Oprah Winfrey stood alone within the Sphere, striving to fathom what the spectacle she had witnessed after U2's opening-night performance in 2023 truly signified.
奥普拉·温弗瑞孑然伫立于Sphere场馆之中,竭力索解自己在2023年U2乐队开幕之夜演出落幕后所目击的一切究竟意味着什么。
This multisensory extravaganza left the "Queen of Media" utterly entranced, and a notion germinated in her mind: could she harness the Sphere's pioneering 4D technology to help others attain the pinnacle of their own potential?
这场多感官盛宴令这位“传媒女王”心醉神迷,一个念头随之在她心中萌蘖:她能否借助这座球形场馆开创性的4D技术,襄助他人臻于自身潜能的极致?
"You could conceive of this technology as a visual, immersive experience that enables people to delve more profoundly into themselves and ultimately walk away with a sense of awe and wonder at the meaning of life," the media mogul remarked.
“你完全可以将这项技术构想为一种视觉化、沉浸式的体验,使人们得以更为深入地探寻自我,并最终怀揣着对生命意义的敬畏与惊叹抽身离去,”这位传媒大亨如是说道。
Her empire was, to a considerable extent, forged precisely by inspiring the viewers of The Oprah Winfrey Show.
她的帝国在很大程度上正是通过激励《奥普拉·温弗瑞秀》的观众而得以缔造。
"I am keenly aware that there remains far more potential yet to be unearthed, and this so-called 'more' can indeed help people perceive themselves in radically different ways.
“我深知尚有更多可能性有待发掘,而这所谓的‘更多’确乎能够助益人们以迥异的方式审视自身。
It harbors the potential to become an utterly breathtaking and wondrous experience."
它蕴藏着成为一场令人叹为观止的奇妙体验的潜能。”
That initial concept ultimately evolved into "Oprah Winfrey's AHA," scheduled for a grand presentation at the Sphere from April 2 to 4.
这一最初构想最终演变为“奥普拉·温弗瑞的AHA”,定于4月2日至4日在Sphere隆重呈献。
This $2.3 billion, technologically superlative Las Vegas venue had previously hosted residencies by the Backstreet Boys, Phish, the Eagles, and No Doubt—as well as a widely acclaimed immersive experience based on the film The Wizard of Oz.
这座耗资23亿美元、技术臻于极致的拉斯维加斯场馆,此前曾先后迎来后街男孩、Phish、老鹰乐队与No Doubt的驻场演出——以及广受追捧的《绿野仙踪》电影沉浸式体验。
Winfrey will host the two-hour live extravaganza, whose lineup of special guests and performers encompasses the multiple Grammy-winning Jacob Collier, the poet and author Ocean Vuong, the musician A.G. Cook, and the gospel singer Wintley Phipps.
这场时长两小时的现场盛会由温弗瑞担纲主持,特邀嘉宾及表演阵容囊括数度荣膺格莱美奖的雅各布·科利尔、诗人兼作家王鸥行、音乐家阿吉特,以及福音歌手温特利·菲普斯。
The all-star collaborators joining Winfrey in crafting this experience include the Oscar-nominated composer Max Richter, the Grammy-nominated musicians Jason White and Jon Hopkins, the playwright and MacArthur "genius grant" recipient Tarell Alvin McCraney, and Es Devlin, who designed the staging for Beyoncé's "Formation" and "Renaissance" world tours.
与温弗瑞联袂缔造此番体验的全明星合作者,则包括奥斯卡提名作曲家马克斯·里希特、格莱美提名音乐人杰森·怀特与乔恩·霍普金斯、剧作家兼麦克阿瑟“天才奖”得主塔瑞尔·阿尔文·麦克拉尼,以及曾为碧昂丝“Formation”与“Renaissance”世界巡演操刀舞台设计的埃斯·德夫林。
Tickets are set to go on sale to the general public on September 25.
门票定于9月25日面向公众发售。
It has been fifteen years since Winfrey brought the curtain down on her iconic talk show, which only last week celebrated the fortieth anniversary of its syndication debut in the United States.
距温弗瑞为其标志性脱口秀节目画上句点,已然十五载;该节目上周方才庆祝了在美国联合播出的四十周年。
In the intervening period, she has been constantly on the move, juggling her own podcast, her responsibilities as CEO of the OWN network that bears her name, and a variety of tours and live events.
此间,她始终奔波于自己的播客、以她名字命名的OWN电视网的CEO职责,以及各类巡演与现场活动之间。
At seventy-two, an age at which many would opt for retirement, Winfrey has no intention of slowing down entirely.
七十二岁的温弗瑞,在众多人选择退休的年纪,却无意全然放慢脚步。
"I did entertain the notion of sitting behind a gate and picking roses," Winfrey quipped.
“我曾思忖过,坐在门后采撷玫瑰,”温弗瑞戏谑道。
"In truth, I still have a decade of years brimming with vitality.
“实则,我尚拥有充盈力量的十载光阴。
I feel the urgency of time, and I sense that I have words that urgently need to be spoken... To enlist all these collaborators in helping me articulate them in a more resonant, more extraordinary, more immersive manner — that is my offering for this remaining decade."
我感知到时间的迫促,自觉有话语亟待倾吐……借助所有这些合作者,助我以更为铿锵、更为卓异、更为沉浸的方式将其表达出来,便是我对这余下十年的献礼。”
Even though she no longer greets millions of television viewers day after day, Winfrey's influence remains not to be underestimated.
纵然她已不再日复一日地向数百万电视观众致以问候,温弗瑞的辐射力依旧不容小觑。
Her book club remains a benchmark that writers yearn for; any product that makes it onto her "Favorite Things" list can be enough to turn a company's fortunes around, and politicians still strive to win her endorsement.
她的读书俱乐部仍是作家们梦寐以求的标杆,凡跻身其“最爱物品”清单之列的产品,足以扭转一家公司的命运,而政客们亦依然竭力争取她的背书。
"The reason I believe I was granted this opportunity is that you know full well that I understand how to harness it, and you also know how I ought to make the most of it.
“我之所以认为自己获得了这个机会,是因为你深知我懂得如何驾驭它,亦知晓我该如何善加运用。
And yet, I have been ceaselessly asking myself: why was it I, of all people, who received it?
然而,我始终在反复叩问:为何偏偏是我得到了它?
I came to realise that this is such an immense opportunity that I must never take it for granted," the philanthropist said.
我意识到,这是一个如此巨大的机遇,我绝不应将其视为理所当然,”这位慈善家说道。
To this day, she still keeps a daily journal, its pages filled with grateful records of the achievements she has attained.
她至今仍每日坚持写日记,字里行间满是对自身所取得成就的感恩记录。
She hopes that the participants of "AHA" will likewise draw inspiration from it and seize the opportunities that are theirs.
她希望“AHA”的参与者亦能从中获得启迪,把握属于自己的机遇。
Maya Angelou once said, "Darling, I perceive why you find yourself where you are now—it is because you have unwaveringly answered the call of your purpose," she remarked, recalling her conversation with this poet and literary titan.
玛雅·安杰卢曾言:“宝贝,我洞悉你何以置身于如今之境,皆因你始终不渝地顺从于使命的召唤,”她在追忆与这位诗人兼文学巨擘的对话时如是说道。
"This is the maxim I wish to impart to all: everyone has a calling to their purpose.
“此即我欲传达予众人之箴言:人人皆有其使命之召唤。
If you heed the call, if you surrender to the call, you will be transported to a higher realm you never could have imagined."
倘若你顺从召唤,倘若你臣服于召唤,你将被引渡至你从未曾想象的更高之境。”