1 Chapter 0 Who Was Helen Keller

Who Was Helen Keller?

海伦·凯勒是谁?

Who Was Helen Keller? Born more than 100 years ago, Helen learned to speak and read and write. Those may not sound like great accomplishments. But Helen Keller was both deaf and blind. Imagine that your ears are stuffed with cotton. You can't hear anything—not even someone shouting. A blindfold covers your eyes. You can't see anything, either. Your world is dark and silent. This was Helen Keller's world.

海伦·凯勒是谁?海伦出生于100多年前，她学会了说话、读书和写字。 这些听起来可能不像是伟大的成就。 但海伦·凯勒既聋又瞎。 想象你的耳朵里塞满了棉花。 你什么也听不见——甚至连有人在喊也听不见。 眼罩遮住了你的眼睛。 你也什么也看不见。 你的世界黑暗而寂静。 这是海伦·凯勒的世界。

When Helen grew up, few deaf people learned how to speak. There were very few schools for deaf and blind children. Few blind people learned how to read and write. Helen Keller not only did both, but also did much more. She wrote several best-selling books. And she gave lectures around the world. She showed that her handicaps had not held her back. Above all, she gave hope to other people who, like her, could not hear or see.

海伦长大后，很少有聋人学会说话。 为聋哑和盲童开设的学校很少。 很少有盲人学会读写。 海伦·凯勒不仅做到了这两点，而且做得更多。 她写了几本畅销书。 她在世界各地演讲。 她表明她的残疾并没有阻碍她。 最重要的是，她给那些和她一样，听不见、看不见的人带来了希望。