美国名人专栏作家安·兰德斯.docx

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1、美国名人专栏作家安兰德斯AnnLanders,1918-2002:SheHelpedMillionsofPeopleDealWithTheirProblemsplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:41repeatByCatyWeaver2008-11-8VOICEONE:mMaryTillotson.VOICETWO:AndImSteveEmberwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogramPEOPLEINAMERICA.Today,wetellaboutadvicewriterAnnLanders.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:AnnLandersM

2、anynewspapersintheUnitedStateshavewriterswhogiveadvice.Someareexpertsaboutissueslikegardening,food,healthormoney.Peoplewillwritetotheexpertaboutaproblemandheorshewilltrytosolveit.Therealsoareadvicewriterswhodealwiththemorepersonalissuesinlife.Theyanswerquestionsaboutallkindsofthingslove,children,men

3、talhealthproblems,morals.ThiswasthekindofadvicecolumnthatEstherLedererwrote.ShewroteitunderthenameofAnnLanders.VOICETWO:MizLedererdidnotstudytobecomeanewspaperwriter.Infact,shedidnotfinishheruniversitystudiesatMorningsideCollege,inSiouxCity,Iowa.ShewasborninSiouxCityonJulyfourth,nineteeneighteen.Her

4、parentsnamedherEstherPaulineFriedman.Esthersyoungersisterwasbornafewminuteslater.Shewasgiventhesametwofirstnamesinoppositeorder-PaulineEsther.Thetwins,EppieandPopoastheywerecalled,hadtwooldersisters.Theirfather,AbrahamFriedman,hadcometotheUnitedStatesfromRussia.Hesoldchickenswhenhefirstarrived.Soon,

5、hebecameasuccessfulbusinessmanwhoownedmovietheatersinseveralstates.EppiesaidsheowedalottoherparentsandherchildhoodintheMiddleWest.Shesaysbothprovidedherwithmoralsandvaluesthathelpedheralotinlife.VOICEONE:EppieFriedmanwasincollegewhenshemetJulesLederer.Sheleftschooltomarryhiminnineteenthirty-nine.Mis

6、terLedererwasabusinessman.HehelpedestablishacarservicecalledBudgetRent-A-Car.Itbecameverysuccessful.MisterandMissusLedererhadtheirfirstandonlychild,Margo,innineteenforty.ForyearsEppieLedererwashappytostayhomeandraiseherchildwhileherhusbandsbusinessgrew.TheylivedinWisconsinatfirst.MissusLedererbecame

7、politicallyactiveintheDemocraticPartythere.Innineteenfifty-five,theLederersmovedtoChicago,Illinois.Thatsameyear;theChicagoSun-Timesnewspaperheldacompetitionamongitsemployees.ThepaperwantedtofindareplacementforitsadvicecolumnistwhowroteunderthenameAnnLanders.EppieLedererheardaboutthecompetitionfromaf

8、riendatthepaperanddecidedtoenter.Shewasoneofthirtypeoplewhosoughtthejob.Thecompetitionwassimple.Competitorsweregivenseverallettersfrompeoplerequestinghelpondifferentissues.Thepersonwhowrotetheanswersthenewspaperofficialslikedbestwouldwinthejob.VOICETWO:MissusLedererusedthehelpofpowerfulfriendstodeci

9、dethebestadvice.Forexample,oneletterwriteraskedaboutatreethatdroppednutsonherproperty.Thetreegrewonlandownedbysomeoneelse.Theletterwriterwantedtoknowwhatshecoulddowiththenuts.EppieLedererdecidedthatthiswasreallyalegalquestionsoshesoughthelpfromafriendwhoknewaboutthelaw.Thatfriendjusthappenedtobeajud

10、geontheUnitedStatesSupremeCourt!AnotherletterwasaboutaRomanCatholicChurchissue.SoEppieLederertalkedtothepresidentofafamousCatholicuniversity,NotreDame.TheChicagoSunTimesreportedlycalledMissusLedererafewdaysafterthecompetitionended.WhensheansweredthetelephoneanewspaperofficialsaidGoodMorning,AnnLande

11、rs.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:ThenewAnnLandersdiscoveredthejobwasnoteasy.Shereportedlywasdeeplyaffectedbymanyofthesadlettersshereceivedfromtroubledpeople.MissusLedererlatersaidthatoneSun-Timeseditorhelpedherhardenherselftothosestories.Hesaidshemustseparateherselffromherreadersandtheirproblems.Shesaidshewouldno

12、thavebeensuccessfulinherworkifitwerenotforthatadvice.AnnLanderspopularitygrewquickly.Sheimmediatelyestablishedherselfasdifferentfromadvicewritersofthepast.Shebecameknownforhereasywritingstyleandheroftenfunnyanswers.Sherelatedtoherreadersasiftheywereoldfriends.Sheseemedtosayexactlywhatshethought,even

13、whendoingsomighthurtthefeelingsofthoseseekinghelp.MostpeopleconsideredAnnLandersadvicetobegood,commonsense.Forexample,earlyinherworkayoungpersonwrotetoaskAnnLandersopinionofsexualactivityamongteenagers.Sheexplainedherobjectiontosuchactivitybysaying,alemonsqueezedtoomanytimesisconsideredgarbage.VOICE

14、TWO:AsAnnLandersgainedfamesodidmanyofherwords.Peoplebegantorepeatsomehershort,pointedsentences.Oneofthemostfamousofthesewaswhenshetoldreaderstowakeupandsmellthecoffee.Shewouldusethiscommentwhenadviceseekersseemedtobedenyingsituationsthatmadethemunhappyoruncomfortable.Anotherwell-knownAnnLanderssayin

15、gwasfortylasheswithawetnoodle.Shewouldsaythisifshebelievedsomeonehaddonesomethingmean,dishonestorjuststupid.AnnLandersdidnotprotectherselffromsuchcriticism,however.Sheoftenpublishedlettersfromreaderswhoarguedagainstadviceshehadgiven.Whensheagreedwiththeircriticism,shesometimesorderedthefortylashesfo

16、rherself!AnnLanderstookalotofrisksinhercolumn.Shespokeoutaboutmanyissuesthatsomepeopleconsideredoffensiveorsociallyunacceptable.Shediscussedhomosexuality,alcoholism,drugdependencyandmistreatmentofchildrenbyparents,tolistafew.VOICEONE:AnnLandersalsospokeoutonpoliticalissues.SheexpressedherstrongoppositiontoAmericaninvolvementintheconflictinVietnam.Shewasamajorsupporterofguncontrolandtherightofawoma

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