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1、美国名人作家、教师海伦凯勒2HelenKellec1880-1968:ITrytoMaketheLightinOthersEyesMySun1playstopmutemaxvolume00:00-13:59repeatByKatherineClarke2006-10-14VOICEONE:mRayFreeman.VOICETWO:AndmShirleyGriffithwithPeopleinAmerica-aprograminSpecialEnglishbytheVoiceofAmerica.Everyweekwetellaboutsomeonewhowasimportantinthehist
2、oryoftheUnitedStates.Thisweekwefinishthestoryofawriterandeducator;HelenKeller.Shehelpedmillionsofpeoplewho,likeher,wereblindanddeaf.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:WereportedlastweekthatHelenKellersufferedfromastrangesicknesswhenshewasonlynineteenmonthsold.Itmadehercompletelyblindanddeaf.Forthenextfiveyearsshehadno
3、wayofsuccessfullycommunicatingwithotherpeople.Then,ateacher-AnneSullivan-arrivedfromBostontohelpher.MissSullivanherselfhadoncebeenblind.ShetriedtoteachHelentolivelikeotherpeople.Shetaughtherhowtouseherhandsasawayofspeaking.MissSullivantookHelenoutintothewoodstoexplorenature.Theyalsowenttothecircus,t
4、hetheater,andeventofactories.MissSullivanexplainedeverythinginthelanguagesheandHelenused-alanguageoftouch-offingersandhands.Helenalsolearnedhowtorideahorse,toswim,torowaboatand,eventoclimbtrees.HelenKelleroncewroteabouttheseearlydays.VOICETWO:OnebeautifulspringmorningIwasaloneinmyroom,reading.Sudden
5、ly,awonderfulsmellintheairmademegetupandputoutmyhands.Thespiritofspringseemedtobepassinginmyroom.Whatisit?Iasked.ThenextminuteIknewitwascomingfromthemimosatreeoutside.Iwalkedoutsidetotheedgeofthegarden,towardthetree.Thereitwas,shakinginthewarmsunshine.Itslongbranches,soheavywithflowers,almosttouched
6、theground.Iwalkedthroughtheflowerstothetreeitselfandthenjuststoodsilent.ThenIputmyfootonthetreeandpulledmyselfupintoit.IclimbedhigherandhigheruntilIreachedalittleseat.Longagosomeonehadputitthere.Isatforalongtime.Nothinginalltheworldwaslikethis.VOICEONE:1.ater;Helenlearnedthatnaturecouldbecruelaswell
7、asbeautiful.Strangelyenoughshediscoveredthisinadifferentkindoftree.VOICETWO:OnedaymyteacherandIwerereturningfromalongwalk.Itwasafinemorning.Butitstartedtogetwarmandheavy.Westoppedtoresttwoorthreetimes.Ourlaststopwasunderacherrytreeashortwayfromthehouse.Theshadewasniceandthetreewaseasytoclimb.MissSul
8、livanclimbedwithme.Itwassocoolupinthetreewedecidedtohavelunchthere.Ipromisedtositstilluntilshewenttothehouseforsomefood.Suddenlyachangecameoverthetree.Iknewtheskywasblackbecausealltheheat,whichmeantlighttome,haddiedoutoftheair.Astrangeodorcameuptomefromtheearth.Iknewit-itwastheodorwhichalwayscomesbe
9、foreathunderstorm.Ifeltalone,cutofffromfriends,highabovethefirmearth.Iwasfrightened,andwantedmyteacher.Iwantedtogetdownfromthattreequickly.ButIwasnohelptomyself.Therewasamomentofterriblesilence.Thenasuddenandviolentwindbegantoshakethetreeanditsleaveskeptcomingdownallaroundme.Ialmostfell.Iwantedtojum
10、p,butwasafraidtodoso.Itriedtomakemyselfsmallinthetree,asthebranchesrubbedagainstme.JustasIthoughtthatboththetreeandIweregoingtofall,ahandtouchedme.Itwasmyteacher.Iheldherwithallmystrengththenshookwithjoytofeelthesolidearthundermyfeet.,(MUSIC)VOICEONE:MissSullivanstayedwithHelenformanyyears.Shetaught
11、Helenhowtoreadzhowtowriteandhowtospeak.Shehelpedhertogetreadyforschoolandcollege.Morethananything,Helenwantedtodowhatothersdid,anddoitjustaswell.Intime,Helendidgotocollegeandcompletedherstudieswithhighhonors.Butitwasahardstruggle.FewofthebookssheneededwerewrittenintheBraillelanguagethattheblindcould
12、readbytouchingpages.MissSullivanandothershadtoteachherwhatwasinthesebooksbyformingwordsinherhands.Thestudyofgeometryandphysicswasespeciallydifficult.Helencouldonlylearnaboutsquares,triangles,andothergeometricalformsbymakingthemwithwires.Shekeptfeelingthedifferentshapesofthesewiresuntilshecouldseethe
13、minhermind.Duringhersecondyearatcollege,MissKellerwrotethestoryofherlifeandwhatcollegemeanttoher.Thisiswhatshewrote:VOICETWO:MyfirstdayatRadcliffeCollegewasofgreatinterest.Somepowerfulforceinsidememademetestmymind.Iwantedtolearnifitwasasgoodasthatofothers.Ilearnedmanythingsatcollege.Onething,Islowly
14、learnedwasthatknowledgedoesnotjustmeanpower,assomepeoplesay.Knowledgeleadstohappiness,becausetohaveitistoknowwhatistrueandreal.Toknowwhatgreatmenofthepasthavethought,saidanddoneistofeeltheheartbeatofhumanitydownthroughtheages.VOICEONE:AllofHelenKellersknowledgereachedhermindthroughhersenseoftouchand
15、smell,andofcourseherfeelings.Toknowaflowerwastotouchit,feelit,andsmellit.Thissenseoftouchbecamegreatlydevelopedasshegotolder.Sheoncesaidthathandsspeakalmostasloudlyaswords.Shesaidthetouchofsomehandsfrightenedher.Thepeopleseemsoemptyofjoythatwhenshetouchedtheircoldfingersitisasifshewereshakinghandswi
16、thastorm.Shefoundthehandsofothersfullofsunshineandwarmth.Strangelyenough,HelenKellerlearnedtolovethingsshecouldnothear,musicforexample.Shedidthisthroughhersenseoftouch.Whenwavesofairbeatagainsther,shefeltthem.Sometimessheputherhandtoasingersthroat.Sheoftenstoodforhourswithherhandsonapianowhileitwasp
17、layed.Once,shelistenedtoanorgan.Itspowerfulsoundsmadehermoveherbodyinrhythmwiththemusic.Shealsolikedtogotomuseums.Shethoughtsheunderstoodsculptureaswellasothers.Herfingerstoldherthetruesize,andthefeelofthematerial.WhatdidHelenKellerthinkofherself?Whatdidshethinkaboutthetragiclossofhersightandhearing
18、?Thisiswhatshewroteasayounggirl:VOICETWO:Sometimesasenseoflonelinesscoversmelikeacoldmist-Isitaloneandwaitatlifesshutdoor.Beyond,thereislightandmusicandsweetfriendship,butImaynotenter.Silencesitsheavyuponmysoul.Thencomeshopewithasweetsmileandsayssoftly,Thereisjoyinforgettingonesself.AndsoItrytomaket
19、helightinotherseyesmysun.Themusicinothersearsmysymphony.Thesmileonotherslipsmyhappiness.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:HelenKellerwastallandstrong.Whenshespoke,herfacelookedveryalive.Ithelpedgivemeaningtoherwords.Sheoftenfeltthefacesofclosefriendswhenshewastalkingtothemtodiscovertheirfeelings.SheandMissSullivanbot
20、hwereknownfortheirsenseofhumor.Theyenjoyedjokesandlaughingatfunnythingsthathappenedtothemselvesorothers.HelenKellerhadtoworkhardtosupportherselfaftershefinishedcollege.Shespoketomanygroupsaroundthecountry.Shewroteseveralbooks.Andshemadeonemoviebasedonherlife.Hermaingoalwastoincreasepublicinterestint
21、hedifficultiesofpeoplewithphysicalproblems.TheworkHelenKellerandAnneSullivandidhasbeenwrittenandtalkedaboutformanyyears.Theirsuccessshowedhowpeoplecanconquergreatdifficulties.AnneSullivandiedinnineteenthirty-six,blindherself.BeforeMissSullivandied,Helenwroteandsaidmanykindthingsabouther.VOICETWO:Itw
22、asthegeniusofmyteacher,hersympathy,herlovewhichmademyfirstyearsofeducationsobeautiful.MyteacherissoneartomethatIdonotthinkofmyselfasapartfromher.Allthebestofmebelongstoher.EverythingIamtodaywasawakenedbyherlovingtouch.VOICEONE:HelenKellerdiedonJunefirst,nineteensixty-eight.Shewaseighty-sevenyearsold.Hermessageofcourageandhoperemains.(MOVIE)VOICETWO:YouhavejustheardthelastpartofthestoryofHelenKeller.OurSpecialEnglishprogramwaswrittenbyKatherineClarkeandproducedbyLawanDavis.mShirleyGriffith.VOICEONE:AndmRayFreeman.ListenagainnextweektoanotherPeopleinAmericaprogramontheVoiceOfAmerica.
