2006年，奥巴马首次携妻子米歇尔做客《奥普拉脱口秀》，奥普拉支持奥巴马竞选，并称“这是我最喜欢的一位议员”。在2008年美国的总统大选中，奥普拉对奥巴马的公开支持被认为是奥巴马最终胜利的一大因素。奥巴马在这次演讲中谈了他的新书《The Audacity of Hope无畏的希望》(Lit格式下载)，以及他的家庭和价值观。 (小编非主流搞笑：奥普拉肯定要支持奥巴马啦，他们都是黑人，他们都姓“奥”或者说O)
The Oprah Winfrey Show, October 18, 2006奥普拉采访奥巴马英语字幕： OPRAH WINFREY: Today, an all-new OPRAH. Senator Barack Obama and his wife Michelle, the stories you have not heard. Senator BARACK OBAMA (Author, "The Audacity of Hope"): I say hi and put out my hand to shake. She says, `Daddy, kids don't shake hands.' And I called Michelle, thinking this was going to be a terrific piece of legislation, she says, `We have ants.' WINFREY: Tell us what happened when he offered to get goody bags. Sen. OBAMA: Here's the context for the story. WINFREY: I wanted her to tell the story. WINFREY: And is he or isn't he? Would you consider that? Next. My guest today is a shining example of what is possible if you live your life with fierce hope. Newsweek calls him a "political phenomenon unlike any previously seen on the American scene." New York Magazine says he's "the embodiment of progress, advancement and hope." He's on the cover of Vogue, won a Grammy, is a best-selling author and even has a beer named after him. Please welcome Senator Barack Obama. Sen. OBAMA: Good to see you. WINFREY: Nice to see you. Sen. OBAMA: Thank you. Thank you, guys. Thank you. WINFREY: OK. Sen. OBAMA: You got all my cousins in here. WINFREY: All your family members. A couple. Anyway, we're--obviously, you all know we tape this show in Chicago, people who are watching around the world, Chicago is in Illinois. This is my senator, my favorite senator. Sen. OBAMA: That's right, hometown. WINFREY: Favorite senator. Who has really written a good book. And I stayed up all night reading the book. Sen. OBAMA: Oh, that's so nice. Thank you. WINFREY: And really well done. Sen. OBAMA: I appreciate that. WINFREY: Did you do it yourself? Sen. OBAMA: I did, yeah. WINFREY: So when did you write it? Sen. OBAMA: You know, I would get home around 9:00 after work. WINFREY: Yeah, yeah. Sen. OBAMA: And the nice thing is Michelle and I have different hours. She's--my wife is... WINFREY: I know who she is. Sen. OBAMA: I know, but I wanted to make sure everybody knows. She's sitting right here. WINFREY: OK. Sen. OBAMA: The good-looking one right here in the middle. And--but, you know, Michelle goes to bed at like at 8:30. WINFREY: Yeah. Sen. OBAMA: When the girls go to bed, she's starting to... WINFREY: That is me, too, Michelle. Sen. OBAMA: And I'm a night owl. So after having dinner and making sure the girls are tucked in and Michelle goes to bed, then I would write. And I'd stay up until 12, 1, 2. WINFREY: This is when you're home in Chicago. Sen. OBAMA: When I'm at home in Chicago. And when I'm in the apartment, I just... WINFREY: In Washington? Sen. OBAMA: In Washington, as soon as I get back to the apartment I would start. WINFREY: So, Senator Obama's written a new book. It's called "The Audacity of Hope." And in the current issue of Men's Vogue, they say that this book lays down a grand challenge to his own party and may one day get him elected president. Why did you call it the--why did you call it--why "The Audacity of Hope"? Sen. OBAMA: You know, because, first of all, my pastor, Jeremiah Wright, down at Trinity United Church of Christ, had a wonderful sermon way back when I was still a community organizer. And I still remember this sermon because the title of it was "The Audacity of Hope." And he was talking about how sometimes in life, everything seems to be going wrong, the world is in turmoil, war, disease and famine. WINFREY: Yeah. Sen. OBAMA: And yet, despite all that, we can still stay hopeful. WINFREY: Yeah. Sen. OBAMA: And I was really struck by that phrase because I think that one of the things that characterizes this country in particular is that sense that we can overcome. That sense that no matter how difficult our circumstances, that we have that boldness to say... WINFREY: Yes. Sen. OBAMA: ...we can do better. WINFREY: But you know, I wasn't feeling that hopeful and then I read your book and now I'm feeling more hopeful. Sen. OBAMA: Well, there you go. WINFREY: I was not feeling that hopeful, though, because I was thinking--you know, you say in the book, you say that there's a sense that our democracy has gone awry. Sen. OBAMA: Right. WINFREY: That there are a lot of people feeling that.
The Oprah Winfrey Show, October 18, 2006奥普拉采访奥巴马英语字幕： OPRAH WINFREY: Today, an all-new OPRAH. Senator Barack Obama and his wife Michelle, the stories you have not heard. Senator BARACK OBAMA (Author, "The Audacity of Hope"): I say hi and put out my hand to shake. She says, `Daddy, kids don't shake hands.' And I called Michelle, thinking this was going to be a terrific piece of legislation, she says, `We have ants.' WINFREY: Tell us what happened when he offered to get goody bags. Sen. OBAMA: Here's the context for the story. WINFREY: I wanted her to tell the story. WINFREY: And is he or isn't he? Would you consider that? Next. My guest today is a shining example of what is possible if you live your life with fierce hope. Newsweek calls him a "political phenomenon unlike any previously seen on the American scene." New York Magazine says he's "the embodiment of progress, advancement and hope." He's on the cover of Vogue, won a Grammy, is a best-selling author and even has a beer named after him. Please welcome Senator Barack Obama. Sen. OBAMA: Good to see you. WINFREY: Nice to see you. Sen. OBAMA: Thank you. Thank you, guys. Thank you. WINFREY: OK. Sen. OBAMA: You got all my cousins in here. WINFREY: All your family members. A couple. Anyway, we're--obviously, you all know we tape this show in Chicago, people who are watching around the world, Chicago is in Illinois. This is my senator, my favorite senator. Sen. OBAMA: That's right, hometown. WINFREY: Favorite senator. Who has really written a good book. And I stayed up all night reading the book. Sen. OBAMA: Oh, that's so nice. Thank you. WINFREY: And really well done. Sen. OBAMA: I appreciate that. WINFREY: Did you do it yourself? Sen. OBAMA: I did, yeah. WINFREY: So when did you write it? Sen. OBAMA: You know, I would get home around 9:00 after work. WINFREY: Yeah, yeah. Sen. OBAMA: And the nice thing is Michelle and I have different hours. She's--my wife is... WINFREY: I know who she is. Sen. OBAMA: I know, but I wanted to make sure everybody knows. She's sitting right here. WINFREY: OK. Sen. OBAMA: The good-looking one right here in the middle. And--but, you know, Michelle goes to bed at like at 8:30. WINFREY: Yeah. Sen. OBAMA: When the girls go to bed, she's starting to... WINFREY: That is me, too, Michelle. Sen. OBAMA: And I'm a night owl. So after having dinner and making sure the girls are tucked in and Michelle goes to bed, then I would write. And I'd stay up until 12, 1, 2. WINFREY: This is when you're home in Chicago. Sen. OBAMA: When I'm at home in Chicago. And when I'm in the apartment, I just... WINFREY: In Washington? Sen. OBAMA: In Washington, as soon as I get back to the apartment I would start. WINFREY: So, Senator Obama's written a new book. It's called "The Audacity of Hope." And in the current issue of Men's Vogue, they say that this book lays down a grand challenge to his own party and may one day get him elected president. Why did you call it the--why did you call it--why "The Audacity of Hope"? Sen. OBAMA: You know, because, first of all, my pastor, Jeremiah Wright, down at Trinity United Church of Christ, had a wonderful sermon way back when I was still a community organizer. And I still remember this sermon because the title of it was "The Audacity of Hope." And he was talking about how sometimes in life, everything seems to be going wrong, the world is in turmoil, war, disease and famine. WINFREY: Yeah. Sen. OBAMA: And yet, despite all that, we can still stay hopeful. WINFREY: Yeah. Sen. OBAMA: And I was really struck by that phrase because I think that one of the things that characterizes this country in particular is that sense that we can overcome. That sense that no matter how difficult our circumstances, that we have that boldness to say... WINFREY: Yes. Sen. OBAMA: ...we can do better. WINFREY: But you know, I wasn't feeling that hopeful and then I read your book and now I'm feeling more hopeful. Sen. OBAMA: Well, there you go. WINFREY: I was not feeling that hopeful, though, because I was thinking--you know, you say in the book, you say that there's a sense that our democracy has gone awry. Sen. OBAMA: Right. WINFREY: That there are a lot of people feeling that.
