6 Chapter 5 Annie Sullivan Arrives

Chapter 5 Annie Sullivan Arrives It was March 3, 1887. Helen did not know that this was to be the most important day of her life. Helen was aware that everyone in the family seemed excited. She could feel the tension in the air. Her mother bustled about the house. Things were cleaned and polished. Her mother and stepbrother dressed to go to the train station. Helen pulled her mother, wanting to go out with them, but her mother said no.

这是1887年3月3日。 海伦不知道这将是她一生中最重要的一天。 海伦意识到家里的每个人似乎都很兴奋。 她能感觉到空气中的紧张气氛。 她母亲在屋子里忙忙碌碌。 东西都擦得干干净净。 她的母亲和继兄穿上衣服去火车站。 海伦拉着妈妈，想和他们一起出去，但妈妈不同意。

Finally, Annie Sullivan arrived in Alabama on the six-thirty train. Mrs. Keller greeted her in a soft voice, her blue eyes sparkling. A small crowd gathered to see the "Yankee girl who was going to teach the Keller child." Alone in a strange place, Annie looked anxious, pale, and tired. On the way to the Keller farm, Annie sat in the back of the carriage and looked around her. The small town of Tuscumbia looked like towns in New England. This comforted Annie, and she relaxed. She was eager to meet her new pupil. Helen stood on the porch. She felt the vibrations of the carriage coming down the lane.

最后，安妮·苏利文乘坐6点半的火车到达了阿拉巴马州。 凯勒太太用柔和的声音和她打招呼，她的蓝眼睛闪闪发光。 一小群人聚集在一起看“将要教凯勒家孩子的美国佬女孩”。 独自一人在一个陌生的地方，安妮显得焦虑、苍白、疲惫。 在去凯勒农场的路上，安妮坐在马车的后面，环顾四周。 图斯康比亚小镇看起来像新英格兰的城镇。 这使安妮感到安慰，她放松了。 她渴望见到她的新学生。 海伦站在门廊上。她感到马车沿着小路驶来的震动。

She stretched out her arms for her mother. Instead, a stranger walked into her arms and held her. Helen didn't like strangers. She refused to let Annie kiss her. But Helen was curious about strangers, too. Helen felt Annie's face, dress, and bag. Then Helen opened Annie's bag. She expected to find the treats that company often brought for her. Her mother tried to stop Helen. Finally, Mrs. Keller had to rip the bag out of Helen's hands. Helen grew very angry. Her face turned red. She clutched her mother's skirt and began to kick. No one did anything. Then Annie held her small watch against Helen's face. Feeling it ticking, Helen quieted down. The tantrum passed.

她向母亲伸出双臂。 相反，一个陌生人走进她的怀抱，抱着她。 海伦不喜欢陌生人。 她拒绝让安妮吻她。 但是海伦对陌生人也很好奇。 海伦摸了摸安妮的脸、衣服和包。 然后海伦打开了安妮的包。 她希望能找到公司经常给她带来的零食。 她的母亲试图阻止海伦。 最后，凯勒太太不得不把海伦手里的袋子扯下来。 海伦变得非常生气。她的脸变红了。 她抓住母亲的裙子开始踢腿。 没有人做任何事。然后安妮把她的小手表放在海伦的脸上。 海伦感觉到它在滴答作响，便安静了下来。 怒气过去了。

Helen followed Annie upstairs to Annie's room. Helen helped Annie remove her hat. Then Helen put the hat on and moved her head from side to side. Annie watched Helen and wondered how she would teach this beautiful young colt of a girl. She was not sure she could. Annie took a deep breath. But tomorrow, she would start trying. The next morning, Helen was brought to Annie's room. Helen helped Annie unpack. There in Annie's trunk Helen discovered a lovely doll. The doll was a gift to Helen from the children at the Perkins School. Laura Bridgman, the former deaf and blind student there, had made some of the doll's clothes. Annie spelled the word doll slowly into Helen's hand. Helen thought that the doll was now hers. Whenever Helen wanted something, she pointed first to it, then to herself, and nodded. But Annie had no way of knowing this. She was trying to show Helen that d-o-l-l meant doll—that the word stood for something. Annie took the doll back. She was going to repeat the spelling of doll in Helen's hand. But Helen grew furious. She thought Annie was taking the doll back after she'd given it to her.

海伦跟着安妮上楼到了安妮的房间。 海伦帮安妮摘下帽子。 然后海伦戴上帽子，把头左右移动。 安妮看着海伦，想着她该如何教这个漂亮的小女孩。 她不确定自己能否做到。 安妮深吸了一口气。但明天，她将开始尝试。 第二天早上，海伦被带到安妮的房间。 海伦帮安妮打开行李。 在安妮的箱子里，海伦发现了一个可爱的洋娃娃。 这个娃娃是珀金斯学校的孩子们送给海伦的礼物。 劳拉·布里奇曼(Laura Bridgman)曾是该校的一名聋哑学生，她为娃娃做了一些衣服。 安妮慢慢地在海伦的手里拼写“doll”这个词。 海伦认为娃娃现在是她的了。 每当海伦想要什么东西时，她都会先指着它，然后指着自己，然后点点头。 但安妮不可能知道这一点。 她想让海伦知道d-o-l-l是洋娃娃的意思，这个词代表着某种东西。 安妮把娃娃拿了回去。她要在海伦的手里重复拼写doll这个单词。 但海伦勃然大怒。她以为安妮在她把娃娃给她之后要把它拿回去。

Annie tried to take Helen's hand. Helen would not let her. Helen began to throw another temper tantrum. Annie tried to sit Helen in a chair. She wanted to calm Helen. She wanted to start the lesson over. No use. Helen got angrier and fought harder. Annie finally let Helen go.

安妮试图抓住海伦的手。 海伦不让她这么做。海伦又开始发脾气了。 安妮试着让海伦坐在椅子上。 她想让海伦平静下来。她想重新开始这节课。 没有使用。海伦更生气了，更努力地反抗。 安妮终于让海伦走了。

But Annie was not giving up. She ran downstairs and got a slice of cake. She brought it to Helen. She spelled c-a-k-e into Helen's hand while holding the cake under Helen's nose. Helen tried to take the cake. Annie spelled the word cake again and patted Helen's hand. This time Helen spelled the word back. Annie gave Helen the cake to eat. Did Helen understand that c-a-k-e meant cake? No, not really. Helen was just copying Annie. Helen did not know that if she went to Annie and spelled c-a-k-e in Annie's hand that Annie would realize that Helen wanted cake.

但安妮并没有放弃。 她跑下楼拿了一块蛋糕。 她把它带给海伦。她把蛋糕放在海伦的鼻子底下，把c-a-k-e拼写在海伦的手里。 海伦试图拿走蛋糕。 安妮又拼了一遍蛋糕这个词，拍拍海伦的手。 这次海伦把这个单词拼回来了。 安妮把蛋糕给海伦吃。 海伦明白c-a-k-e是蛋糕的意思吗? 不，不完全是。海伦只是在模仿安妮。 海伦不知道，如果她走到安妮面前，在安妮的手里拼写c-a-k-e，安妮就会意识到海伦想要蛋糕。