19 Pygmalion
皮格马利翁

Pygmalion，King of Cyprus，was a famous sculptor． —
皮格马利翁，塞浦路斯国王，是一位著名的雕塑家。 —

He made an ivory image of a woman so lovely that he fell in love with it． —
他制作了一个女人的象牙雕像，美丽得让他爱上了它。 —

Every day he tried to make Galatea up in gold and purple，for that was the name he had given to this mistress of his heart． —
每天他都试图为加拉泰娅穿上金色和紫色，因为这就是他给他心上的情人起的名字。 —

He embraced and kissed it，but it remaineda statue． —
他拥抱和亲吻它，但它仍然是个雕像。 —

In despair he went to Aphrodite’s shrine for help． —
绝望之下，他去阿芙罗狄蒂的神庙求助。 —

Offering rich sacrifice and sending up a passionate prayer，he begged the goddess to give him a wife as graceful as Galatea． —
献上丰盛的祭品，虔诚地祈祷，请求女神给他一位像加拉泰娅一样优雅的妻子。 —

Back home，he went straight up to the statue．Even as he gazedat it a change came over it． —
回到家后，他径直走向雕像。当他凝视着它时，它身上发生了变化。 —

A faint colour appeared on its cheeks，a gleam shone from its eyes and its lips opened into as weet smile． —
它的脸颊上泛起了淡淡的颜色，眼睛闪亮着光芒，嘴唇微微一笑。 —

Pygmalion stood speechless when Ualatea began to move towards him． —
皮格马利翁目瞪口呆，当加拉泰娅开始朝他走来。 —

She was simple and sweet and alive！Soon the room was ringing with her sliver voice． —
她简单、甜美且活灵活现！很快，屋子里响起了她银铃般的声音。 —

The work of his own hands became his wife．
他自己的手工成了他的妻子。