Lesson 10: Touch the World
第十課:觸摸世界
The Planetary Post·June 2, 1968
行星郵報,1968年6月2日
Helen Keller Dies at 88
88歲的海倫·凱勒離世
Helen Keller, the well-known writer and educator, died yesterday at the age of 88.
海倫·凱勒,世界聞名的作家和教育家,于昨天去世,享年88歲。
Helen Keller was a model for people around the world.
海倫·凱勒是世界人民的榜樣。
Helen was born in 1880 in the United States.
海倫,1880年出生于美國。
When she was nineteen months old, Helen fell ill.
19個月大時,海倫生病了。
She had a high fever that made her blind and deaf.
她發高燒導致她雙目失明,雙耳失聰。
Before her illness, Helen was a bright and happy girl.
生病前,海倫曾是個陽光快樂的小女孩。
After she lost her ability to see and hear,
當她既看不見也聽不見的時候,
she became difficult and wild. She often shouted and cried.
她變得難相處和急躁。她常常大哭大鬧。
In 1887, a young teacher named Anne Sullivan, began to help Helen.
1887年,一位名叫安妮·沙利文的教師,開始幫助海倫。
She spelled words on Helen's hand with her fingers.
她用自己的手指在海倫的手上寫字。
At first, the words didn't mean anything to Helen.
開始,這些詞對海倫來說什么都不是。
Then, one day, while Helen was playing in some water,Anne spelled W-A-T-E-R on Helen's hand.
然后,有一天,當海倫正在玩水,安妮在海倫的手上拼寫 W-A-T-E-R。
Suddenly, Helen understood. That day, she learned many more words:
一突然,海倫理解了。那一天,她學到了更多的詞:
mother, father, sister and teacher. Anne was filled with pride.
媽媽,爸爸,姐姐和老師。安妮非常自豪。
As Helen grew older, she made a lot of progress and learned to read.
當海倫長大了,她取得了很大的進步,并且學習閱讀。
She had special books with letters that she could feel with her fingers.
她獨特的書本上的字母都可以用手指感覺到。
She also learned to write and even speak.
她還學會了書寫,甚至學會了說話。
When Helen studied at university, Anne sat beside her.
當海倫在大學學習時,安妮就坐在她旁邊。
She listened to the professors' words and spelled them on Helen's hand.
沙利文將聽到的教授的課程寫在海倫的手上。
After Helen finished university, she visited many countries.
當海倫完成大學學業,她去了很多國家。
She spoke about her life. She was very famous for her courage and hard work.
她向大家談及她的生活。她因她的勇氣和努力工作而著名。
She did her best to help others in the community who were deaf or blind.
她想盡全力去幫助小區里的聾啞人和盲人。
She tried to live her life without any regret.
她嘗試沒有遺憾的生活。
She will be greatly missed.
我們將深深地懷念他。