美国国家公共电台 NPR 'You Would Always Have My Back': Brothers With Autism Navigate Life Together

 

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DAVID GREENE, HOST:

All right. Today on StoryCorps, we are going to hear from two brothers. Russell Wadsworth is 28. Remmick is 27. They both have autism. As kids, they had trouble with social interactions¹, and they relied on each other a lot, and they still do. Here, Remmick talks about their first job working together in a coffee shop.

REMMICK WADSWORTH: You would always have my back - talking to customers for me, handle them for me while I make the drinks.

RUSSELL WADSWORTH: I was the cafe supervisor². I was overseeing things. And almost everyone that worked at that cafe had autism. And I remember there was this one employee. He was not very accustomed to talking with people. He would have this scowl³ on his face, but that was just how he was. And a customer came up and took his scowl the wrong way, just got so mad. He was about ready to punch⁴ his lights out. And so I pulled the gentleman to the side and explained to him, this employee is on the spectrum⁵. And after I explained this to him, this man started crying because he didn't realize this. And so it really helped build my self-confidence up.

REMMICK WADSWORTH: What were you like as a kid?

RUSSELL WADSWORTH: Oh, it was really hard for me to talk because I just - I was always nervous, always nervous.

REMMICK WADSWORTH: What were you like as a brother to me?

RUSSELL WADSWORTH: Oh, golly. I always wanted to protect you, man.

REMMICK WADSWORTH: I appreciate you being my big brother.

RUSSELL WADSWORTH: You know what, Remmick? I don't know what I'd do without you, seriously, because I cannot stand being alone. That's actually my number one fear in life. I don't like being the last person to go to sleep at night. And for you to be there, I feel pretty blessed, man, to have a brother who shares something that you have, same kind of emotions. It's hard for me to explain that, but you know what I'm talking about, right?

REMMICK WADSWORTH: Mm-hm (ph).

RUSSELL WADSWORTH: It's just - I think it just means the world.

REMMICK WADSWORTH: Russell Wadsworth speaking with his younger brother, Remmick, at StoryCorps in Temple Terrace⁶, Fla. Their story will be archived at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress⁷.

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1 interactions   

一起活动( interaction的名词复数 )； 合作； 互相影响； 互动

参考例句：

• Only then will we be able to design appropriate interactions and interfaces. 只有那时，我们才能够设计合适的交互行为和界面。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• These interactions are typically supported by clear cursor hinting. 一般来说，清晰的光标暗示辅助支持这样的交互。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

2 supervisor   

n.监督人，管理人，检查员，督学，主管，导师

参考例句：

• Between you and me I think that new supervisor is a twit.我们私下说，我认为新来的主管人是一个傻瓜。
• He said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor.他说我太轻浮不能成为一名好的管理员。

3 scowl   

vi.(at)生气地皱眉，沉下脸，怒视；n.怒容

参考例句：

• I wonder why he is wearing an angry scowl.我不知道他为何面带怒容。
• The boss manifested his disgust with a scowl.老板面带怒色，清楚表示出他的厌恶之感。

4 punch   

v.用拳猛击；用打孔机打孔

参考例句：

• The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.这个拳击手朝他对手的鼻子上猛击一拳。
• He laid his opponent low with a single punch.他一拳猛击便把对手打倒在地。

5 spectrum   

n.谱，光谱，频谱；范围，幅度，系列

参考例句：

• This is a kind of atomic spectrum.这是一种原子光谱。
• We have known much of the constitution of the solar spectrum.关于太阳光谱的构成，我们已了解不少。

6 terrace   

n.平台，阳台，梯田；vt.使成梯田，给...建阳台

参考例句：

• The dining-room opens onto a paved terrace.餐厅通往一个铺砌的露台。
• She was waiting for him at the cafe terrace.她在咖啡馆露台上等他。

7 Congress   

n.(代表)大会；(C-:美国等国的)国会，议会

参考例句：

• There were some days to wait before the Congress.大会的召开还有几天时间。
• After 18 years in Congress,he intented to return to private life.在国会供职18年后，他打算告老还乡。