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1.Pygmalion，King of Cyprus，was a famous sculptor．He made an ivory image of a woman so lovely that he fell in love with it．Every day he tried to make Galatea up in gold andpurple，for that was the name he had

given to this mistress of his heart．塞浦路斯的国王皮格马利翁是一位著名的雕塑家。他塑造了一位异常可爱的象牙少女雕像以至于爱上了它。每日他也给盖拉蒂穿上金、紫色相间的长衫。盖拉蒂是他给意中人所起的名字。

2.He embraced and kissed it，but it remaineda statue．In despair he went to Aphrodite‘sshrine for help．Offering rich sacrifice and sending up a passionate prayer，he begged the goddess to give him a wife as graceful as Galatea．他相拥它、亲吻它，但它始终是一尊雕像。绝望中，他来到阿芙罗狄蒂的圣殿寻求帮助。他奉上丰盛的祭祀品，而且深情地祈祷，祈祷这名女神赐予他一位如同盖拉蒂一样举止优雅的妻子。

3.Back home，he went straight up to the statue．Even as he gazedat it a change came over it．A faint colour appeared on its cheeks，a gleam shone from itseyes and its lips opened into as weet smile．Pygmalion stood speechless when Ualatea began to move towards him．She was simple and sweet and alive！Soon the room was ringing with her sliver voice．The work of his own hands became his wife．回家后，他直接来到雕像旁。当他在凝望它的时候，雕像逐渐有了变化。它面颊逐渐展现出微弱的鲜血，它双眼释放出光辉，它唇轻轻打开，现出甜蜜的微笑。盖拉蒂迈向他的时候，皮格马利翁站在那里，说不出话来。她单纯、温婉、活力四射！不久房间内传来她银铃般悦耳的声音。他的雕塑变成他的妻子。