海伦凯勒英语作文3篇 (2).docVIP

海伦凯勒英语作文 3 篇 海伦凯勒英语作文： In 1882 a baby girl caught a fever that was so fierce she nearly died 。 She survived but the fever left its mark ― she could no longer see or hear 。Because she could not hear she also found it very difficult to speak。 So how did this child ， blinded and deafened at 19 months old ， grow up to bee a world-famous author and public speaker? The fever cut her off from the outside world ， depriving her of sight and sound。 It was as if she had been thrown into a dark prison cell from which there could be no release 。 Luckily Helen was not someone who gave up easily 。 Soon she began to explore the world by using her other senses 。 She followed her mother wherever she went ， hanging onto her skirts ， She touched and smelled everything she came across 。 She copied their actions and was soon able to do certain jobs herself ， like milking the cows or kneading dough ， She even learnt to recognize people by feeling their faces or their clothes 。 She could also tell where she was in the garden by the smell of the different plants and the feel of the ground under her feet 。 By the age of seven she had invented over 60 different signs by which she could talk to her family ， If she wanted bread for example， she would pretend to cut a loaf and butter the slices 。 If she wanted ice cream she wrapped her arms around herself and pretended to shiver 。 Helen was unusual in that she was extremely intelligent and also remarkably sensitive 。 By her own efforts she had managed to make some sense of an alien and confusing world 。 But even so she had limitations 。 At the age of five Helen began to realize she was different from other people 。 She noticed that her family did not use signs like she did but talked with their mouths 。 Sometimes she stood between two people and touched their lips 。 She could not understand what they said and she could not make any meaningful sounds herself 。 She wanted to talk but no matter how she tried she could not make hersel