Lesson 4 Superhero
第四课 超级英雄
Christopher Reeve
克利斯多佛·李维斯
"After the accident, Dana was told to say goodbye and people were talking about my funeral."
“事故发生之后，达纳被告知道别，人们开始讨论我的葬礼。”
Christopher Reeve was born in September, 1952.
克利斯多佛·李维斯生于1952年9月。
He was in his first school play when he was eight
当他8岁时第一次参加了学校表演节目，
and he started to act in TV shows and films while he was still in college.
之后，他上大学时开始在电视节目和电影中演出。
He made many successful films and TV shows but he is most famous for the Superman films.
他出演了很多成功的电影和电视节目，最让他出名的是出演超人电影。
Unfortunately, disaster came in 1995 when he fell from his horse and broke his back.
不幸的是，1995年，灾难降临了，他摔下马伤到后背。
The doctors did not expect him to live. However, he made amazing progress.
医生对他的生命没有抱任何希望。然而他却取得了惊人的进展。
At first, he couldn't breathe without a machine, but he learnt to breathe on his own.
起初，他必须依靠机器呼吸，但后来学会了自己呼吸。
He would never walk again but he started a new life with great courage.
他将不再行走，可是他以极大的勇气开始了新生活。
The second year after his accident, Christopher returned to film making.
事故发生后第二年，克利斯多佛重返电影业。
He also raised a lot of money to promote medical research into back injuries.
他还积攒了很多钱来改善背部受伤的医疗研究。
He made speeches all over the USA about his experiences.
他在全美发表了他那经历的演讲。
This not only drew public attention to research into back injuries
这不仅吸引了人们关注背部受伤的研究，
but also encouraged a lot of people living with all kinds of problems.
而且鼓励了很多面临种种困难的人。
From their home, Christopher and his wife Dana spoke about their life after the accident.
克里斯托佛和他妻子达纳在家里谈起了事故后的生活。
Have you thought of giving up after the accident?
事故发生后，你想过放弃生命吗？
"No. Four days after the injury, I came to understand my situation.
“没有。受伤后的4天，我就了解了自己的处境。