Helen Keller, 1880-1968: Out of a World of Darkness and Silence, She Brought Hope to Millions of People Around the World

1.scream vi.尖叫,大笑,尖啸,令人震惊

例句:The hurricane screamed outside.
      外面飓风呼啸著

      She screamed herself hoarse.
      她尖叫得嗓子都哑了。

2.communicate vt.传达, 表达, 传递(想法、感情、思想等)

例句:A politician must be able to communicate.
      政治家必须善于表达自己的观点。

      She reluctantly communicated the facts.
      她不愿把真实情况讲出来。

3.obey vt.服从,遵从,顺从

例句:It is obligatory for us to obey the laws.
      我们必须守法。

4.pleasant a.愉快的,可爱的,亲切的

例句:Hoping you will have a pleasant trip.
      祝你旅途愉快!

      I hope you'll have a pleasant stay here.
      希望您在这儿过得愉快。

5.wonderful a.令人惊奇的,奇妙的,极好的

例句:How wonderful it was to be here with her!
      和她一起在这里多好啊!

      We've been having wonderful weather recently.
      近来天气非常好。

6.awaken vt.
vi. 唤醒,醒来,唤起

例句:The child has a gradual awakening to the joy of music.
       那孩子渐渐领悟到音乐的乐趣。

      Her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened.
      她的钟爱之情蛰伏着但很容易被唤醒。


1.Instead of continuing to learn, she picked up the doll and threw it on the floor.

pick up拾起, 捡起; 抬起

例句:He picked up the child and put her on his shoulders.
      他抱起孩子, 让她骑在自己的肩膀上。

安排接取; 使搭乘; 搭救

例句:The ship calls at each port on this coast to pick up passengers and mail.
      那艘轮船在沿海每个港口停下, 搭载乘客和接取邮件。

爬〔站〕起来; 振作起来

例句:His spirits picked up.
      他的精神振奋起来了。

2.She threw it on the floor. I forced her to get out of her chair to pick the spoon up.

force to do强迫...(做)...

例句:You mustn't force him to do it.
      你不应强迫他这样做。

3.She was never willing to leave a problem unfinished, even difficult problems in mathematics.

be willing to愿意,乐意…

例句:Most people are willing to condemn violence of any sort.
       大多数人都力谴责任何形式的暴力。