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UNIT 5 Great People
第五单元 伟人
Lesson 37: Touch the World
第三十七课： 感触世界
THINK ABOUT IT!What would your life be like if you couldn't see or hear?How did Anne Sullivan teach Helen Keller?What can you learn from Helen Keller's story?THE PLANETARY POSTJUNE 2,1968
星际时报1968年6月2日
Helen Keller Dies at 88
海伦凯勒88岁去世
Helen Keller,the well-known writer and educator,died yesterday at the age of 88.
海伦凯勒——著名的作家和教育家——于昨天去世，享年88岁。
Helen Keller was a hero to blind and deaf people around the world.
海伦凯勒是全世界盲聋人的英雄。
Helen was born in 1880 in the United States.
海伦于1880年出生在美国。
When she was nineteen months old,Helen fell ill.
19个月大时，海伦生病了。
She had a high fever.
她发高烧，
It made her blind and deaf.
这使她成了又盲又聋的孩子。
Before her illness,Helen had been a bright and happy girl.
在生病之前，海伦曾是个聪明伶俐的女孩。
When she lost her sight and hearing,she became difficult and wild.
当她失聪又失明之后，她变得难以相处和急躁。
Helen wanted to understand other people.
海伦想了解其他的人。
Sometimes,she stood between her mother and her father.
有时，她站在她的父母中间，
She put her hands on their mouths.
把手放在他们的嘴上。
She could feel them talk.
她能感觉到他们在说话。
She felt one mouth move,and then the other mouth move.
她感觉到一张嘴在动，接着另一张也在动。
What were they doing?Helen didn't know.
他们在做什么？海伦不知道。
She shouted and cried.
她哭喊着。
In 1887,a young teacher,Anne Sullivan,began to help Helen.
1887年，一位年轻的教师——安沙利文开始帮助海伦。
She spelled words on Helen's hand with her fingers.
她用手指在海伦的手上写字。
At first,the words didn't mean anything to Helen.
起初，海伦并不明白这些字的意思。
Then,one day,Helen was playing in some water.
然后，有一天，海伦在玩水。
Anne Sullivan spelled W-A-T-E-R onto Helen's hand.
安沙利文在海伦的手上拼出W-A-T-E-R。
Suddenly,Helen understood.
突然，海伦明白了。
That day,she learned many more words: mother,father,sister—and teacher.
那天，她学了很多单词：妈妈、爸爸、姐姐和老师。
As Helen grew older,she learned to read.
随着海伦长大，她学会了读书。
She had special books with letters she could touch.
她有特殊的能触摸字母的书。
She also learned to write and even speak.
她还学着写作甚至说话。
When Helen studied at university,Anne Sullivan sat beside her.
海伦上大学时，安沙利文坐在她旁边。
She listened to the professors'words,and then spelled their words onto Helen's hand.
她听教授讲课，然后在海伦的手上拼出那些词。
After Helen finished university,she visited many countries.
大学毕业之后，海伦到过很多国家。
She spoke about her life.
她讲述她的生活。
She was very famous for her courage and hard work.
她因她的勇气和努力而闻名。
She did her best to help other people who were deaf or blind.
她尽自己最大的努力帮助其他失聪失明的人。
She will be greatly missed.
她将被深深怀念。
LET'S DO IT!Create an imaginary hero and write something about him or her.How old is he or she?What is his or her job?What great or interesting things has he or she done?
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