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2 sisters get to know the man who is keeping their brother's name alive

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In this week's StoryCorps, two sisters talk to a man who knew their late brother and took his last name as a way of honoring³ him.

A MART?NEZ, HOST:

Time now for StoryCorps. Today, a story about keeping a name alive. We'll hear from two sisters from Cameroon. They spent four decades grieving⁴ their brother, Acha Mbiwan. He died in a car accident in the 1980s. Then in 2012, they discovered a man in America who had their unique last name.

EGBE MONJIMBO: Hello, Mr. Atiba Mbiwan. The reason I was calling is because my sisters and I actually read about you, and we have a strong feeling you may have known our brother, who passed away.

MART?NEZ: Atiba Mbiwan went to college with their brother, Acha. After Acha died, Atiba changed his last name in honor² of his friend. All three live in the U.S. now, and they sat down together for StoryCorps.

ATIBA MBIWAN: How did you feel about me taking on your family's name, Mbiwan?

DIDI NDANDO: Oh, everybody was elated.

MONJIMBO: Not just our family - our friends.

NDANDO: Everyone - our friends, everybody, because to know that someone had taken on our family name - it feels like a gift.

MBIWAN: I have to say that in my wildest dreams, I never, ever thought I would ever meet Acha's family.

NDANDO: We met up, and he was great.

MONJIMBO: It just clicked - instant click.

MBIWAN: You know, in my birth family, I'm the oldest. So Acha was like my big brother. And through my experience as a college student, he added such a different flavor⁵ of life for me. Our conversations were just rich, loving exchanges. I miss that. You know, we did talk about the fact that I would one day visit Cameroon.

NDANDO: So we ended up making the trip together.

MBIWAN: That was just surreal for me, you know, to be there.

NDANDO: This was a whole overnight⁶ trip in that van.

MBIWAN: Bumpity (ph), bumpity, bumpity.

MONJIMBO: Exactly. Talk about bonding⁷ in a little tiny space there with all that dust.

NDANDO: I mean, it was kind of a fun ride, really. You fell asleep on somebody that fell asleep on you.

MONJIMBO: That's one of the happiest experiences of my entire life.

MBIWAN: That was my best Christmas. Yeah. So I was just wondering, what do y'all think about when you think about Acha's legacy⁸?

NDANDO: You. You're very much a part of that. I mean, he was such a bright young man, and him passing away so early - that was part of the tragedy, is the regret and the feeling that he could have contributed so much to this life, to this world. And then to learn that in the short time that he lived, that there was someone like you - that made us feel like, OK, his impact⁹ lives on.

MBIWAN: We now are part of a family.

NDANDO: Mbiwan family - absolutely.

MONJIMBO: Very much so. Our own brother would be just elated.

NDANDO: And in a way, we feel like he came back through you because now we have a brother again.

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)

MART?NEZ: That's Didi Ndando and Egbe Mbiwan Monjimbo, along with Atiba Mbiwan. There's more to their story, and you can hear it on the StoryCorps podcast. Get it at npr.org.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 honor   

n.光荣；敬意；荣幸；vt.给…以荣誉；尊敬

参考例句：

• I take your visit as a great honor.您的来访是我莫大的光荣。
• It is a great honor to receive that prize.能拿到那个奖是无上的光荣。

3 honoring   

v.尊敬，给以荣誉( honor的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• They sat in silence, honoring the clan Jordache for a moment. 他们默默地坐了一会儿，对乔达虚家族表示了一番敬意。 来自辞典例句
• Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check. 美国没有履行这项神圣的义务，只是给黑人开了一张空头支票。 来自辞典例句

4 grieving   

感到悲痛，伤心( grieve的现在分词 )； 使…伤心

参考例句：

• They are still grieving for their dead child. 他们还在为死去的孩子伤心。
• The news brought no solace to the grieving relations. 这个消息并未给悲痛的家属带来什么安慰。

5 flavor   

n.味，滋味，味道；风味；vt.调味，加味于

参考例句：

• I like the flavor of chocolate.我喜欢巧克力的味道。
• Each flavor was totally unique.每一种味道都是独一无二的。

6 overnight   

ad.前一天晚上，一夜间 a.前一天晚上的

参考例句：

• She stayed overnight in the hotel. 她在旅馆过了一夜。
• Our success is not won overnight. 我们的成功不是一夜之间得来的。

7 bonding   

黏结； 连[搭，焊，胶，粘]接，结[耦，焊，接]合，压焊； 砖石砌体砌合

参考例句：

• Set up ultrasonic wire bonding laboratory. 成立超声波电子焊接实验室。
• A purple intemetallic phase (called purple plaque) is commonly found in bonding. 键合中常能发现一种紫色的金属化合物，称为紫斑。

8 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

9 impact   

n.冲击，碰撞；影响；vt.装紧，压紧

参考例句：

• The computer had made a great impact on modern life.计算机对现代生活产生了巨大的影响.
• How will the war impact on such a poet?战争对这样一个诗人会产生什么影响？