NPR 08-04:A Mentor and a Friend似良师益友，却更似兄弟情

Ky-Antre Compton, 11, says Big Brother Stuart Chittenden, 38, has taught him "how to be a young man."

Time now for StoryCorps, this project is traveling the country, recording¹ interviews between everyday people, today a conversation between Ky-Antre Compton and Stuart Chittenden, Ky-Antre is 11 years old, Stuart is 38. They met through a local Big Brothers Big Sisters Mentoring³ program and sat down in Omaha, Nebraska to reflect on how that program has forged their friendship.

So how long have we known each other now?

Probably a year.

Does it, does it feel that long?

Yes.

Yeah.

More than 19 years. (laugh) when I first met you, I thought this was gonna be so boring that it’s gonna ruin my whole summer, (laugh) my life. But then, you taught me respects, you taught me how to be mature, you taught me how to be a young man, you know how to act all the time, why are you so polite. Why are you so respectful. I understand that you just try to be a good mentor² to me, and I love that. And there is times when you messed up, like you taught me that it is ok to make mistakes, it’s ok to get mad, but it’s just not ok to get out of control, so, Stuart, what are the things you believe in? Like if you believe in god? Are you scared that he won’t pick you to go to heaven or anything?

Well, I don’t believe in god, so, I don’t have a faith like you have a faith, but I do worry about living my life now to be the best that I can be, does it bother you that I don’t have a faith in god?

Sometimes it makes me shock but I know it’s your belief, I can tell you one thing: you’re the best role model I have ever had.

I think we are teaching each other stuff.

Which makes us more closer.

Mm.

I want, want you to know this, this isn’t a one-way relationship, I am learning how to be fun and engaging and open, so I want to thank you for that, Ky-Antre.

You’re welcome.

Do you think we’re gonna be friends for a long time?

You, you really wanna know what I think?

I do.

I think we’re gonna be big brothers for a long time.

Ky-Antre Compton with his mentor Stuart Chittenden in Omaha, Nebraska, their StoryCorps interview will be archived along with all the others at the American Folk Life Center at the Library of Congress, subscribe⁴ to the project’s podcasts at npr.org

1 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

2 mentor   

n.指导者，良师益友；v.指导

参考例句：

• He fed on the great ideas of his mentor.他以他导师的伟大思想为支撑。
• He had mentored scores of younger doctors.他指导过许多更年轻的医生。

3 mentoring   

n.mentoring是一种工作关系。mentor通常是处在比mentee更高工作职位上的有影响力的人。他/她有比‘mentee’更丰富的工作经验和知识，并用心支持mentee的职业（发展）。v.（无经验之人的）有经验可信赖的顾问( mentor的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• One of the most effective instruments for coaching and mentoring is the "role rehearsal" . 辅导和教学的最有效的手段之一是“角色排练。” 来自辞典例句
• Bell Canada called their mentoring system a buddy-buddy system. 加拿大贝尔公司称他们的训导系统是伙伴—伙伴系统。 来自互联网

4 subscribe   

vi.(to)订阅，订购；同意；vt.捐助，赞助

参考例句：

• I heartily subscribe to that sentiment.我十分赞同那个观点。
• The magazine is trying to get more readers to subscribe.该杂志正大力发展新订户。