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planetary  post    Helen Keller well-known   writer    educator blind         deaf      Sullivan    courage      greatly
(as) blind as a bat 看不清的;不易看清的;看不见的(别人却看得见的)
Venetian blind 活动百叶窗
blind alley 死胡同;没有前途的职业 ...
和 blind 相关的短语用法
blind as a bat 看不清的;不易看清的;看不见的(别人却看得见的)
blind spot (视网膜的)盲点,? (驾驶车辆等视力以外的)盲区,? 无知,偏见;未知领域
blind to 无视于;对...漠然
deaf
形容词
( deafer; deafest)
聋的
eg. She is deaf in one ear.                                         
      她一只耳朵是聋的。
不愿听的
eg. He was deaf to her warning.                                           他不听她的警告。
deaf to 不听;不理
deaf-and-dumb 聋哑的
deaf-mute 聋哑者
stone deaf 完全聋的
stone-deaf 耳朵聋的,完全聋的
tone-deaf 音盲的
turn a deaf ear to 不愿听 ...
word-deaf 患语聋症的
Phrases about deaf：
greatly
极其,非常,大大地

eg. I was greatly moved by his kindness. 他的好意令我极为感动。
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THE PLANTARY POST· JUNE 2, 1968
Helen Keller Dies at 88
Helen Keller, the well-known writer and educator, died yesterday at the age of 88. Helen Keller was a hero to blind and deaf people around the world.
Helen was born in 1880 in the United States. When she was nineteen months old, Helen fell ill. She had a high fever. It made her blind and deaf. Before her illness, Helen had been a bright and happy girl. When she lost her sight and hearing, she become difficult and wild.
Helen wanted to understand other people. Sometimes, she stood between her mother and her father. She put her hands on their mouths. She could feel them talk. She felt one mouth move. What were they doing? Helen didn’t know. She shouted and cried.
In 1887, a young teacher, Anne Sullivan, began to help Helen. She spelled words on Helen’s hand with her fingers. At first, the words didn’t mean anything to Helen. Then, one day, Helen was playing in some water. Anne Sullivan spelled W-A-T-E-R onto Helen’s hand. Suddenly, Helen understood. That day, she learned many more words: mother, father, sister —and teacher.
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As Helen grew older, she learned to read. She had special books with letters she could touch. She also learned to write and even speak. When Helen studied at university, Anne Sullivan sat beside her. She listened to the professors’ words, and then spelled their words onto Helen’s hand.
After Helen finished university, she visited many countries. She spoke about her life. She was very famous for her courage and hard work. She did her best to help other people who were deaf or blind.
She will be greatly missed.