名人教英文：海伦凯勒：身残志坚 helen keller — disabled yet spirited
in 1909 helen keller published the world i live in. it described her everyday life. she began to get mail from all over the world from people who read her books.
john macy and helen keller joined the socialist party. keller was offended by the luxury of the wealthy and the ten-hour work days of ordinary people. the socialists believed everyone should have the same living standard.
anne sullivan did not agree with helen and john's political ideas. keller criticised rich men like john d rockefeller and andrew carnegie, who had personal fortunes. then andrew carnegie, who gave a lot to charitable causes, offered keller an income. he felt that her courage was making an outstanding contribution to society. keller politely turned the money down. she could not accept it from a rich man.
keller hung a large red flag from her bedroom window to show her support for socialism (社会主义). many of her friends were upset. they thought keller did not really understand politics. they felt that the socialists were using her. keller found out people were saying she was not able to understand complicated economic ideas. she struck back (反击). she said she felt insulted that anyone disrespected her like that. she said being blind and deaf had nothing to do with her mind.
keller and the macys were having financial problems. they decided to have a lecture tour. but, first keller had an operation on her eyes. one of her eyes jutted out (突出). that was why she was always photographed in profile. the operation would remove her sightless eyes and replace them with artificial eyes, giving her a more pleasing appearance.