2. 2.What did Annie teach the writer? a. the meaning of words : spell into the hands b. learn to play and laugh c. read Brallie d. how to speak :feel face, lips, throat while speaking e. some ideas and belief which lead and encourage Helen to do her best an a normal person to make great contribution to humans. 1. that blind people should be treated as normal human beings. 2. keep on trying until you succeed

3. she was born her mother died her father disappeared. As a result, she and her brother were sent to a children’s home. enter an institution for the blind, where she learn Braille. she stay there for another 6 years after getting back part of her sight. came to Helen’s family on her father letter as a teacher. 1866 1874 1876 1880 1887

4. 1. What did Annie mean to Helen? 2. “Helen was unlucky, at the same time, she was lucky” How do you understand this sentence. 3. In all her life, Helen did a lot to help the blind and she was considered one of those who has helped the world. Then how could a disabled turned out to be a useful human being, even a successful one? 4. “What a great teacher! What a great person!” Do you agree? In what way Annie was great? 5. Is there a teacher who has left you a deep impression, or once affect you much? In what way? 6 6. So what is a good teacher in you mind?

5. Three days to see On the first day, I should want to see the people whose kindness and gentleness and companionship have made my life worth living. First I should like to gaze long upon the face of my dear teacher, Mrs. Ann Sullivan Macy, who came to me when I was a child and opened the outer world to me. I should want not merely to see the outline of her face, so that I could cherish it in my memory, but to study that face and find in it the living evidence of the sympathetic tenderness and patience with which she accomplished the difficult task of my education. I should like to see in her eyes that strength of character, which has enabled her to stand firm in the face of difficulties, and that compassion for all humanity which she has revealed to me so often.

6. 1. simple-minded narrow-minded / absent-minded / warm – hearted 2. appear + to do / adj /that You appear to have traveled a lot. He appears to be talking to himself. He tried to appear a bit more energetic. It appears to me that you are all mistaken.

7. a born teacher = being a born teacher No one is a born slave = No one is born a slave. 2. Next time you come to school, please remember to bring your dictionary with you. This is the first time that Mary has ever been in china. The last time I traveled there was in the spring of 1996. 3. burst into laughter/ tears/applause/angry speech When he finished his speech, the gathering burst into thunderous applause. As soon as she saw me she burst into tears. Cf: She was moved to tears. / Tears came into her eyes.

8. 1. take sb + prep+the+part of body He took the blind man by the right arm and crossed the street. Suddenly somebody took her by the hair from behind. She held him by the hand, not knowing what to say. Cf: hit / pat sb + on/in +the + part of body Cf: His right eye is blind. (wrong) He is blind in his right eye.

9. 1. A. bring sb in(to) touch with 使 … 触摸, 使 … 接触, 认识 This brought us into touch with many French students. Her love of books brought her into touch with much knowledge about literature. B. keep in touch with 与 …… 保持联系。例如： I still keep in touch with my old friends. C. get in /into touch with 与 …… 建立联系。例如： I’ll get in touch with her by phone. 我通过电话与她联系。 D. be in touch with 与 …… 有接触。例如： Are you in touch with him now ? E. be out of touch with 与 …… 没有联系。例如： He is now out of touch with his old friends.

10. 1. look back on/upon The aged people like to look back upon the old days. It is pleasant to look back on our childhood. 2. strike (struck, struck) 给 … 留下深刻的印象. Often passive voice we ere stuck by the professor’s speech. I was struck by his unique character. Strike while the iron is hot. An idea suddenly struck me. It struck me that she had come to borrow money The workers are on strike for better pay.

11. 1. demanding 苛刻的, 要求极高的 This is a demanding job, but she is the right person for it. She had to look after the demanding child. Revision: demand sth: The blacks demand equal civil rights. She demanded to see the chief editor to discuss about the matter. They demanded that the right to vote be given to every adult man.

12. 1. never….until 在 …. 之前决不 …., 只有在 …. 之后 才 …. He never left the office until 6 p.m. You can never know what will happen until you try. One can never go abroad until he gets the visa. 2. owe sth to sb 欠钱, 欠情, 感恩, 归功于 I owed 50 yuan to him. ( I owed him 50 yuan.) She owe my knowledge of music to her mother. To the party we owe thanks for the great leadship.