普通高中课程标准实验教科书 英语选修8 Unit 4 Using Language

　　Act Two, Scene 1 MAKING THE BET

　　It is 11am in Henry Higgins' house the next day. Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering are sitting deep in conversation.

　　H: Do you want to hear any more sounds?

　　CP: No, thank you. I rather fancied myself because I can pronounce twenty-four distinct vowel sounds; but your one hundred and thirty beat me. I can't distinguish most of them.

　　H: (laughing) Well, that comes with practice.

　　There is a knock and Mrs Pearce (MP), the housekeeper, comes in with cookies, a teapot, some cream and two cups.

　　MP: (hesitating) A young girl is asking to see you.

　　H: A young girl! What does she want?

　　MP: Well, she's quite a common kind of girl with dirty nails.I thought perhaps you wanted her to talk into your machines.

　　H: Why? Has she got an interesting accent? We'll see.Show her in, Mrs Pearce.

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