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第8章 生命本身就是最美的希望 8（第2页）

paralyzed['p鎟laizd]adj.瘫痪的；麻痹的

Hisleftleg>

他左腿瘫痪了。

particularly[p'tikjulli]adv.特别；尤其

Ironisparticularlyimportant.

食物中的铁质尤为重要。

mirai'r鎘jlsli]adv.神奇地；非凡地；出乎意料地

Miraculouslyhejustwalkedawayfromthetraffit.

车祸中，他竟奇迹般地一点儿事也没有。

她幸免于难，但腰部以下瘫痪了。

她告诉我，现在倘若她有什么可以给我的，那就是“希望”

。

只要有生命，就有希望。

Itarticularlytryingday.Iburstintotearsfornoreasonandhungup.

burstintotears：突然大哭起来

IoweHeleIeverrepay.

&：欠债

假如给我三天光明

&oSee

海伦·凯勒HelenKeller

Allofushavereadthrillingstoriesinwhichtheherohadonlyalimitedaimetolive.Sometimesitwasasloimesasshortastwenty-fourhours.Butalereiedihowthedoomedmaospendhislastdaysorhislasthours.Ispeak，ofenwhohaveanedalswhosesphereofactivitiesisstrictlydelimited.

Suchstoriessetusthinkiweshoulddoundersimilarces.Whatevents，erieassosshouldwetothoselasthoursasms？inessshouldwefihepast，whatregrets？

&imesIhavethoughtitwouldbeaoliveeachdayasifweshoulddietomorrow.Suattitudewouldemphasizesharplythevaluesoflife.Weshouldliveeachdaywithgentleness，avigor，andakeennessofapprewhichareofteretchesbeforeusipanoramaofmoredaysandmonthsaoe.Therearethose，ofcourse，whottheEpimottoof"Eat，drink，andbemerry，"butmostpeoplewouldbeedbythetyofimpeh.

Ihedoomedheroisusuallysavedatthelastminutebysomestrokeoffortualmostalwayshissenseofvaluesisged.Hebeoreappreeanispermaualvalues.Ithasoftehatthosewholive，orhavelived，intheshadowofdeathbringamellowsweethingtheydo.

Mostofus，however，takelifefrahatodie，butusuallywepicturethatdayasfariure.Whenweareinbuoyah，deathisallbutunimagihinkofit.Thedaysstretaa.Sowegoaboutourpettytasks，hardlyawareofourlistlessattitudetowardlife.

&hargy，Iamafraid，characterizestheuseofallourfadsehedeafappreciatehearing，onlytheblihemahatlieinsight.Particularlydoesthisobservationapplytothosewhohavelostsightandhearinginadultlife.Butthosewhohaveneversufferedimpairmentofsightseldommakethefullestuseoftheseblessedfaculties.Theireyesaakeinallsightsandsoundshazily，withouttrationandwithlittleappre.Itisthesameoldstoryofefulforwhatwehaveu，ofnotbeingsciousofhealthuntilweareill.

Ihaveoftenthoughtitwouldbeablessingifeabeiridanddeafforafewdaysatsometimeduringhisearlyadultlife.

Darknesswouldmakehimmoreappreciativeofsight；sileeachhimthejoysofsound.

Nowandtheedmyseeiodiscoverwhattheysee.

&lyIwasvisitedbyaverygoodfriendwhohadjustreturnedfromalongwalkinthewoods，andIaskedherwhatshehadobserved..."Nothinginparticular"shereplied.ImighthavebeenincreduloushadIomedtosuchrepoIbeviheseeile.

Hoossible，Iaskedmyself，towalkfhthewoodsahingworthyofnote？Iwhootseefihingstoihroughmeretouch.Ifeelthedelicatesymmetryofaleaf.Ipassmyhandslovinglyaboutthesmoothskinofasilverbirch，h，shaggybarkofapihespringItouchthebrareeshopefullyinsearchofabudthefirstsigureafterherwinter'ssleep.Ifeelthedelightful，velvetytextureofaflower，asremarkablevolutions；ahingofthemiraatureisrevealedtome.Oally，ifIamveryfortunate，Ipladgentlyonasmalltreeahehappyquiverofabirdinfullsong.Iamdelightedtohavethecoolwatersofabrhtmyopeomealushcarpetofpineneedlesrassismorewelethaluxuri.Tomethepageantofseasonsisathrillingandunendingdrama，theaofwhichstreamsthroughmyfiips.