口语Festival素材:Deaf-Blind Awareness Week
<p> <span word="Deaf">Deaf</span>-<span word="Blind">Blind</span> <span word="Awareness">Awareness</span> <span word="WeekEvery">WeekEvery</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="June">June</span> 27, 2000, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> 120<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Helen">Helen</span> <span word="Keller">Keller</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Deaf">Deaf</span>-<span word="Blind">Blind</span> <span word="Awareness">Awareness</span> <span word="Week">Week</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Helen">Helen</span> <span word="Keller">Keller</span> -- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deaf">deaf</span>-<span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="community">community</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dedicated">dedicated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deaf">deaf</span>-<span word="blind">blind</span>.</p><p> <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="devoted">devoted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>--<span word="recognition">recognition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deaf">deaf</span>-<span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="midst">midst</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Deaf">Deaf</span>-<span word="Blind">Blind</span> <span word="Awareness">Awareness</span> <span word="Week">Week</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="homage">homage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Helen">Helen</span> <span word="Keller">Keller</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deaf">deaf</span>-<span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="focuses">focuses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="awareness">awareness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="deaf">deaf</span>-<span word="blindness">blindness</span>.</p><p> <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Helen">Helen</span> <span word="Keller">Keller</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> , <span word="about">about</span> 70,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vision">vision</span> <span word="loss">loss</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="Deaf">Deaf</span>-<span word="Blind">Blind</span> <span word="Awareness">Awareness</span> <span word="Week">Week</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Helen">Helen</span> <span word="Keller">Keller</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="known">known</span>. <span word="Born">Born</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 27, 1880, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="infant">infant</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="normally">normally</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 19 <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="illness">illness</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="deaf">deaf</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blind">blind</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="Helen">Helen</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="six">six</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>, <span word="Anne">Anne</span> <span word="Sullivan">Sullivan</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span>. <span word="Helen">Helen</span> <span word="Keller">Keller</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="excel">excel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="aspects">aspects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="life">life</span>: <span word="graduating">graduating</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="honors">honors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="writing">writing</span>, <span word="lecturing">lecturing</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inspiring">inspiring</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proclamation">proclamation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Helen">Helen</span> <span word="Keller">Keller</span> <span word="Deaf">Deaf</span>-<span word="Blind">Blind</span> <span word="Awareness">Awareness</span> <span word="Week">Week</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Ronald">Ronald</span> <span word="Reagan">Reagan</span>:</p>
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