Who Was Helen Keller 海伦·凯勒 FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT

FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT WAS THE 32ND PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. WHEN HE WAS 39 YEARS OLD, HE CAME DOWN WITH POLIO. HE WAS NEVER ABLE TO WALK AGAIN WITHOUT THE AID OF LEG BRACES¹ AND CRUTCHES². BUT HIS HANDICAP³ DID NOT STOP HIM FROM BEING ONE OF THE GREATEST PRESIDENTS. HE TOOK OFFICE DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND STARTED MANY GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS THAT PUT JOBLESS PEOPLE BACK TO WORK. HE ALSO LED THE COUNTRY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR. THROUGH HIS RADIO APPEARANCES, KNOWN AS “FIRESIDE CHATS,” PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT GAVE HOPE TO AMERICANS IN TIMES OF GREAT PERIL⁴ AND UNCERTAINTY⁵. HE DIED IN 1945, NEAR THE END OF WWII. HE WAS ELECTED FOUR TIMES AND SERVED LONGER THAN ANY OTHER PRESIDENT.

1 braces   

n.吊带，背带；托架( brace的名词复数 )；箍子；括弧；（儿童）牙箍v.支住( brace的第三人称单数 )；撑牢；使自己站稳；振作起来

参考例句：

• The table is shaky because the braces are loose. 这张桌子摇摇晃晃，因为支架全松了。
• You don't need braces if you're wearing a belt! 要系腰带，就用不着吊带了。

2 crutches   

n.拐杖, 支柱 v.支撑

参考例句：

• After the accident I spent six months on crutches . 事故后我用了六个月的腋杖。
• When he broke his leg he had to walk on crutches. 他腿摔断了以后，不得不靠拐杖走路。

3 handicap   

n.障碍（身体或智力方面的），缺陷；vt.妨碍

参考例句：

• Losing our best player was a handicap to the team.失去最棒的运动员对我队不利。
• His physical handicap prevented him from standing.因为他身体残废，无法站立。

4 peril   

n.(严重的)危险；危险的事物

参考例句：

• The refugees were in peril of death from hunger.难民有饿死的危险。
• The embankment is in great peril.河堤岌岌可危。

5 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。