美国名人 作家、教师 海伦·凯勒 2.docx

美国名人作家、教师海伦凯勒2HelenKellec1880-1968:'ITrytoMaketheLightinOthers'EyesMySun1playstopmutemaxvolume00:00-13:59repeatByKatherineClarke2006-10-14VOICEONE:mRayFreeman.VOICETWO:AndmShirleyGriffithwithPeopleinAmerica-aprograminSpecialEnglishbytheVoiceofAmerica.EveryweekwetellaboutsomeonewhowasimportantinthehistoryoftheUnitedStates.Thisweekwefinishthestoryofawriterandeducator;HelenKeller.Shehelpedmillionsofpeoplewho,likeher,wereblindanddeaf.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:WereportedlastweekthatHelenKellersufferedfromastrangesicknesswhenshewasonlynineteenmonthsold.Itmadehercompletelyblindanddeaf.Forthenextfiveyearsshehadnowayofsuccessfullycommunicatingwithotherpeople.Then,ateacher-AnneSullivan-arrivedfromBostontohelpher.MissSullivanherselfhadoncebeenblind.ShetriedtoteachHelentolivelikeotherpeople.Shetaughtherhowtouseherhandsasawayofspeaking.MissSullivantookHelenoutintothewoodstoexplorenature.Theyalsowenttothecircus,thetheater,andeventofactories.MissSullivanexplainedeverythinginthelanguagesheandHelenused-alanguageoftouch-offingersandhands.Helenalsolearnedhowtorideahorse,toswim,torowaboatand,eventoclimbtrees.HelenKelleroncewroteabouttheseearlydays.VOICETWO:"OnebeautifulspringmorningIwasaloneinmyroom,reading.Suddenly,awonderfulsmellintheairmademegetupandputoutmyhands.Thespiritofspringseemedtobepassinginmyroom.'Whatisit?'Iasked.ThenextminuteIknewitwascomingfromthemimosatreeoutside."Iwalkedoutsidetotheedgeofthegarden,towardthetree.Thereitwas,shakinginthewarmsunshine.Itslongbranches,soheavywithflowers,almosttouchedtheground.Iwalkedthroughtheflowerstothetreeitselfandthenjuststoodsilent.ThenIputmyfootonthetreeandpulledmyselfupintoit.IclimbedhigherandhigheruntilIreachedalittleseat.Longagosomeonehadputitthere.Isatforalongtime.Nothinginalltheworldwaslikethis."VOICEONE:1.ater;Helenlearnedthatnaturecouldbecruelaswellasbeautiful.Strangelyenoughshediscoveredthisinadifferentkindoftree.VOICETWO:"OnedaymyteacherandIwerereturningfromalongwalk.Itwasafinemorning.Butitstartedtogetwarmandheavy.Westoppedtoresttwoorthreetimes.Ourlaststopwasunderacherrytreeashortwayfromthehouse."Theshadewasniceandthetreewaseasytoclimb.MissSullivanclimbedwithme.Itwassocoolupinthetreewedecidedtohavelunchthere.Ipromisedtositstilluntilshewenttothehouseforsomefood.Suddenlyachangecameoverthetree.Iknewtheskywasblackbecausealltheheat,whichmeantlighttome,haddiedoutoftheair.Astrangeodorcameuptomefromtheearth.Iknewit-itwastheodorwhichalwayscomesbeforeathunderstorm."Ifeltalone,cutofffromfriends,highabovethefirmearth.Iwasfrightened,andwantedmyteacher.Iwantedtogetdownfromthattreequickly.ButIwasnohelptomyself.Therewasamomentofterriblesilence."Thenasuddenandviolentwindbegantoshakethetreeanditsleaveskeptcomingdownallaroundme.Ialmostfell.Iwantedtojump,butwasafraidtodoso.Itriedtomakemyselfsmallinthetree,asthebranchesrubbedagainstme.JustasIthoughtthatboththetreeandIweregoingtofall,ahandtouchedme.Itwasmyteacher.Iheldherwithallmystrengththenshookwithjoytofeelthesolidearthundermyfeet.',(MUSIC)VOICEONE:MissSullivanstayedwithHelenformanyyears.ShetaughtHelenhowtoreadzhowtowriteandhowtospeak.Shehelpedhertogetreadyforschoolandcollege.Morethananything,Helenwantedtodowhatothersdid,anddoitjustaswell.Intime,Helendidgotocollegeandcompletedherstudieswithhighhonors.Butitwasahardstruggle.FewofthebookssheneededwerewrittenintheBraillelanguagethattheblindcouldreadbytouchingpages.MissSullivanandothershadtoteachherwhatwasinthesebooksbyformingwordsinherhands.Thestudyofgeometryandphysicswasespeciallydifficult.Helencouldonlylearnaboutsquares,triangles,andothergeometricalformsbymakingthemwithwires.Shekeptfeelingthedifferentshapesofthesewiresuntilshecouldseetheminhermind.Duringhersecondyearatcollege,MissKellerwrotethestoryofherlifeandwhatcollegemeanttoher.Thisiswhatshewrote:VOICETWO:"MyfirstdayatRadcliffeCollegewasofgreatinterest.Somepowerfulforceinsidememademetestmymind.Iwantedtolearnifitwasasgoodasthatofothers."Ilearnedmanythingsatcollege.Onething,Islowlylearnedwasthatknowledgedoesnotjustmeanpower,assomepeoplesay.Knowledgeleadstohappiness,becausetohaveitistoknowwhatistrueandreal."Toknowwhatgreatmenofthepasthavethought,saidanddoneistofeeltheheartbeatofhumanitydownthroughtheages."VOICEONE:AllofHelenKeller'sknowledgereachedhermindthroughhersenseoftouchandsmell,andofcourseherfeelings.Toknowaflowerwastotouchit,feelit,andsmellit.Thissenseoftouchbecamegreatlydevelopedasshegotolder.Sheoncesaidthathandsspeakalmostasloudlyaswords.Shesaidthetouchofsomehandsfrightenedher.Thepeopleseemsoemptyofjoythatwhenshetouchedtheircoldfingersitisasifshewereshakinghandswithastorm.Shefoundthehandsofothersfullofsunshineandwarmth.Strangelyenough,HelenKellerlearnedtolovethingsshecouldnothear,musicforexample.Shedidthisthroughhersenseoftouch.Whenwavesofairbeatagainsther,shefeltthem.Sometimessheputherhandtoasinger'sthroat.Sheoftenstoodforhourswithherhandsonapianowhileitwasplayed.Once,shelistenedtoanorgan.Itspowerfulsoundsmadehermoveherbodyinrhythmwiththemusic.Shealsolikedtogotomuseums.Shethoughtsheunderstoodsculptureaswellasothers.Herfingerstoldherthetruesize,andthefeelofthematerial.WhatdidHelenKellerthinkofherself?Whatdidshethinkaboutthetragiclossofhersightandhearing?Thisiswhatshewroteasayounggirl:VOICETWO:"Sometimesasenseoflonelinesscoversmelikeacoldmist-Isitaloneandwaitatlife'sshutdoor.Beyond,thereislightandmusicandsweetfriendship,butImaynotenter.Silencesitsheavyuponmysoul."Thencomeshopewithasweetsmileandsayssoftly,'Thereisjoyinforgettingone'sself.'AndsoItrytomakethelightinothers'eyesmysun.Themusicinothers'earsmysymphony.Thesmileonothers'lipsmyhappiness."(MUSIC)VOICEONE:HelenKellerwastallandstrong.Whenshespoke,herfacelookedveryalive.Ithelpedgivemeaningtoherwords.Sheoftenfeltthefacesofclosefriendswhenshewastalkingtothemtodiscovertheirfeelings.SheandMissSullivanbothwereknownfortheirsenseofhumor.Theyenjoyedjokesandlaughingatfunnythingsthathappenedtothemselvesorothers.HelenKellerhadtoworkhardtosupportherselfaftershefinishedcollege.Shespoketomanygroupsaroundthecountry.Shewroteseveralbooks.Andshemadeonemoviebasedonherlife.Hermaingoalwastoincreasepublicinterestinthedifficultiesofpeoplewithphysicalproblems.TheworkHelenKellerandAnneSullivandidhasbeenwrittenandtalkedaboutformanyyears.Theirsuccessshowedhowpeoplecanconquergreatdifficulties.AnneSullivandiedinnineteenthirty-six,blindherself.BeforeMissSullivandied,Helenwroteandsaidmanykindthingsabouther.VOICETWO:"Itwasthegeniusofmyteacher,hersympathy,herlovewhichmademyfirstyearsofeducationsobeautiful."MyteacherissoneartomethatIdonotthinkofmyselfasapartfromher.Allthebestofmebelongstoher.EverythingIamtodaywasawakenedbyherlovingtouch."VOICEONE:HelenKellerdiedonJunefirst,nineteensixty-eight.Shewaseighty-sevenyearsold.Hermessageofcourageandhoperemains.(MOVIE)VOICETWO:YouhavejustheardthelastpartofthestoryofHelenKeller.OurSpecialEnglishprogramwaswrittenbyKatherineClarkeandproducedbyLawanDavis.mShirleyGriffith.VOICEONE:AndmRayFreeman.ListenagainnextweektoanotherPeopleinAmericaprogramontheVoiceOfAmerica.