VOA慢速英语:Helen Keller, 1880-1968: Out of a World of Darkness and Silence, She Brought Hope to Million

短语讲解：

1. Her bright, happy world now was filled with silence and darkness.

fill with (使)充〔挤〕满
例句：His eyes filled with tears as he looked lovingly at her.
他深情地望着她, 眼里充满了泪水。

2. No one could stop her from doing it. More and more, she wanted to communicate with others.

stop from阻止某事发生
例句：She could scarcely stop herself from crying aloud.
她几乎哭出声来。
communicate with与…交流
I can communicate with foreigners easily. 
我能轻松地和外国人沟通。 

3. Helen had to learn how to use her hands and fingers to speak for her.

speak for代表…讲话; 为…辩护
例句：Have you got anyone to speak for you?
你找到人代表你们发言了吗?

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

instead of (用…)代替…, (是…)而不是…, (用…)而不用…
例句：We went to the Biology class instead of attending the English lesson.
我们去上生物课而不去上英语课。
pick up拾起, 捡起; 抬起
例句：I would have picked it up if I had noticed it.
我如果看见的话, 我早就把它拣起来了。

5. Helen was on the floor, kicking and screaming and trying to pull the chair out from under me.

pull out拔出
例句：The drawer won't pull out.
这抽屉拉不出来。

6. I forced her to get out of her chair to pick the spoon up.

get out of离开; 下
例句：The meeting went on late and he wanted to get out of it soon.
会开得太晚了, 他想早点离开。

7. Every day we visited the farm animals and searched for eggs in the chicken houses.

search for搜索, 搜寻
例句：We searched in vain for the missing child.
我们到处寻找那孩子, 但没有找到。

8. Helen looked straight up at the sky as if a lost memory or thought of some kind was coming back to her.

look up向上看; 抬头看
例句：I look up and see the Soviet flag on the moon. 
我抬头看见苏联的国旗在月球上飘扬。 

9. She tried to put the pieces together but could not.

put together组成整体
例句：It's easier to take a machine to pieces than to put it together again.
拆卸一部机器比重新装配起来容易。

10. In time, Helen showed she could learn foreign languages.

in time迟早, 最后; 及时, 不迟
例句：In time you'll forget him.
你迟早会忘了他的。