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1、GeorgeBernardShawDoyouagreeordisagree,one'smanner,suchaspronounciation,behavior,socialskills,etc,wouldinfluencehisorherreputation?《卖花女》PygmalionInGreekmythology,PygmalionwasakingoftheislandofCyprus（塞浦路斯）andasculptor.Hespentmanyyearscarvinganivorystatueofawomanmorebeautifulthananyl
2、ivingfemale.Pygmalionbecamefascinatedbyhissculptureandfellinlovewithit.Hepretendeditwasanactualwoman.Hebroughtitpresentedandtreateditasifitwerealive.However,thestatuecouldnotrespondtohisattentions,andPygmalionbecamemiserable.Finally,heprayedtoAphrodite,thegoddessoflove,tobringhima
3、womanlikehisstatue.Aphroditedidevenbetter.Shebroughtthestatuetolife.Pygmalionmarriedthiswoman,oftencalledGalatea,whogavebirthtoadaughter.ThewriterGeorgeBernardShawtookthenamePygmalionasthetitleofhisplayaboutanEnglishprofessorwhoturnsapoorgirlfromthestreetsintoafashionablesocietywo
4、man.Shaw'sstorywasthebasisofthelaterBroadwaymusicalandmovieMyFairLady.GeorgeBernardShaw1856-1950AnIrishplaywright.Irishdramatist,literarycritic,asocialistspokesman.Aleadingfigureinthe20thcenturytheaterwhowasregardedas‘asecondShakespeare’.WinneroftheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein1925.Ge
5、orgeBernardShaw'sHouseHishousebecamethepropertyoftheNationalTrustandbecameaplaceofpilgrimage.BedroomHisLifeGeorgeBernardShawwasbornon26July1856,inDublin,hischildhoodwastroubled.HisfamilybelongedtotheIrishprotestantgentry.Hisfatherwasanunsuccessfulbusinessman;hismotherwasamusiciano
6、ftalent.Apartfromthemusicaleducationhereceivedfromher,hewaspracticallyself-educated.Attheageof15hestartedtoworkasajuniorclerk.In1876hewenttoLondon,joininghissisterandmother.ShawdidnotreturntoIrelandfornearly30years.Shawbeganhisliterarycareerbywritingmusicandtheatrecriticism,andnov
7、elswithoutmuchsuccess.HisLifeIn1895ShawbecameadramacriticfortheSaturdayReview.Shawalsowrotemusic,artanddramacriticismforDramaticReview(1885-86),HismusiccriticismhasbeencollectedinShaw'sMusic(1981).HisLifeIn1898ShawmarriedthewealthyCharlottePayne-Townshend.TheysettledintheHertfords
8、hirevillageofAyotSt.Lawrence.Shaw
