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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
