If , by some miracle(奇迹) , i were granted（准许） three seeing days , to be followed by a relapse(累犯、复发) into darkness , i should divide the period into three parts .
The first day
On the first day , i should want to see the people whose kindness and gentleness and companionship(友谊) have made my life worth living.
First i should like to gaze(注视、凝视) long upon the face of my dear teacher. Mrs . Ann Sullivan Macy. Who came to me when i was a child and opened the outer world to me. I should want not merely(仅仅) to see the outline of her face , so that i could cherish(珍惜、珍藏) it in my memory . But to study that face and find in it the living evidence(证据) of the sympathetic(同情) tenderness(温柔) and patience(耐心). with which she accomplished精通 the difficult task任务 of my education. I should like to see in her eyes that strength of character性格 which has enabled激活 her to stand firm坚定的 in the face of difficulties， and that compassion同情 for all humanity人类 which she has revealed to me so often. I do not know what it is to see into the heart of a friend through that window of the soul, the eye.
I can only see through my finger tips the outline of a face. I can detect发觉 laughter欢笑, sorrow悲伤, and many other obvious明显的 emotions感情. i know my friends from the feel of their faces. But i cannot really picture their personalities品格 by touch. I know their personalities, of course, through other means, through the thoughts they express to me, through whatever of their actions行动 are revealed显露 to me.but i am denied拒绝 that deeper understanding of them which i am sure would come through sight视觉景象 of them.through watching their reactions to various expressed thoughts and circumstances情形情况, friends who are near to me i know well, beacause through the months and yesars they reveal themselves to me in all their phases相位; but of casual偶然临时的 friends i have only an incomplete不完全的 impression印象, an impression gained获得 from a handclasp握手, from spoken words which i take from spoken words which i take from their lips with my finnger tips, or which they tap轻打 into the palm手掌 of my hand. How much easier, how much more satisfying令人满足的 it is for you who can see to grasp抓住 quickly the essential必须的 qualities本质 of another person. by watching the subtleties微妙 of expression表情, the quiver 振动of a muscle, the flutter摆动拍动 of a hand.but does it ever occur发生、存在 to you to use your sight to see into the inner nature（内在本质） of a friends or acquaintance熟人?do not most of you seeing people grasp casually the outward外部的 features特征 of a face and let it go at that而且?for instance例如 can you describe accurately精确地 the faces of five good friends?some of you can, but many cannot.as an experiment , i have questioned husbands of long standing about the color of their wives'eye,and often they express embarrassed窘迫的 confusion混淆 and admit承认 that they do not know.and ，incidentally（顺便；偶然地）,it is a chronic习惯性的 complaint抱怨 of wives that their husbands do not notice new dresses, new hats,and changes in household arrangements整理.
the eyes of seeing persons soon become accustomed使习惯于 to the routine日常工作 of their surroundings环境,and they actually see only the startling and spectacular壮观的.but even in viewing the most spectacular sights the eyes are lazy.court records reveal. court records reveal everyday how inaccurately不准确地 eyewithnesses see.a given event will be seen in several different was by as many witnessess.some see more than others, but few see everything that is within the range of their vision.oh,the things that i should see if i had the power of sight for just three days!the first day would be a busy one.i should call to me all my dear friends and look long into their faces,imprinting upon my mind the outward evidences of the beauty that is within them.i should let my eyes rest,too,on the face of a baby,so that i could catch a vision of the eager渴望的 ,innocent beauty which precedes the individual's consciousness of the conflicts which life develops.and i should like to look into the loyal,trusting eyes of my dogs-the grave,canny little scottie,darkie,andthe stalwart,understanding great dane,helga,whose warm,tender ,and playful friendships are so comforting to me. on that busy first day i should also view the small simple things of my home.i want to see the warm colors in the rugs under my feet ,the pictures on the walls, the intimate trifles that transform a house into home.my eyes would rest respectfully on the books in raised type which i have read,but they would be more eagerly interested in the printed books which seeing people can read,for during the long night of my life the books i have read and those which have been read to me have built themselves into a great shining lighthouse,revealing to me the deeoest channels of human life and the human spirit,in he afternoon of that first seeing day,i should take a long walk in the woods and intoxicate my eyes on the beauties of the world of nature.
