[00:00.00]Unit 2 Heroes

[00:04.76]Lesson 4 Superhero

[00:07.72]Christopher Reeve was a successful actor,

[00:10.39]famous for the superman films.

[00:12.66]But disaster came in 1995

[00:15.03]when he fell from his horse and broke his back.

[00:18.00]The doctors did not expect him to live.

[00:20.66]However,he made amazing progress.

[00:23.35]At first,he couldn't breathe without s machine,

[00:25.99]but he learnt to breathe on his own.

[00:28.92]Christopher also tried to promote

[00:30.35]medical research.

[00:31.85]He made speeches all over the USA

[00:34.16]about his experiences.

[00:36.40]This encouraged a lot of people with

[00:38.45]all kinds of problems.

[00:40.86]From their home,Christopher and his wife Dana

[00:43.54]spoke about their life after the accident.

[00:46.96]Did you suffer from depression

[00:49.06]after the accident?

[00:51.17]"No.Four days after the injury,

[00:53.01]I came to understand my situatin.

[00:55.44]Dana and I were in the hospital.

[00:57.58]The doctor said I was not going to pull through

[01:00.49]Dana said:'But you're still you ,

[01:02.35]and I love you .'And that saved my life.

[01:05.40]Since that moment

[01:06.20]I have never thought of giving up.

[01:08.15]Of course,I've had moments

[01:09.83]of feeling sorry for myself.

[01:11.79]but I've never had any thoughts

[01:13.42]of committing suicide."

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