UNIT 5 Great People Lesson 37 Touch the World

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[0:00.728]UNIT 5 第五单元
[0:02.072]Great People 伟人
[0:03.747]Lesson 37: 第三十七课：
[0:05.407]Touch the World 感触世界
[0:08.700]THINK ABOUT IT!
[0:10.167]What would your life be like if you couldn't see or hear?
[0:15.931]How did Anne Sullivan teach Helen Keller?
[0:20.154]What can you learn from Helen Keller's story?
[0:24.659]THE PLANETARY POST·JUNE 2, 1968 星际时报·1968年6月2日
[0:30.196]Helen Keller Dies at 88 海伦·凯勒88岁去世
[0:33.931]Helen Keller, the well-known writer and educator¹, died yesterday at the age of 88. 海伦·凯勒——著名的作家和教育家——于昨天去世，享年88岁。
[0:40.669]Helen Keller was a hero to blind and deaf people around the world. 海伦·凯勒是全世界盲聋人的英雄。
[0:46.094]Helen was born in 1880 in the United² States. 海伦于1880年出生在美国。
[0:49.923]When she was nineteen months old, Helen fell ill. 19个月大时，海伦生病了。
[0:53.433]She had a high fever. 她发高烧，
[0:55.441]It made her blind and deaf. 这使她成了又盲又聋的孩子。
[0:58.050]Before her illness, Helen had been a bright and happy girl. 在生病之前，海伦曾是个聪明伶俐的女孩。
[1:02.498]When she lost her sight and hearing³, she became difficult and wild. 当她失聪又失明之后，她变得难以相处和急躁。
[1:07.697]Helen wanted to understand other people. 海伦想了解其他的人。
[1:10.625]Sometimes, she stood between her mother and her father. 有时，她站在她的父母中间，
[1:14.473]She put her hands on their mouths. 把手放在他们的嘴上。
[1:17.214]She could feel them talk. 她能感觉到他们在说话。
[1:19.128]She felt one mouth move, and then the other mouth move. 她感觉到一张嘴在动，接着另一张也在动。
[1:23.182]What were they doing? 他们在做什么？
[1:24.721]Helen didn't know. 海伦不知道。
[1:26.223]She shouted and cried. 她哭喊着。
[1:29.020]In 1887, a young teacher, Anne Sullivan, began to help Helen. 1887年，一位年轻的教师——安·沙利文开始帮助海伦。
[1:34.988]She spelled words on Helen's hand with her fingers. 她用手指在海伦的手上写字。
[1:38.723]At first, the words didn't mean anything to Helen. 起初，海伦并不明白这些字的意思。
[1:42.327]Then, one day, Helen was playing in some water. 然后，有一天，海伦在玩水。
[1:46.400]Anne Sullivan spelled W-A-T-E-R onto Helen's hand. 安·沙利文在海伦的手上拼出W-A-T-E-R。
[1:50.961]Suddenly, Helen understood. 突然，海伦明白了。
[1:53.439]That day, she learned⁴ many more words: mother, father, sister—and teacher. 那天，她学了很多单词：妈妈、爸爸、姐姐和老师。
[2:00.383]As Helen grew older, she learned to read. 随着海伦长大，她学会了读书。
[2:03.424]She had special books with letters she could touch. 她有特殊的能触摸字母的书。
[2:06.784]She also learned to write and even speak. 她还学着写作甚至说话。
[2:09.937]When Helen studied at university, Anne Sullivan sat beside her. 海伦上大学时，安·沙利文坐在她旁边。
[2:14.573]She listened to the professors⁵' words, and then spelled their words onto Helen's hand. 她听教授讲课，然后在海伦的手上拼出那些词。
[2:21.180]After Helen finished university, she visited many countries. 大学毕业之后，海伦到过很多国家。
[2:25.403]She spoke⁶ about her life. 她讲述她的生活。
[2:27.465]She was very famous for her courage⁷ and hard work. 她因她的勇气和努力而闻名。
[2:31.181]She did her best to help other people who were deaf or blind. 她尽自己最大的努力帮助其他失聪失明的人。
[2:35.705]She will be greatly⁸ missed. 她将被深深怀念。
[2:39.143]LET'S DO IT!
[2:40.610]Create an imaginary⁹ hero and write something about him or her.
[2:46.940]How old is he or she?
[2:49.669]What is his or her job?
[2:52.507]What great or interesting things has he or she done?
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1 educator   

n.教育家，教育工作者，教育行政官员

参考例句：

• The educator have visited our school.那位教育家参观了我们学校。
• Who was the greatest educator in history?谁是历史上最伟大的教育家？

2 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

3 hearing   

n.听，听见，听到，听说，听取；听力，听证会，诉讼，审讯

参考例句：

• I look forward to hearing from you in the near future.我盼望着不久收到你的信。
• The old man's hearing is poor.那位老人听力差。

4 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

5 professors   

n.教授( professor的名词复数 )；（大学的）讲师，教员

参考例句：

• He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well. 他欺骗了他的教授，使教授认为他很了解这门学科。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• At the party even the professors unbent and told jokes. 在晚会上，连教授们也变得轻松随和，讲些笑话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

7 courage   

n.勇气，胆识，气概

参考例句：

• I wouldn't lose courage even if I should fail ten times.即使要失败十次，我也绝不灰心。
• He has the courage to speak out what he thinks right.他敢于说出他认为正确的东西。

8 greatly   

adv.大大地，非常地；伟大地，崇高地

参考例句：

• Many old clothes were sold off at greatly reduced prices.许多旧衣服大幅度地降价出售。
• I was greatly touched by what you told me.你对我讲的话使我大受感动。

9 imaginary   

adj.想象中的，假想的，虚构的，幻想的；虚数的

参考例句：

• All the characters in this book are imaginary.此书中的所有人物都是虚构的。
• The boy's fears were only imaginary.这小孩的恐惧只是一种想象。