新编研究生英语综合教程课后翻译及答案-潘海英.pptxVIP

;;Text A Learn By Touch ;Language is the human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication. Humans acquire language through social interaction in early childhood. But some people may suffer from speech impairment; despite the success of the disability rights movement and the recognition that signing is no less a linguistic system than spoken language, “dumb” is still used as a term of abuse.;Text A is excerpted from?The Story of My Life, Helen Keller’s autobiography. It portrays the wild child who is locked in the dark and silent prison of her own body. Keller reveals her frustration and rage, and takes the reader on the unforgettable journey of her education and breakthroughs into the world of communication. From the moment Keller recognizes the word “water” when her teacher finger spells the letters, we share her triumph as “that living word awakened my soul, gave it light, hope, joy, set it free!” She learned to “hear” people’s speech by reading their lips with her hands; her sense of touch had become extremely supple. She became proficient at using Braille and reading sign language with her hands as well.; Background Information Pre-reading Questions Text A Learn by Touch Vocabulary Exercises ;;;Vocabulary;;;; Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deafblind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree. The story of how Kellers teacher, Anne Sullivan, broke through the isolation imposed by a near complete lack of language, allowing the girl to blossom as she learned to communicate, has become widely known through the dramatic depictions of the play and film The Miracle Worker. Her birthplace in West Tuscumbia, Alabama is now a museum and sponsors an annual Helen Keller Day. Her birthday on June 27 is commemorated as Helen Keller Day in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and was authorized at the federal level by presidential proclamation by Pre