海伦凯勒（voa慢速英语听力原文）

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1、http://www.voanews.cn/SpecialEnglish/2009/November/spec2345a1108.htmVOA慢速英语听力原文海伦凯勒PEOPLEINAMERICA-HelenKeller,1880-1968:OutofaWorldofDarknessandSilence,SheBroughtHopetoMillionsofPeopleAroundtheWorldShewasblindanddeafbutlearnedhowtoread,writeandspeak.Transcriptofradiobroadcast:07November2009VOICEONE

2、:I'mShirleyGriffith.VOICETWO:AndI'mRayFreeman.EveryweekwetellaboutapersonwhowasimportantinthehistoryoftheUnitedStates.ThisweekwetellaboutHelenKeller.Shewasblindanddeafbutshebecameafamouswriterandteacher.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:　HelenKellerThenameHelenKellerhashadspecialmeaningformillionsofpeopleinallpartsof

3、theworld.Shecouldnotseeorhear.YetHelenKellerwasabletodosomuchwithherdaysandyears.Hersuccessgaveothershope.HelenKellerwasbornJunetwenty-seventh,eighteeneightyinasmalltowninnorthernAlabama.Herfather,ArthurKeller,wasacaptaininthearmyoftheSouthduringtheAmericanCivilWar.Hermotherwashissecondwife.Shewasmu

4、chyoungerthanherhusband.Helenwastheirfirstchild.Untilshewasayear-and-one-halfold,HelenKellerwasjustlikeanyotherchild.Shewasveryactive.Shebeganwalkingandtalkingearly.Then,nineteenmonthsaftershewasborn,Helenbecameverysick.Itwasastrangesicknessthatmadehercompletelyblindanddeaf.Thedoctorcouldnotdoanythi

5、ngforher.Herbright,happyworldnowwasfilledwithsilenceanddarkness.5VOICETWO:Fromthattimeuntilshewasalmostsevenyearsold,Helencouldcommunicateonlybymakingsignswithherhands.Butshelearnedhowtobeactiveinhersilent,darkenvironment.Theyoungchildhadstrongdesires.Sheknewwhatshewantedtodo.Noonecouldstopherfromdo

6、ingit.Moreandmore,shewantedtocommunicatewithothers.Makingsimplesignswithherhandswasnotenough.Somethingwasreadytoexplodeinsideofherbecauseshecouldnotmakepeopleunderstandher.Shescreamedandstruggledwhenhermothertriedtocontrolher.VOICEONE:WhenHelenwassix,herfatherlearnedaboutadoctorinBaltimore,Maryland.

7、Thedoctorhadsuccessfullytreatedpeoplewhowereblind.Helen'sparentstookheronthetraintoBaltimore.ButthedoctorsaidhecoulddonothingtohelpHelen.HesuggestedtheKellersgetateacherfortheblindwhocouldteachHelento