普通高中課程標(biāo)準(zhǔn)實(shí)驗(yàn)教科書(shū)英語(yǔ)選修高二下選修8 Unit 4 Pygmalion-Reading Task

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Act Five AFTERWARDS

Colonel Pickering and Henry come in with Eliza after eating their supper. She is still in her beautiful clothes. They sit and Eliza gets Henry's slippers.

H: What an evening! Thank God it's over. (Suddenly he sees the slippers) Oh, thank you, Eliza.

CP: Were you nervous? I was, but Eliza wasn't.

H: Oh, I knew she'd be all right. This project was interesting enough at first, but it became boring.

CP: Oh, but the ambassador's party was extremely exciting.

H: Yes, at first. But then I saw we would win easily.

CP: Yes. It's been a great triumph (勝利) for you.

They both leave. Eliza throws herself into a chair and sobs violently. Henry returns.

H: Where did I leave my shoes?

E: Here they are. Take them!

She throws them at Henry.

H: (amazed) What on earth ...? Is there anything wrong?

E: Nothing wrong - for you. I've won your bet for you, haven't I?

H: YOU won the bet! I won it!

E: Oh - you selfish brute (野獸;冷酷的人)! What's to become of me?

H: How should I know?

E: You don't care! I'm nothing to you - worthless than those shoes.

H: Are you complaining of your treatment here?

E: No.

H: Has anyone been unkind to you? Colonel Pickering? Mrs Pearce? Me?

E: No.

H: Well, perhaps you're just tired.

E: I'm sorry, but I have to be careful. Are these clothes mine or Mrs Pearce's? I wouldn't like to be accused of stealing when I leave.

H: Leave? You're not leaving! To think I spent all my hard-earned knowledge on you!

Mrs Pearce comes in with a letter.

MP: A letter for you, Eliza.

E: For me? Oh! It's from Freddy.

H: That silly young man!

E: He's not so silly. (she reads) He loves me and wants to marry me.

H: A mad idea indeed!

E: That's just it, isn't it?

H: What do you mean, Eliza?

E: Nothing. I'm not blaming you. You see the difference between a lady and a flower girl is the way she's treated. I shall always be a flower girl to you. But to Colonel Pickering I'll always be a lady.

H: What, aren't my manners the same as Pickering's?

E: No. He treats a flower girl as if she were a duchess.

H: And I treat a duchess as if she were a flower girl. Is that correct?

E: Yes. You don't love me, so tomorrow I shall go and marry Freddy because he does.

H: And you'll leave me?

E: Yes, because he'll make me happy.

H: Marry Freddy! What nonsense!

E: (Proudly) Goodbye, Professor Higgins. I won't see you again.

H: Now then, Eliza. Stop this nonsense. Tomorrow I want you to order the meat and buy me a new pair of gloves. I leave the colour to you.

Eliza leaves the room, and Henry suddenly feels very upset.

H: Leave me and marry Freddy? Ha, ha, ha, ha!

Henry is still laughing as the play ends.