海伦凯勒的故事(10)
Figure 5: A portrait of senile Helen in the armchair 1968年6月1日下午,海伦·凯勒在睡梦中去世,享年87岁。
On the afternoon of June 1st, 1968, Helen Keller passed away in her sleep at the age of 87.
海伦走遍了美国和世界各地,把自己的一生献给了盲人福利和教育事业。她赢得了世界各国人民的赞扬,并得到许多国家政府的嘉奖。著名作家马克·吐温这样评价她:19世纪出现了两个了不起的人物,一个是拿破仑,一个就是海伦·凯勒。
Helen travelled around America and the world, devoted all her life to the cause of welfare and education for the blind. She won praises from the people all over the world, and was commended by a number of national governments. The well-known writer Mark Twain rated her like this: there has two remarkable persons in the 19th century, one is Napoleon, another is Helen Keller.
On the afternoon of June 1st, 1968, Helen Keller passed away in her sleep at the age of 87.
海伦走遍了美国和世界各地,把自己的一生献给了盲人福利和教育事业。她赢得了世界各国人民的赞扬,并得到许多国家政府的嘉奖。著名作家马克·吐温这样评价她:19世纪出现了两个了不起的人物,一个是拿破仑,一个就是海伦·凯勒。
Helen travelled around America and the world, devoted all her life to the cause of welfare and education for the blind. She won praises from the people all over the world, and was commended by a number of national governments. The well-known writer Mark Twain rated her like this: there has two remarkable persons in the 19th century, one is Napoleon, another is Helen Keller.