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“奥普拉·温弗瑞”就像一个商标,标志着一个人,一种电视节目类型,一个时代。她是世界上几乎所有谈话类主持人的偶像,她是全球观众最忠实的朋友。过去的24年时间里,她一直陪伴着大家,于是我们很自然地以为这一切不会停止。然而她说:四分之一个世纪,是时候停止了。

　　“选秀之父”西蒙·考威尔,一手捧红了《美国偶像》、《X元素》,还有从这些节目走出去的无数明星。他让我们见证,从普通人到巨星,只在一夜之间。他的毒舌和他始终如一的深色T恤,是《美国偶像》最具特色的象征。然而他说:2010季度之后,他将不再出现在《美国偶像》的评委席上。

　　一个是见证了岁月变迁及文化发展的脱口秀女王,一个是流行文化和媒体市场的掌舵者,他们的告别让我们唏嘘。他们尝试着告诉我们,离开只是为了再次开始。然而对于我们的记忆而言,他们的离开就是一个时代的终结。

End of an Era: Oprah Winfrey’s Emotional Farewell

一个时代的结束:奥普拉·温弗瑞的深情告别

Oprah: You know, I actually started to feel it when I…when I had the option, you know, well, the question was do I leave in two thousand and…you know how I like numbers. Do I… (Host: I know, I know.) So the question was do I leave in 2010—that’s an even number!—or do I, you know, try to make the 25th? And also it just comes to the point of, as I do the show every day, how much longer do I think I can be hundred percent present, still stimulated, stimulating for the audience? Do I think I could do that, you know, past 2011? And the answer is no, because the show is one hundred percent harder to do now than it was when I first started.

　　奥普拉:你知道,我开始觉得,当我……当我面临这个选择的时候,你知道,我问自己是否要把离开的时间定在二零……,你知道我对数字很敏感。我是否……(主持人:我知道,我知道。)因此,问题就在于,要么我在2010年离开,这是个偶数!要么,你知道,在做完第25季后离开?还有一点,我每天都在做节目,但像现在这样百分百地投入,鼓舞观众的同时又被观众鼓舞的日子还能持续多久?你知道,在2011年之后,我还能这样做吗?答案是否定的,因为这个节目现在制作起来比起刚开始的时候要难一倍。

　　Oprah in her first show: Welcome to the very first session of Oprah Winfrey Show!

　　Back in 1986 she was a little-known talk show host making her national debut. Today, Oprah Winfrey is a one-woman multimedia 1)conglomerate, and everyone knows her on a first-name basis.

　　Woman 1: I mean Oprah’s been on the air for forever. She’s kind of a part of everyone’s life.

　　Woman 2: She’s an icon.

　　Many Oprah fans tell me they’re shocked by her decision to 2)pull the plug on her show next September. She told her audience and viewers at home that they’ve enriched her life beyond measure.

　　Woman 3: When the cameras were done rolling and she came back and said, “You know I just, I really do want to thank everybody and it means, you know you mean so much to me.” So she said it again, which was really nice.

　　It was 3)vintage Oprah, relatable and emotional.

　　Woman 4: Everybody seemed pretty sad and got emotional with her. I got a little teary-eyed, and yeah. Yeah.

　　Reporter: She cried?

　　Woman 4: Yes, she did. Yeah, she had her…catch her breath, and she got emotional. Big day.

　　There are restrictions on showing you the video just yet, but here’s a taste of what Oprah told her viewers. “Why walk away and make next season the last?” she asked, “Here’s the real reason. I love this show! This show has been my life, and I love it enough to know when to say goodbye. 25 years feels right in my bones, and it feels right in my spirit.”

　　Winfrey has been the highest-rated daytime talk show host for most of her quarter century on national TV. We watched her chat with celebrities…

　　Oprah on the show with Tom Cruise: I’ve never seen you like this!

　　…surprise her audience, build an empire, and endorse a president in her spare time. There were embarrassments, like the Oprah Book Club selection that turned out to be　　4)bogus. But for most of her fans it’s always been “all about Oprah”, her long-time struggle with her weight speaking volumes about her “I’m-a-lot-like-you” appeal.

　　Oprah: I am mad at myself. I am embarrassed. I can’t believe I’m still talkin’ about weight.

　　Oprah’s common touch has given her the 5)Midas touch. She’s worth an estimated $2.7 billion. She’s sinking some of her fortune into a new cable TV venture, the Oprah Winfrey Network. It’s scheduled to debut in January 2011, just a few months after she ends her 6)reign as the queen of daytime talk.

　　[注]Ellen DeGeneres: I don’t think I could be here without her. I think she has 7)blazed a trail that is…. She’s an amazing, amazing woman.

　　奥普拉脱口秀首播:欢迎来到奥普拉脱口秀的首播现场!

　　1986年,她还是个名不见经传的脱口秀节目主持人,第一次在全美国观众面前亮相。今天,奥普拉·温弗瑞独力撑起一个多媒体集团,而她的名字大家都耳熟能详。

　　妇女1:奥普拉的节目一直都在播,她几乎成为我们每个人生活中不可或缺的一

　　部分。

　　妇女2:我们尊她为偶像。

　　许多奥普拉的粉丝告诉我,对于她做出在明年9月停播脱口秀节目的决定,他们都为之震惊。奥普拉告诉现场观众和家庭观众,因为有他们的支持,她的生活才能无限精彩。

　　妇女3:当拍摄结束的时候,奥普拉又重新出现在我们面前,说道,“你们知道吗?我真的想感谢你们每一个人,你们知道你们对我有多重要。”就这样,她又说了一遍,那种感觉真的很好。

　　这就是独特的奥普拉,深懂人心又富有感情。

　　妇女4:大家都非常悲伤,也跟她一样伤感。我眼睛都有点湿润了,是的,是的。

　　记者:她哭了?

　　妇女4:是的,她哭了。她……她有点哽咽,情绪很激动。真是重要的一天。

　　虽然我们现在还不能公布这期节目内容,但是可以给一小段先睹为快,到底奥普拉有什么话要跟观众们说?“为什么在拍完下一季后就离开?”她说道,“真正的原因在于:我热爱这档节目!这个节目已经成为了我生活的全部,我如此爱它以致清楚明白何时该与之挥手告别。这25年让我从骨子里感觉很美好,打心眼里觉得过得不错。”