高中英语Unit4Pygmalion1Word文档下载推荐.docx

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Hesbeengonetwentyminutes.

THEMOTHER[Onherdaughter'

sright]Notsolong.Butheoughttohavegotusacabbythis.

ABYSTANDER[onthelady'

sright]Hewontgetnocabnotuntilhalf-pasteleven,missus,whentheyebackafterdroppingtheirtheatrefares.

THEMOTHER.Butwemusthaveacab.Wecantstandhereuntilhalf-pasteleven.It'

stoobad.

THEBYSTANDER.Well,itaintmyfault,missus.

THEDAUGHTER.IfFreddyhadabitofgumption,hewouldhavegotoneatthetheatredoor.

THEMOTHER.Whatcouldhehavedone,poorboy?

THEDAUGHTER.Otherpeoplegotcabs.Whycouldnthe?

FreddyrushesinoutoftherainfromtheSouthamptonStreetside,andesbetweenthemclosingadrippingumbrella.Heisayoungmanoftwenty,ineveningdress,verywetaroundtheankles.

THEDAUGHTER.Well,havntyougotacab?

FREDDY.Theresnotonetobehadforloveormoney.

THEMOTHER.Oh,Freddy,theremustbeone.Youcanthavetried.

THEDAUGHTER.It'

stootiresome.Doyouexpectustogoandgetoneourselves?

FREDDY.Itellyoutheyreallengaged.Therainwassosudden:

nobodywasprepared;

andeverybodyhadtotakeacab.IvebeentoCharingCrossonewayandnearlytoLudgateCircustheother;

andtheywereallengaged.

THEMOTHER.DidyoutryTrafalgarSquare?

FREDDY.TherewasntoneatTrafalgarSquare.

THEDAUGHTER.Didyoutry?

FREDDY.ItriedasfarasCharingCrossStation.DidyouexpectmetowalktoHammersmith?

THEDAUGHTER.Youhavnttriedatall.

THEMOTHER.Youreallyareveryhelpless,Freddy.Goagain;

anddontebackuntilyouhavefoundacab.

FREDDY.Ishallsimplygetsoakedfornothing.

THEDAUGHTER.Andwhataboutus?

Arewetostayhereallnightinthisdraught,withnexttonothingon.Youselfishpig—

FREDDY.Oh,verywell:

I'

llgo,I'

llgo.[HeopenshisumbrellaanddashesoffStrandwards,butesintocollisionwithaflowergirl,whoishurryinginforshelter,knockingherbasketoutofherhands.Ablindingflashoflightning,followedinstantlybyarattlingpealofthunder,orchestratestheincident].

THEFLOWERGIRL.Nahthen,Freddy:

lookwh'

y'

gowin,deah.

FREDDY.Sorry[herushesoff].

THEFLOWERGIRL[pickingupherscatteredflowersandreplacingtheminthebasket]Theresmennersf'

yer!

Te-oobanchesovoyletstrodintothemad.[Shesitsdownontheplinthofthecolumn,sortingherflowers,onthelady'

sright.Sheisnotatallanattractiveperson.Sheisperhapseighteen,perhapstwenty,hardlyolder.ShewearsalittlesailorhatofblackstrawthathaslongbeenexposedtothedustandsootofLondonandhasseldomifeverbeenbrushed.Herhairneedswashingratherbadly:

itsmousycolorcanhardlybenatural.Shewearsashoddyblackcoatthatreachesnearlytoherkneesandisshapedtoherwaist.Shehasabrownskirtwithacoarseapron.Herbootsaremuchtheworseforwear.Sheisnodoubtascleanasshecanaffordtobe;

butparedtotheladiessheisverydirty.Herfeaturesarenoworsethantheirs;

buttheirconditionleavessomethingtobedesired;

andsheneedstheservicesofadentist].

THEMOTHER.Howdoyouknowthatmyson'

snameisFreddy,pray?

THEFLOWERGIRL.Ow,eezye-ooasan,ise?

Wal,fewddany'

de-ootybawmzamathershould,eednowbetterntospawlaporegel'

sflahrznthanranawyathahtpyin.Willye-oopymef'

them?

[Here,withapologies,thisdesperateattempttorepresentherdialectwithoutaphoneticalphabetmustbeabandonedasunintelligibleoutsideLondon.]

THEDAUGHTER.Donothingofthesort,mother.Theidea!

THEMOTHER.Pleaseallowme,Clara.Haveyouanypennies?

THEDAUGHTER.No.I'

venothingsmallerthansixpence.

THEFLOWERGIRL[hopefully]Icangiveyouchangeforatanner,kindlady.

THEMOTHER[toClara]Giveittome.[Clarapartsreluctantly].Now[tothegirl]Thisisforyourflowers.

THEFLOWERGIRL.Thankyoukindly,lady.

THEDAUGHTER.Makehergiveyouthechange.Thesethingsareonlyapennyabunch.

THEMOTHER.Doholdyourtongue,Clara.[Tothegirl].Youcankeepthechange.

THEFLOWERGIRL.Oh,thankyou,lady.

THEMOTHER.Nowtellmehowyouknowthatyounggentleman'

sname.

THEFLOWERGIRL.Ididnt.

THEMOTHER.Iheardyoucallhimbyit