Quotes from Helen Keller
◊ We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world. (如果世上只有喜悅， 我們可能無法學習勇敢與耐心。)
◊ Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it. (雖然這個世界充滿了苦 難，但也充滿了克服苦難的方法。)
◊ Selfpity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything good in the world. (自憐是我 們最大的敵人，如果我們對自憐讓步，我們就無法在世上做任何好事。)
◊ The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt within the heart. (世界上最好與最美的事物，是無法被看到或甚至是被觸摸。他們一定是用心才能被感覺 到。)
◊ Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn whatever state I am in, I will be content. (每一件事情都有它奇妙的地方，即使是黑暗與寂靜。我學到了不論我處在那一種狀態， 我都是知足的。)
◊ The highest result of education is tolerance. (教育的最高結果是容忍。)
◊ When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. (當一扇幸福之門關閉時，另一扇會打開；但我們常 久久注視著那扇關閉的門，而沒看到那扇已為我們開啟的門。)
◊ Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. (性格無法在安逸及寧靜中陶冶。只有 經過考驗及苦難，心靈才得以茁壯、企圖心得以被激發、及成功得以被達成。)
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Helen Keller By Carol Lauderdale
Helen Keller was born a healthy baby in 1880. However, she contracted a disease that caused her to lose her sight and hearing at nineteen months old. She was raised almost like a caged beast with no discipline or
education because no one could communicate with her. When Helen was six, her parents hired Anne Sullivan, a twentyyearold teacher who had been blind herself, to teach Helen.
Miss Sullivan used a sign language that Helen could feel through her hands. At first Helen imitated the signs, but did not know that they had meaning. When she finally realized that these signs could finally form
meaningful words, Helen became an eager learner. Soon, she and Miss Sullivan could “talk” to each other quite easily.
Despite Helen’s disabilities, she insisted on leading a productive life. She went to college with the help of Miss Sullivan, who translated books and lectures into sign language for her. Finally, Helen got a bachelor’s degree from a highly prestigious university. While in college, Helen wrote her autobiography The Story of My Life. Helen realized that she could help and inspire many people by writing. Therefore she wrote about
disabilities, social issues, and women’s rights. She was so influential and accomplished that she received many honorary degrees from universities around the world.
Helen won many awards throughout her life for her ability to motivate people by intelligence, hard work, and strength. At her funeral in 1968, US Senator Lister Hill said of her, “Her spirit will endure as long as man can read and stories can be told of the woman who showed the world there are no boundaries to courage and faith.”
Learning Sheet
B6 Unit 3 Three Days to See Class: No: Name:
The reading shows the things that Helen Keller wishes to do if she were granted three days to see again. What would you do if you were her? Imagine each of the provided situations and complete the following sentences. Then, share your thoughts with the class.
1 If I had only three days to live,
I would ____________________________________________________________________ I would ____________________________________________________________________ I would ____________________________________________________________________ 2 If I had only three days to smell,
I would ____________________________________________________________________ I would ____________________________________________________________________ I would ____________________________________________________________________ 3 If I had only three days to speak,
I would ____________________________________________________________________ I would ____________________________________________________________________ I would ____________________________________________________________________ 4 If I could go back to three years ago,
I would ____________________________________________________________________ I would ____________________________________________________________________ I would ____________________________________________________________________
