Who Was Helen Keller 海伦·凯勒 THOMAS HOPKINS GALLAUDET

THOMAS HOPKINS GALLAUDET OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, WAS¹ THE MAN WHO BROUGHT² EDUCATION³ TO DEAF⁴ CHILDREN IN AMERICA. HE WANTED TO HELP HIS NEIGHBOR’S YOUNG DEAF DAUGHTER, ALICE COGSWELL. IN 1816, GALLAUDET WENT TO PARIS, FRANCE, TO STUDY AT A SCHOOL FOR DEAF PEOPLE. AFTER A FEW⁵ MONTHS, HE RETURNED⁶ TO AMERICA, DETERMINED⁷ TO START HIS OWN⁸ SCHOOL. HE BROUGHT A FRENCH⁹ SIGN LANGUAGE¹⁰ TEACHER BACK WITH HIM. IN 1817, GALLAUDET FOUNDED¹¹ THE NATION’S FIRST SCHOOL FOR DEAF PEOPLE IN HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT. SOON OTHER SCHOOLS FOR DEAF PEOPLE OPENED. THEN IN 1864 GALLAUDET’S SON FOUNDED GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY¹² IN WASHINGTON¹³, D.C.

1 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

2 brought   

vbl.bring的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He brought a new book with him.他带来一本新书。
• I brought you your shirt.我带来了你的衬衣。

3 education   

n.教育；培养

参考例句：

• He had a good education.他受过良好的教育。
• We mustn't cut the cost of education.我们不应该削减教育经费。

4 deaf   

adj.聋的

参考例句：

• Deaf people can't hear.聋人听不见。
• She was deaf to my advice.她对我的劝告充耳不闻。

5 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

6 returned   

adj.被送回的，归来的v.返回，回来( return的过去式和过去分词 )；恢复；还；归还

参考例句：

• He resigned as Home Secretary and returned to the back benches. 他辞去了内政大臣的职务，回到后座议员席。
• The painting has been returned to its rightful owner . 这幅画已归还给合法所有权人。

7 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

8 own   

v.拥有，持有；adj.(属于)自己的，特有的

参考例句：

• I need my own space.我需要自己的空间。
• Everything I own is yours.我所有的一切都是你的。

9 French   

adj.法国(人)的，法语的；n.法语；vt.剁肉，蔬菜切成长条

参考例句：

• She reads French quite well,but doesn't speak it.她法语的阅读能力相当强，但不会讲。
• The only French city she enjoyed was Paris.巴黎是她惟一喜欢的法国城市。

10 language   

n.语言

参考例句：

• Is English a hard language to learn?英语是一种难学的语言吗？
• Language is a wonderful thing.语言是极好的东西。

11 founded   

adj.有基础的v.创办，成立(found的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• All our fears proved ill-founded. 我们所有的担心结果都证明是杞人忧天。
• His fear turned out to be well founded. 他的恐惧证明是有道理的。

12 university   

n.大学

参考例句：

• She teaches English at the University of Wales.她在威尔士大学教英语。
• I'm going to enter a university.我要上大学。

13 Washington   

n.华盛顿特区(是美国首都)

参考例句：

• His birthplace is Washington,but he lives in San Francisco.他出生于华盛顿，但住在旧金山。
• They, together with my father,have gone to Washington.他们和我父亲一起去华盛顿了。