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Dear Helen Keller, 尊敬的海伦·凯勒：
I'm glad to write to you again to tell you how your book has Influenced me.
我很高兴再次给你写信，告诉你你的书对我产生了怎样的影响。
Influence [ˈɪnfluəns] vt. 影响;左右;支配;对…起作用;
n. 影响;作用;影响力;控制力;有影响的人(或事物);支配力; 复数influences
I read that you really brought your parents lots of 31trouble and they didn't know what to do! Then they found a great 32teacher for you—Ms. Sullivan. With great patience, she showed and taught you that there was a word to describe every object and idea. Because of Ms. Sullivan, you're now able to 33read and write by touch.
我读到你真的给你父母带来了很多麻烦，他们不知道该怎么办！然后他们为你找到了一位很好的老师——沙利文。她以极大的耐心向你展示并教你用一个词来描述每一个物体和想法。因为有了沙利文女士，你现在可以用触摸阅读和写作了。
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I also read that you love to ask questions. So now, I do the same thing as you do. It really helps me a lot to 34learn. I am learning more now than I ever did before I lost my hearing. Maybe my mother is 35right when she says "every cloud has a silver lining.*" Even when something seems really bad, a 36good thing can come from it.
我还读到你喜欢问问题。所以现在，我和你做同样的事情。这真的对我学习有很大帮助。我现在学到的东西比我失聪前任何时候都多。也许我母亲说的“黑暗中总有一丝光明”是对的。即使有些事情看起来很糟糕，也会有好事发生。
I have a best friend Anna Bailey in my city. When I lost my hearing, I 37thought I would lose this friend. I thought she might want to play only with people who could hear. But I was wrong. Anna stayed 38cousins with me. She even helped me. She told me I would get used to being deaf. "It might take some time,” she said. "But you'll find your feet. **” She made me feel 39happy.
我在我的城市有一个最好的朋友Anna Bailey。当我失去听力时，我想我会失去这个朋友。我想她可能只想和能听到声音的人一起玩。但我错了。安娜和我是表亲。她甚至还帮了我。她告诉我，我会习惯失聪的。“这可能需要一些时间，”她说，“但你会适应的。**”她让我感到快乐。
When I first heard about you, I was really 40surprised and interested. Even though you are deaf and blind, you can do almost anything! You even went to college. You are like a hero to me. I hope that one day I can visit you.
当我第一次听说你的时候，我真的很惊讶，也很感兴趣。即使你是聋哑人，你几乎可以做任何事情！你甚至上过大学。你对我来说就像英雄。我希望有一天我能去看望你。
Yours,你的
Amelia Grant 阿米莉亚·格兰特
*The saying means that "every sad or difficult situation has a positive side".
*这句话的意思是“每一个悲伤或困难的情况都有积极的一面”。
**The expression "to find your feet" means "to become confident in a new situation".
**“to find your feet”这个短语的意思是“在新的情况下变得自信”。
【短文大意】 本文是Amelia Grant写给Helen Keller的另一封信。Amelia在信中讲述了Helen Keller的书给自己带来的影响。
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every cloud has a silver lining 黑暗中总有一线光明;守得云开见月明;天无绝人之路;否极泰来;乌云背后有阳光;即使在最黑暗的时期,也总会有希望。
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