Notes

① Since then Helen had to fight for what she wanted．自從那時(shí)起，海倫不得不為她所想要的而奮斗。

fight for…為……而奮斗。

② With the help of the teacher, she began to see and hear the world around her through her hands．海倫在老師的幫助開(kāi)始通過(guò)用雙手“看”和“聽(tīng)”她周?chē)氖澜纭?/p>

③ Her story has brought new hope to many blind and deaf people. It has given light to those in darkness and encouraged them to live and work．她的故事給許多聾啞人帶去了新的希望。為那些生活在黑暗中的人們帶去了光明并鼓勵(lì)他們工作和學(xué)習(xí)。

其中“those”為“those people”的省略形式。

encourage sb. to do sth．意為“鼓勵(lì)某人做某事”。