Helen Keller

Helen Keller. Written by Ellen Forrest.

海伦·凯勒。 埃伦·福雷斯特 著。

Introduction. Imagine not being able to see or hear. How would you learn about the world around you? How would you learn to communicate? You would face many serious challenges, wouldn't you?

导读。 想象一下，你看不见也听不见。 你要怎么认识身边的世界呢？ 你要怎么学会与人交流呢？ 你会遇到很多严峻的挑战，对不对？

These are the challenges Helen Keller faced more than 100 years ago. When she was born on June 27, 1880, in Tuscumbia, Alabama, Helen could see and hear. When she was 19 months old, she became ill and had a very high fever. She survived her illness, but the fever left her blind and deaf. With time and teaching, Helen Keller would overcome her disabilities and become an inspiration to many people.

这些就是一百多年前海伦·凯勒面对的挑战。 1880年6月27日，海伦出生在阿拉巴马州塔斯坎比亚，刚出生时她能看能听。 她19个月大的时候生了重病，发了高烧。 她活了下来，但高烧让她变成了盲聋人。 经过学习和教导，海伦·凯勒克服了残疾，成为了许多人的榜样。

Helen's Early Years At the time when Helen was a small girl, people didn't know much about disabilities. Not many teachers had tried to educate people who were both deaf and blind. Only a few children like Helen, around the world, had learned to communicate. Helen and her parents tried to work with her disabilities. Helen did not have rules to follow. At times she seemed out of control. Her parents had little hope that Helen would lead the kind of life they had imagined she would.

海伦的早年 海伦小时候，人们对残疾了解不多。 很少有老师尝试教育既聋又盲的人。 全世界像海伦这样学会交流的孩子也寥寥无几。 海伦和父母努力适应她的残疾。 海伦过去没有要遵守的规矩。 有时候她看起来完全不受管束。 海伦的父母几乎不指望海伦能过上他们预想的生活。

Helen gets a teacher. Helen's parents grew more and more frustrated. A friend of Helen's parents, Alexander Graham Bell, the man who invented the telephone, had an idea. When Helen was about seven years old, he suggested they hire a young woman to teach Helen. The young woman's name was Anne Sullivan. Helen's parents agreed to give it a try. From that day on, Helen's life changed.

海伦迎来了一位老师。 海伦的父母越来越焦虑发愁。 海伦父母的朋友，发明电话的亚历山大·格雷厄姆·贝尔想到了一个办法。 海伦大约七岁时，他建议海伦一家雇一位年轻女士来教海伦。 这位年轻女士名叫安妮·沙利文。 海伦的父母同意试一试。 从那天起，海伦的人生改变了。

At first, Helen did not like Anne. Anne made Helen do things she didn't want to do. Anne made Helen eat from a plate, pick up after herself, and dress herself. Helen fought her, but Anne kept trying.

一开始，海伦并不喜欢安妮。 安妮逼海伦做她不想做的事。 安妮要求海伦自己用盘子吃饭、收拾东西、自己穿衣服。 海伦抗拒她，但安妮一直没有放弃。