Helen Keller
Helen Keller lived in the U.S.A. She was a great woman.
When Helen was a baby,she got very sick. Afthe many weeks,the doctor said:"she is better,but now she can't see and she can't hear." Her mother and father were very sad .
Afthe a few years,things got worse. There was no way for Helen to speak to other people. She heard nothing. She saw nothing. She didn't undertand anyting.
Then one day a teacher come to live with Helen and her family. The teacher helped Helen learn about words. Helen was a bright child and soon she learned to spell her first word. When she was older,she went to college.
Helen was very famous. She helped many blind and deaf people. She traveled around the world and helped many people.
Helen was a very old woman when she died. The world remembers her today as a brave and wonderful person. She was blind and deaf,but she found a way to see and hear.

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　　朋友们，你相信奇迹吗？你相信既盲又聋又哑的人也能成为作家吗？有的，这个人便是伟大的海伦凯勒女士。她在一岁多的时候，因为生病，从此眼睛看不见，并且又聋又哑了。由于这个原因，海伦的脾气变得非常暴躁，动不动就发脾气摔东西。她家里人看这样下去不是办法，便替她请来一位很有耐心的家庭教师苏丽文小姐。海伦在她的熏陶和教育下，逐渐改变了。她了解每个人都很爱她，所以她不能辜负他们对她的期望。她利用仅有的触觉、味觉和嗅觉来认识四周的环境，努力充实自己，后来更进一步学习写作。几年以来，当她的第一本著作“我的一生”出版时，立即轰动了全美国。海伦凯勒虽然五官残缺，但是她能克服不幸，完成大学教育。以后更致力于教育残缺儿童的社会工作，这种努力上进的精神，实在值得我们效法，海伦凯勒真可算是个残而不废的人。 启示：海伦凯勒能够不因缺废而自暴自弃，反而更加努力上进，所以最后才有卓绝的成就。小朋友既聪明又健康，假如还不知道努力用功的话，真是很难为情哟！

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　　1 She was a great woman in the U.S.A.
2 She couldn't see or hear.
3 A teacher with the name of Ann Sullivan.
4 She helped many blind and deaf people.
5 The world remembers her today as a brave and wonderful person.

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