Hero of the Year interview

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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 reminder 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 affected by this storm.

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

It’s totally weird, 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.

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Liz McCartney由于和飓风卡特里娜遇害者的工作被评为2008年CNN年度人物。Anderson Cooper正在对他进行采访。

今年的CNN年度人物是Liz McCartney。你感觉自己像个英雄吗？

不，Anderson，我的意思是每一天我周围都围绕着非常优秀的人。他们都非常厉害，工作非常努力。所以，我不认为，我的意思是，我认为这项荣誉归功于每一个人的努力。

你认为当圣伯纳教区的人看到这样，听说你获得了这项荣誉后他们会怎么想呢？

我希望他们也能感到荣耀。你知道，这项荣誉是和他们，和他们的家人和社区回到自己的家园相关的。当你在一个人民遭受了巨大的损失的地方时，你会意识到什么是最重要的，最重要的是家人，家庭和社区。

你是否认为这可以提醒人民，那里还有许多工作要做？

我当然希望，希望这个信息可以广泛清晰的传达给大家，多亏了大家的帮助，我们取得了很大的进步。但是仍然有很长的路要走。

今晚我想做的是，将这项荣誉献给新奥尔良地区受到飓风影响的人。

今晚在这里是什么感觉，我的意思是，你成了明星，大家都在谈论你，人们会为你拍照，是不是感觉很梦幻？

感觉非常怪。你知道，我的意思是，我经常穿着T恤牛仔裤到处走。

所有的英雄都得到了25，000美元的奖金，你是今年的CNN年度人物，另外还有100，000美元的奖励。知道自己想怎么使用这笔钱吗？

当然，我们会用这笔钱为另外十个家庭建造房子，是的，这些钱应该应用到社区。