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1、Love and StruggleRecently, Ive read a book named “The Story of My Life” written by Helen Keller. As we all know, Helen Keller is a strong women in mentality. Winston Churchill once said “She is the greatest woman of our age.” When I opened the book, I foreboded I would have a wonderful journey, toge
2、ther with Helen Keller, in this book which is full of surprise and moving details.I would like to put my essay into two parts. First, I will introduce the book “The Story of My Life” in a simple way. And then I want to share some of my feelings and views with you, which I will put my most emphasis o
3、n.This book is written into three parts. The first two, Miss Kellers story and the extracts from her letters, form a complete account of her life as far as she can give it. The third part is a supplementary account of her life and education. And I think it is an addition of a further account of Miss
4、 Kellers personality and achievements which helps to make clear some of the traits of her character and the nature of the work which she and her teacher have done. From these three parts, we can briefly learn about some fundamental information. Helen Adams Keller was not only an author, but also an
5、activist and lecturer. She was the first deaf-blind graduate of Radcliffe College. Later, she became a high-profile socialist, and throughout her life she was a strong advocate for the blind and deaf communities, visiting over 35 countries and publishing fourteen books about her experiences, which h
6、ave been translated into more than 50 languages.Secondly, I want to talk about my feelings after reading the book. In this book, Helen Keller taught me two important things love and struggle. Love this world and struggle with your fate! In chapter 1, Helen showed us her sore in both body and mentali
7、ty due to her blindness and deafness. However, she still expressed her love for every flower and every plant which represents every beautiful thing in the world. In our real life, most of us live a better life than Helen did. No child ever drank deeper of the cup bitterness than she did, whereas we
8、still complain and lose desire and confidence to our life. How could that be? I want to show you this conversation between her teacher and her in chapter 6 What is love?, I asked. She drew me closer to her and said, It is here, pointing to my heart. Yes, at first, Helen Keller didnt understand what
9、the word “love” meant, like a newly-born baby. However, she learned every word very hard and finally depicted that Knowledge is love and light and vision. She taught me that love is hope. If you love this world and love everyone besides you in your heart of hearts, you will treat everything with opt
10、imism and certainly live a happy life.The second thing that Helen taught me is struggle. Struggle with unfair fate; Struggle for admission to college; Struggle for whatever you want! Thirteen years ago she made up her mind to learn to speak, and she gave her teacher no rest until she was allowed to
11、take lessons, although wise people, even Miss Sullivan, the wisest of them all, regarded it as an experiment unlikely to succeed and sure to make her unhappy. It was such perseverance that made her go to college. After she had passed her examinations and received her certificate of admission, she wa
12、s advised by the Dean of Radcliffe and others not to go on. But Helen did and she learned Elementary and Advanced German, French, Latin, English, and Greek and Roman history. But she was not satisfied until she had carried out her purpose. Her life has been a series of attempts to do whatever other
13、people do, and do it as well. Her success has been complete, for in trying to be other people she has come most fully to be herself. Her unwillingness to be beaten has developed her courage. Where another can go, she can go.Mark Twain has said that the two most interesting characters of the nineteen
14、th century are Napoleon and Helen Keller. The admiration with which the world has regarded her is more than what she has done. No one can tell any great truth about her which has not already been written, and all that I can do is to learn more from her and put what I have learned into practice.Usefu
15、l words:Animate: (v t.) 1. 赋予生命,使有生命2.使活泼,使有活力,使有生气（Jims arrival served to animate the whole party.） 吉姆的到来使聚会的整个气氛活跃了起来。 3. 激励,鼓舞（Her words animated us to greater efforts. ）她的话激励我们做出更大努力。 4.驱动,推动（The breeze animated the leaves. ）微风吹动树叶。 5. 使栩栩如生地动作（animate puppets）使木偶做活动表演 6. 绘制(卡通影片)(adj.） 1. 有生命的;
16、活的(primitive worship of animate and inanimate objects )对生物和无生物的原始崇拜 2. 活泼的,有活力的;有生气的;愉快的Aglow: (adv.) (adj.)1. 发红光地(的),炽热地(的) 2. (脸上)发热地(的)Ambush: (n.) 1. 埋伏;伏击UC The enemy fell into our ambush. 敌人中了我们的埋伏。 2.设伏地点;伏兵C(v t.) 1. 埋伏下(The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. )将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。 2
17、. 伏击(The military vehicles were ambushed. )军车遭到伏击。 (vi.) 1. 埋伏下来Chaotic: ( adj.)1. 混乱的;杂乱无章的;无秩序的(The city traffic was chaotic.)市内交通混乱。 Comrade: (n.) C1. 伙伴,同事 2. (共产党的)同志 3. 南非年轻黑人激进派的成员 Comradeship (n.)1. 同伴(同僚)之谊,友谊2. 同志关系 Comrade in arms 固定词组 （ph.） 1. 战友Crucial: （adj.）1. 决定性的,重要的(+to/for)(These
18、negotiations are crucial to the future of our firm. )这些谈判对我们公司的前途至关重要。 2. 严酷的,艰难的3. 十字形的a crucial incision 十字形切口 Contradict: (v t.)1.否定(陈述等);反驳;提出论据反对(The eyewitness contradicted earlier testimony. )目击者驳斥了早些时提出的证词。 2. 与.矛盾;与.抵触(The facts contradict his theory.)那些事实与他的理论相悖。 ( vi. )1. 否认;反驳;发生矛盾（Becau
19、se of the limited area, the following words will not be explained in detail.）Disguise: 假扮,伪装 Famish: 使挨饿Fathom: 测量.的深度推测;揣摸Futile: 无益的,无效的,无用的;无希望的Groom: 马夫、新郎；照料(马等)；使整洁;打扮；准备；穿戴Incisive: 锐利的,尖锐的,敏锐的;尖刻锋利的 Initiate: 开始;创始;开始实施Instantaneous: 瞬间的,实时的 Nudge: 推进;刺激Perfunctory:敷衍的,马虎的;得过且过的 Prostrate: 使
20、俯卧;弄倒Revolt；Rebel；Radiate；Sparkle；Stout；Sole；Tousle；Thrust；Tremendous；Usher；Vitalityetcetc.Exquisite sentence:1.I never fight, She replied, except against difficulties. (This sentence reflects her satisfaction to what she owned and her strong character when she was faces with difficulties)2. Someone
21、 asked her if she liked to study. “Yes,” she replied, “but I like to play also and I feel sometimes as if I were a music box with all the play shut up inside me.” (First, this sentence mirrored the Helens enthusiasm to study. Secondly, it uses a very vivid metaphor to indicate Helens wisdom.)3. She
22、was tall and slender, with eyes set wide apart and slightly longer than usual; her somewhat prominent cheekbones complemented her longish face. (This is a sentence that describes a girls appearance. After reading this, you will feel that there is a charming and beautiful lady appearing in your mind. I think it is very graphic.)4. Life is like going on a road. You fall down. What then? Do you sit down and cry and refuse to get up? No, you pick yourself up and go on again. You can take a good rest and in a little time you will get over it.(It is philosophical and useful in your life, isnt it?)