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83  聋哑人海伦·凯勒的大学生活

DATE=8-12-01
TITLE=PEOPLE IN AMERICA #1834 - HELEN KELLER (PART 2)
BYLINE=KATHERINE CLARKE
 
VOICE ONE:
I'm ray freeman.
Voice two:
And I'm Shirley Griffith with people in America - a program in special English by the voice of America.  Every week we tell about someone who was important in the history of the United1 States.  This week we finish the story of a writer and educator, Helen Keller.  She helped millions of people who, like her, were Blind and deaf.
(Theme)
Voice one:
We reported last week that Helen Keller suffered from a strange sickness when she was only nineteen months old.  It made her completely2 blind and deaf.  For the next five years she had no way of successfully3 communicating with other people.
Then, a teacher -- Anne Sullivan -- arrived from Boston to help her.  Miss Sullivan herself had once been blind.  She tried to teach Helen to live like other people.  She taught her how to use her hands as a way of speaking.
Miss Sullivan took Helen out into the (1)woods to (2)explore (3)nature. They also went to the (4)circus, the theater, and even to (5)factories. Miss Sullivan explained everything in the language she and Helen used -- a language of touch -- of fingers and hands.  Helen also learned4 how to ride a horse, to swim, to (6)row a boat and, even to climb trees.
Helen Keller once wrote about these early days.
Voice two:
"One beautiful spring morning I was alone in my room, reading. Suddenly, a wonderful (7)smell in the air made me get up and put out my hands.  The spirit of spring seemed to be passing in my room. "What is it?"  I asked.  The next minute I knew it was coming from the (8)mimosa tree outside.
I walked outside to the (9)edge of the garden, (10)toward the tree. There it was, shaking in the warm sunshine.  Its long (11)branches, so heavy with flowers, almost touched the ground.   I walked through the flowers to the tree itself and then just stood (12)silent.  Then I put my foot on the tree and pulled myself up into it.  I climbed higher and higher until I reached a little seat. Long ago someone had put it there.  I sat for a long time...nothing in all the world was like this."
Voice one:
Later, Helen learned that nature could be (13)cruel as well as beautiful.  Strangely enough she (14)discovered this in a different kind of tree.
Voice two:
"One day my teacher and I were returning from a long walk.  It was a fine morning.  But it started to get warm and heavy.  We stopped to rest two or three times.  Our last stop was under a (15)cherry tree a short way from the house.
The shade was nice and the tree was easy to climb.  Miss Sullivan climbed with me.  It was so cool up in the tree we decided6 to have lunch there.  I (16)promised to sit still until she went to the house for some food.  Suddenly a change came over the tree.  I knew the sky was black because all the heat, which meant light to me had died out of the air.  A strange (17)odor7 came up to me from the earth.
I knew it -- it was the odor which always comes before a (18)thunder (19)storm.
I felt alone, cut off from friends, high above the firm earth.  I was (20)frightened, and wanted my teacher.  I wanted to get down from that tree quickly.  But I was no help to myself.  There was a moment of terrible silence.
Then a sudden5 and violent8 wind began to shake the tree and its leaves kept coming down all around me.  I almost fell.  I wanted to jump, but was afraid to do so.  I tried to make myself small in the tree, as the branches (21)rubbed against me.  Just as I thought that both the tree and I were going to fall, a hand touched me...it was my teacher.  I held her with all my strength then shook with joy to feel the (22)solid earth under my feet."
((Music bridge))
Voice one:
Miss Sullivan stayed with Helen for many years.  She taught Helen how to read, how to write and how to speak.  She helped her to get ready for school and college.  More than anything, Helen wanted to do what others did, and do it just as well.
In time, Helen did go to college and completed her studies with high honors9.  But it was a hard struggle.  Few of the books she needed were written in the (23)Braille language that the blind could read by touching10 pages.  Miss Sullivan and others had to teach her what was in these books by forming words in her hands.
The study of (24)geometry and (25)physics was especially difficult. Helen could only learn about (26)squares, (27)triangles, and other geometrical forms by making them with (28)wires.  She kept feeling the different shapes of these wires until she could see them in her mind.
During her second year at college, miss Keller wrote the story of her life and what college meant to her.  This is what she wrote.
Voice two:
"My first day at Radcliffe college was of great interest.  Some powerful11 force inside me made me test my mind.  I wanted to learn if it was as good as that of others.
I learned many things at college.  One thing, I slowly learned was that knowledge does not just mean power, as some people say. Knowledge leads to happiness, because to have it is to know what is true and real.
To know what great men of the past have thought, said and done is to feel the (29)heartbeat of (30)humanity down through the ages."
Voice one:
All of Helen Keller's knowledge reached her mind through her (31)sense of touch and smell, and of course her feelings.
To know a flower was to touch it, feel it, and smell it.  This sense of touch became greatly developed as she got older.
She once said that hands speak almost as loudly as words.
She said the touch of some hands frightened her.  The people seem so (32)empty of joy that when she touched their cold fingers it is as if she were shaking hands with a storm.
She found the hands of others full of (33)sunshine and warmth12.
Strangely enough, Helen Keller learned to love things she could not hear, music (34)for example.  She did this through her sense of touch.
When waves of air beat against her, she felt them.  Sometimes she put her hand to a singer's (35)throat.  She often stood for hours with her hands on a (36)piano while it was played.  Once, she listened to an (37)organ.  Its powerful sounds made her move her body in (38)rhythm with the music.
She also liked to go to museums.
She thought she understood (39)sculpture as well as others.  Her fingers told her the true size, and the feel of the material.
What did Helen Keller think of herself.  What did she think about the (40)tragic loss13 of her sight and hearing?  This is what she wrote as a young girl:
Voice two:
"Sometimes a sense of loneliness (41)covers me like a cold (42)mist -- I sit alone and wait at life's shut door.  Beyond, there is light and music and sweet friendship, but I may not enter.  Silence sits heavy upon my soul.
Then comes hope with a sweet smile and says softly14, 'there is joy in forgetting one's self'.  And so I try to make the light in others' eyes my sun... The music in others' ears my (43)symphony...the smile on others' lips15 my happiness."
((music bridge))
Voice one:
Helen Keller was tall and strong.  When, she spoke16, her face looked very alive.  It helped give meaning to her words.  She often felt the faces of close friends when she was talking to them to discover their feelings.  She and miss Sullivan both were known17 for their sense of humor18.  They enjoyed jokes and laughing at funny things that happened to themselves or others.
Helen Keller had to work hard to support herself after she finished college.  She spoke to many groups around the country. She wrote several books.  And she made one movie based on her life.  Her main goal was to increase public interest in the difficulties19 of people with physical problems.
The work Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan did has been written and talked about for many years.  Their success showed how people can (44)conquer great difficulties.
Anne Sullivan died in nineteen thirty-six, blind herself. Before miss Sullivan died, Helen wrote and said many kind things about her.
Voice two:
"It was the genius of my teacher, her (45)sympathy, her love which made my first years of education so beautiful.
My teacher is so near to me that I do not think of myself as apart from her.  All the best of me belongs to her.  Everything I am today was awakened20 by her loving touch."
Voice one:
Helen Keller died on June first, nineteen sixty-eight.  She was eighty-seven years old.  Her message of courage and hope (46)remains.
(theme)
Voice two:
You have been just heard the last part of the story of Helen Keller.  Our special English program was written by Katherine Clarke and produced by Lawan Davis.  I'm Shirley Griffith.
Voice one:
And I'm ray freeman.  Listen again next week to another people in America program on the voice of America.


(1) woods [wu:dz] n.  森林
(2) explore [ik’splR:] v. 探险, 探测, 探究
(3) nature [neitF[] n. 自然, 自然界, 大自然, 自然状态, 本性, 天性, 种类
(4) circus [ 5sE:kEs ]n.马戏团, 杂技团, 马戏场, 杂技场
(5) factory [fAkt[ri] n. 工厂, 制造厂, 商住花园外的代理
(6) row [r[J] n. 排, 行; v. 划(船)
(7) smell [smel] n. 气味, 臭味, 嗅觉; v. 嗅, 闻到, 散发(...的)气味, 有(...的)气味
(8) mimosa [mi’m[Js[] n. [植]含羞草
(9) edge [edV] n. 刀口, 利刃, 锋, 优势, 边缘, 优势, 尖锐; vt. 使锋利, 挤进, 镶边,
(10) toward [t[’wR:d] prep. 向, 对于, 为了; adj. 有希望的, 有利的, 逼近的, 温顺的
(11) branch [bra:tF] n. 枝, 分枝, 分部, 分店, (学科)分科, 部门, 支流, 支脉; v.
(12) silent [sail[nt] adj. 寂静的, 沉默的, 无声的, 无记载的
(13) cruel [kru:[l] adj. 残酷的, 悲惨的, 使痛苦的
(14) discover [di’skQv[] vt. 发现, 发觉; v. 发现
(15) cherry [tFeri] n. 樱桃, 樱桃树, 如樱桃的鲜红色
(16) promise [prRmis] vt. 允诺, 答应; n. 允诺, 答应, 许诺
(17) odor [[Jd[] n. 气味, 名声
(18) thunder [WQnd[] n. 雷, 雷声, 轰隆声; vi. 打雷, 雷鸣
(19) storm [stR:m] n. 暴风雨, 暴风雪
(20) frighten [‘fraitn] vt. 使惊吓; vi. 惊恐
(21) rub [rQb] v. 擦, 摩擦
(22) solid [sRlid] n. 固体, 立体; adj. 固体的, 实心的, 坚固的, 结实的, 立体的,
(23) Braille [breil] n. 盲人用点字法; vt. 用盲字印
(24) geometry [dVi’Rmitri] n. 几何学
(25) physics [fiziks] n. 物理学
(26) square [skewe[] n. 正方形, 广场, 平方, 直角尺; adj. 正方形的, 四方的,
(27) triangle [traiANgl] n. [数]三角形, 三人一组, 三角关系
(28) wire [wai[] n. 金属丝, 电线, 电报, 电信, 铁丝网; vt. 用金属丝卷起,
(29) heartbeat [ha:tbi:t] n. 心跳
(30) humanity [hju:’mAniti] n. 人性, 人类, 博爱, 仁慈
(31) sense [sens] n. 官能, 感觉, 判断力, 见识, ...感, 意义, 理性; vt. 感到, 理解,
(32) empty [empti]adj. 空的, 空洞的, 空虚的; vt. 使成为空的, 倒空; v. 倒空
(33) sunshine [sQnFain] n. 阳光
(34) for example  adv. 例如
(35) throat [Wr[Jt] n. 咽喉, 喉咙, 嗓音, 窄路, 口子; vt. 用喉音说, 开沟于
(36) piano [pi’An[J] n. 钢琴
(37) organ [R:g[n][乐]风琴, 管风琴, 嗓音
(38) rhythm [riTm] n. 节奏, 韵律
(39) sculpture [skQlptF[] n. 雕刻, 雕刻品, 雕塑, 雕塑品, [地理] 刻蚀; v. 雕刻,
(40) tragic [trAdVik] adj. 悲惨的, 悲剧的
(41) cover [kQv[]n. 盖子, 封面, 藉口; vt. 覆盖, 铺, 掩饰, 保护, 掩护, 包括, 包含,
(42) mist [mist] n. 薄雾
(43) symphony  [simf[ni] n. 交响乐, 交响曲
(44) conquer [kRNk[] vt. 征服, 战胜, 占领, 克服(困难等), 破(坏习惯等)
(45) sympathy [simp[Wi] n. 同情, 同情心
(46) remain [ ri5mein ]vi.保持, 逗留, 剩余, 残存

 


 


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1 united Yfmz2c     
adj.和谐的;团结的;联合的,统一的
参考例句:
  • The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
  • The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。
2 completely lvmzzZ     
adv.完全地,十分地,全然
参考例句:
  • She never completely gave up hope.她从不完全放弃希望。
  • I feel completely in the dark on this question.这件事使我感到茫然。
3 successfully jsrwd     
adv.圆满地;顺利地;成功地
参考例句:
  • The meeting passed off successfully.会议开得很成功。
  • At last we successfully put through the business deal.最终我们成功地完成了这桩交易。
4 learned m1oxn     
adj.有学问的,博学的;learn的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
  • In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里,他被视为有学问的人。
5 sudden YsSw9     
n.突然,忽然;adj.突然的,意外的,快速的
参考例句:
  • All of a sudden he turned about and saw me.他突然转过身来看见了我。
  • The horse was badly frightened by the sudden noise.那匹马被突然而来的嘈杂声吓坏了。
6 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
7 odor yRYzT     
n.气味,香气,臭气
参考例句:
  • The whole herb has a characteristic taste and odor.整株药草有种独特的味道和气味。
  • He is in bad odor with his friends.他在朋友中声誉不佳。
8 violent xhswm     
adj.暴力的,猛烈的,激烈的,极端的,凶暴的,歪曲的
参考例句:
  • The madman was violent and had to be locked up.这个精神病患者很凶暴,不得不把他锁起来。
  • They caught him and gave him a violent beating.他们抓住了他,把他狠狠打了一顿。
9 honors 2c250cb8374a2f7f18ab42ccf1291801     
n.礼仪;荣典;礼节; 大学荣誉学位;大学优等成绩;尊敬( honor的名词复数 );敬意;荣誉;光荣
参考例句:
  • He aims at honors. 他力求名誉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • We did the last honors to his remains. 我们向他的遗体告别。 来自《简明英汉词典》
10 touching sg6zQ9     
adj.动人的,使人感伤的
参考例句:
  • It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
  • His letter was touching.他的信很感人。
11 powerful E1Zzi     
adj.有力的,有权力的,强大的
参考例句:
  • The UN began to get more and more powerful.联合国开始变得越来越强大了。
  • Such are the most powerful voices of our times!这些就是我们时代的最有力的声音!
12 warmth hHFyV     
n.温暖,温情,暖和,激动,生气
参考例句:
  • He answered with warmth.他热情地回答。
  • We felt the warmth of the sun.我们感受到太阳的温暖。
13 loss s0vxZ     
n.损失,遗失,失败,输,浪费,错过,[军]伤亡,降低
参考例句:
  • His death was a great loss to the country.他的逝世对这个国家是一大损失。
  • Because of the continued loss,the factory closed down.由于连续亏损,工厂关闭了。
14 softly HiIzR4     
adv.柔和地,静静地,温柔地
参考例句:
  • He speaks too softly for her to hear.他讲话声音太轻,她听不见。
  • She breathed her advice softly.她低声劝告。
15 lips f6e924595f10c1d9b68b5ae6a448f051     
abbr.logical inferences per second 每秒的逻辑推论n.嘴唇( lip的名词复数 );(容器或凹陷地方的)边缘;粗鲁无礼的话
参考例句:
  • Her lips compressed into a thin line. 她的双唇抿成了一道缝。
  • the fullness of her lips 她丰满的双唇
16 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
17 known hpKzdc     
adj.大家知道的;知名的,已知的
参考例句:
  • He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
  • He is known both as a painter and as a statesman.他是知名的画家及政治家。
18 humor 4crxX     
n.(humour)幽默,诙谐
参考例句:
  • He is distinguished for his sense of humor.他以其幽默感著称。
  • American humor is founded largely on hyperbole.美式幽默主要以夸张为基础。
19 difficulties b11a578a3831f34c2044c055223e93c4     
n.困难( difficulty的名词复数 );难度;难事;麻烦
参考例句:
  • I am acutely aware of the difficulties we face. 我十分清楚我们面临的困难。
  • the difficulties of English syntax 英语句法的难点
20 awakened de71059d0b3cd8a1de21151c9166f9f0     
v.(使)醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 );(使)觉醒;弄醒;(使)意识到
参考例句:
  • She awakened to the sound of birds singing. 她醒来听到鸟的叫声。
  • The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation. 公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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