特别广播英语第 244 课：A Blind Woman's Vision 海伦·凯勒─奋斗的人-1

She fought for women's rights, crusaded for the causes of workers, promoted equality for minorities, and championed the underprivileged and the oppressed. 她为女权而战、投身工人事业、促进弱势团体平等权利、支持受苦和受压迫的人。

She also earned several prestigious awards from countries as diverse as Japan, Brazil, and Lebanon. 她还荣获日本、巴西、黎巴嫩等国颁发的几项荣誉奖。

An impressive list of achievements for any human, all this was accomplished by a woman who was blind and deaf. 对任何人来说，这都是给人印象深刻的成就，然而这是由一位双眼失明双耳失聪的女人取得的。

Helen Keller was born a healthy child in 1880 in Alabama. 1880年，海伦·凯勒在美国的阿拉巴马州出生时是个健康的孩子。

Stricken by illness at the tender age of nineteen months, Helen lost her ability to see, hear, and speak. 可在她19个月大时，她得了一场大病，海伦从此失去了视觉、听觉和说话的能力。

Growing up unable to comprehend the world around her, Helen became wild and unruly, until her parents found help. 在成长的过程中，她无法了解周围的一切，变得狂躁而难以管教，最后她的父母只好求助于他人。

They contacted Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, the famous inventor and teacher of the deaf, who introduced them to an institute for the blind in Boston, Massachusetts. 他们和著名的发明家、聋哑教师亚力山大·贝尔博士取得联系之后，被介绍到一家位于马萨诸塞州波士顿的盲人机构。

A student there, Annie Sullivan, was asked to help. Annie would later become known as the “Miracle Worker.” 该机构的学生安妮·苏利文应邀提供帮助。她就是后来那位著名的“奇迹创造者”。