西部落：CNN 2008 年度人物访谈

Anderson Cooper interviews Liz McCartney, who was named CNN Hero of the Year for her work with Katrina victims.

CNN hero of the year is Liz McCartney.

Do you feel like a hero?

No, I mean I'm surrounded by amazing people every single day, Anderson. People who are really, really strong and amazingly hardworking, so I don't, I mean I think this award is, again, really attribute to everybody's efforts.

What do you think people in St. Bernard Parish are gonna think when they when they see this and hear that you won?

Well, I,I hope they are honored, you know, this award is really about them and their families and communities and getting them back to where they were before the storm.

When you are in an area where people have suffered so much loss, you realize what's really important and what’s really important is family, and homes and communities.

Do you think this is a reminder¹ to a lot of folks that of, that there are still a lot of work that needs to be done there?

I surely hope so, I hope the message is loud and clear, that while we are making a lot of progress thanks to all the help that we’ve received, there’s still a long way to go.

What I like to do tonight is to dedicate this award to everybody in the New Orleans area that was affected² by this storm.

What is it being like being here on this night, I mean, you have celebrities³, you know talking about you, and this crowd and your picture being taken, is it surreal?

It’s totally weird⁴, you know I mean I am used to like walking around in jeans and T shirts.

All of our heroes got 25,000 dollars, you are the CNN hero the year of the award, there’s an additional 100,000 dollars. Do you know what you plan to do with the money?

Oh, absolutely, we are rebuilding another ten families’ homes, with that money, yeah, so it’s going to right back into community.

1 reminder   

n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示

参考例句：

• I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
• It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。

2 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

3 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

4 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。