARRIVALSInmorerecentdecades,CaliforniahasbecomehometomorepeoplefromAsia,includingKoreans,Cambodians,VietnameseandLaotians.Sinceitsbeginninginthe1970s,thecomputerindustryhasattractedIndiansandPakistanistoCalifornia.THEFUTUREPeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworld,attractedbytheclimateandthelifestyle,stillimmigratetoCalifornia.Itisbelievedthatbeforelongthemixofnationalitieswillbesogreatthattherewillbenodistinctmajorracialorculturalgroups,butsimplyamixtureofmanyracesandcultures.GEORGE’SDIARY12TH—14THJUNEMonday12th,JuneArrivedearlythismorningbybus.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,JuneTeamedupwithacouplefrommyhotel(PeterandTerri)andhiredacar.Spentalldaydrivingaroundthecity.There'safascinatingdrivemarkedoutfortourists.Ithasblueandwhitesignswithseagullsonthemtoshowthewaytogo.It'sa79kmround-tripthattakesinallthefamoustouristspots.Stoppedmanytimestoadmiretheviewofthecityfromdifferentanglesandtakephotographs.Nowhaveareallygoodideaofwhatthecity'slike.Inevening,wenttoChinatownwithPeterandTerri.Chineseimmigrantssettledinthisareainthe1850s.ThefrontsofthebuildingsaredecoratedtolooklikeoldbuildingsinsouthernChina.Sawsomeinterestingtempleshere,anumberofmarketsandagreatmanyrestaurants.Alsoartgalleriesandamuseumcontainingdocuments,photographsandallsortsofobjectsaboutthehistoryofChineseimmigration,butitisclosedintheevening.Willgobackduringtheday.Hadadeliciousmealandthenwalkeddownthehilltoourhotel.Wednesday14th,JuneInmorning,tookferrytoAngelIslandfromtheportinSanFranciscoBay.OnthewayhadagoodviewoftheGoldenGateBridge.From1882to1940AngelIslandwasafamousimmigrationstationwheremanyChinesepeopleappliedforrighttoliveinUSA.Thecellsinthestationwereverysmall,coldanddamp;somedidnotevenhavelightbuttheimmigrantshadnowhereelsetogo.Theirmiserablestayseemedtobepunishmentratherthanjusticeandfreedomtothem.TheywrotepoemsonthewallsabouttheirlonelinessandmournedtheirformerlifeinChina.In1940thecivilauthoritiesreformedthesystemsothatmanymoreChinesepeoplewereabletograsptheopportunityofsettlingintheUSA.Mademeverythoughtfulandthankfulformylifetoday.選修8Unit2Cloning-ReadingCLONING: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.THERETURNOFTHEDINOSAURS?Thepossibilityofcloningfierceandextinctwildanimalshasalwaysexcitedfilmmakers.Andtheyarenottheonlyones!ThepopularityoffilmssuchasJurassicPark,inwhichascientistclonesseveralkindsofextinctdinosaurs,proveshowtheideastruckamixtureoffearandexcitementintopeople'shearts.Butinfactwearealongwayfrombeingabletocloneextinctanimals.Scientistsarestillexperimentingwithcloningmammals.Thisisbecausethecloningofmammalsisstillanewscienceanditsstoryonlybeganseriouslyinthe1950sasthislistshows:1950scloningoffrogs1996firstcloneofamammal:Dollythesheep1970sresearchusingtheembryosofmice2000cowgavebirthtoabison1979workonembryosofsheepandmice2001China'sfirstclonedtwincalves1981firstexperimentalclonesofmice2002firstclonedcats1983firstexperimentalclonesofcows2005firstcloneddog…Fromtimetotimepeoplesuggestthatextinctanimalslikedinosaurs,canpossiblybebroughtbacktolifethroughcloning.Unfortunately,withwhatweknownow,thisiseitherimpossibleorunsuitable.Therearemanyreasons.◎TheinitialrequirementisthatyouneedperfectDNA(whichgivesinformationforhowcellsaretogrow).◎Alleffortsofcloningananimalwillbeinvainifthereisnotenoughdiversityinthegrouptoovercomeillnesses.Diversityinagroupmeanshavinganimalswiththeirgenesarrangedindifferentways.Theadvantageisthatifthereisanewillnesssomeoftheseanimalsmaydie,butotherswillsurviveandpassontheabilitytoresistthatdiseasetothenextgeneration.Thegreatdrawbacktocloningagroupofanimalsisthattheywouldallhavethesamearrangementofgenesandsomightdieofthesameillness.Thennoneofthemwouldbelefttocontinuethespecies.◎Itwouldbeunfairtocloneanyextinctanimalsiftheyweretoliveinazoo.Asuitablehabitatwouldbeneededforthemtoleadanaturallife.Basedonwhatweknownow,youcannotcloneanimalsthathavebeenextinctlongerthan10,000years.Actually,dinosaursdisappeared65,000,000yearsago.Sothechanceofdinosaurseverreturningtotheearthismerelyadream.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,Idecidedtoseizetheopportunitytogetrecognitionformysuccessfulideabysendingmyinventiontothepatentoffice.Onlyafteryouhavehadthatrecognitioncanyousaythatyouaretrulyaninventor.Thecriteriaaresostrictthatitisdifficulttogetnewideasacceptedunlesstheyaretrulynovel.Inaddition,noinventionwillgetapatentifitis:◎adiscovery◎ascientificideaormathematicalmodel◎literatureorart◎agameorabusiness◎acomputerprogramme◎anewanimalorplantvarietyNorwillyoureceiveapatentuntilasearchhasbeenmadetofindoutthatyourproductreallyisdifferentfromeveryoneelse'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.Bellwasaninventorallhislife.Hemadehisfirstinventionatelevenandhislastatseventy-five.Althoughheismostoftenassociatedwiththeinventionofthetelephone,hewasindeedacontinuingsearcherafterpracticalsolutionstoimprovethequalityofeverybody'slife.選修8Unit4Pygmalion-ReadingPYGMALIONMAINCHARACTERS:ElizaDoolittle(E):apoorflowergirlwhoisambitioustoimproveherselfProfessorHiggins(H):anexpertinphonetics,convincedthatthequalityofaperson'sEnglishdecideshis/herpositioninsocietyColonelPickering(CP):anofficerinthearmyandlaterafriendofHiggins'whosetshimataskActOneFATEFULMEETINGS11:15pminLondon,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'outakedownmywordsfor

HowdoIknowwhether'outookmedownright

'oujustshowmewhat'ou'vewroteaboutme!H:Hereyouare.(handsoverthepapercoveredinwriting)E:What'sthatThatain'tproperwriting.Ican'treadthat.(pushesitbackathim)H:Ican.(readsimitatingEliza)"Comeover'ere,cap'in,andbuymeflowersoffapoorgirl."(inhisownvoice)ThereyouareandyouwereborninLissonGroveifI'mnotmistaken.E:(lookingconfused)WhatifIwasWhat'sittoyou

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

H:Simplyphoneticsstudiedandclassifiedfrompeople'sownspeech.That'smyprofessionandalsomyhobby.Youcanplaceamanbyjustafewremarks.Icanplaceanyspokenconversationwithinsixmiles,andevenwithintwostreetsinLondonsometimes.CP:Letmecongratulateyou!Butisthereanincometobemadeinthat?H:Yes,indeed.Quiteagoodone.Thisistheageofthenewlyrich.PeoplebegintheirworkinglifeinapoorneighbourhoodofLondonwith80poundsayearandendinarichonewith100thousand.Buttheybetraythemselveseverytimetheyopentheirmouths.Nowoncetaughtbyme,she'dbecomeanupperclasslady...CP:IsthatsoExtraordinary!H:(rudely)LookatthisgirlwithherterribleEnglish:theEnglishthatwillcondemnhertotheguttertotheendofherdays.But,sir,(proudly)onceeducatedtospeakproperly,thatgirlcouldpassherselfoffinthreemonthsasaduchessatanambassador'sgardenparty.PerhapsIcouldevenfindheraplaceasalady'smaidorashopassistant,whichrequiresbetterEnglish.E:What'sthatyousayAshopassistant?Nowthat'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.DoyourememberwhatyousaidlastnightI'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,MrHigginshasabathtubofh