英语翻译
In1812,inavillagenearParis,France,alittleboyhadaterribleaccident.Hehithimselfintheeyewithoneofhisfather'ssharptools,andbecameblind.HisnamewasLouisBraille,andhewasonlyfouryearsold.
Hewasacleverlittleboy,andhesoonlearnedto"see"withouthiseyes.Hetouchedthings,orsmelledthem,ortastedthem.Hisfamilydescribedthingstohim.Althoughhecouldn'tseepeople'sfaces,helearnedtorecognizetheirvoices.
Afterhisseventhbirthday,Louiswenttothelittleschoolinthevillage.Butthereweren'tanybooksforhim.Hisclassmatesreadhislessonstohimandhissistershelpedhimwithhishomework,Helearnedhislessonswell,buthecouldn'tlearntoreadorwrite.
In1819,thevillagepriesttoldLouisBraille'sstorytothedirectorofafamousschoolforblindboys.Atthisschool,boyslearnedmath,grammar,geography,history,andmusic.Andtheylearnedtoread!
LouiswenttotheschoolinParisinFebruary,1819.Helovedhisclassesandreceivedhighgrades.Helearnedtoplaythepianoandtoknithatsandsweaters.Andhelearnedtoreadwithhisfingers!
Theraisedprintlettersinthebooksatschoolstoodupfromthesurfaceofthepaper.Louiscouldfeelthemwithhisfingers.Hewasabletorecognizesomeofthemeasily,butsomeofthemweremoredifficult.Thelettershadtobeverylarge,andsometimestherewereonlyafewlettersonapage.Thebookswerehugeandheavy.Andtheywereexpensive.Therewereonlyfourteenbooksintheschoollibrary!
Louisreadthethreeorfourbooksforhisclassagainandagain.Hetriedtothinkofabetterwaytomakebooksforblindpeople.Heexperimentedwithnewalphabets.
Afteraboutthreeyears,Louisinventedasystemofraiseddots.TheotherstudentsthoughtLouis'ssystemwaswonderful.Theywereabletoreaditeasily,andtheylearnedtowrite,too.
Today,therearethousandsofBraillebooksforblindpeople.
LouisBraillewasonlyfifteenyearsoldwhenheinventedhiswonderfulsystem!