美国首位金牌女主播芭芭拉·沃尔特斯

Bill Weir

Host： By itself， a moment spent dancing with a U.S. President or 1）grilling a powerful tyrant would be enough to define a career in television news， but， for Barbara Walters， that describes a busy week. When it comes to the glass ceiling she shattered， the massive audiences her reporting reached， there will never be another like her， which is why her announcement this morning marks such a milestone， far beyond this building.

David Muir （Anchor and correspondent for ABC News）： A rare glimpse into her dressing room， a television icon， a ground breaker about to break yet another headline and we asked how shes feeling.

主持人：不管是与美国某位总统共舞的片刻，抑或是追问某位一手遮天的暴君的那刻，任何一件事本身都足以证明一个人电视新闻职业生涯的成就。但对于芭芭拉·沃尔特斯来说，那只不过是忙碌的一周罢了。说到她所打破的隐形性别歧视，她的报道所影响的广大观众，那可是无人能及的。因此，她今早宣布辞职这一里程碑式事件的影响所及已不限于这幢大楼。

大卫·缪尔（ABC新闻节目主持人、记者）：我们难得一窥她的化妆室。一位电视屏幕上的偶像，一位开创者准备好播报又一重大新闻了，我们来问问她现在的感受。

Barbara： Its how Im going to feel then， and everybody says to me， “What are you gonna do next？”... I dont know.

David： Everything about it has been a groundbreaking run. Back on the Today show， when they were called “Today Girls，” she became co-host， the first woman to 2）co-anchor the evening news…

Voice： Barbara Walters.

David： …and then， of course， creating The View. But she will walk away from all of those cameras a year from now， but today she wanted her crew to hear it from her first.

Barbara： Why？ Its time. I…I wanta leave while people say “Well miss her” instead of “Is she still here？” People say， “Who was your mentor？” I didnt have any. Today， if a young woman says， “I grew up watching you” or…or “You made it a little easier.” David， I think thats my legacy.

David： What has she taught you？

Joy Behar （Co-host， The View）： You know， you always show up and never get sick and dont go to the bathroom either， because， if you go to the bathroom， that means youve missed the interview. Anne Sweeney （President， Disney/ABC Television Group）： How she approached the truth， the number of people that she got to speak their truth in front of the camera； its astounding.

芭芭拉：应该是我到时候将如何感受，每个人都会问我，“接下来你要做什么呢？”……我不知道。大卫：她的一切一直都是具有开创性的。当初在《今日》节目，当时她们被称为“今日女孩”，后来她成为联合主持人，随后是晚间新闻联合主持的第一位女主播……

画外音：芭芭拉·沃尔特斯。

大卫：……然后，当然就是创办了《观点》节目。可是一年后，她将彻底告别所有的电视工作。但今天，她想让她的新闻组同事最先听听她的感言。

芭芭拉：为什么呢？因为时机到了。我想在人们会说“我们会想念她的”而不是“她还在这里？”的时候离开。人们问我，“谁是你的导师？”其实我没有任何导师。今天，如果一位年轻女性说，“我从小就看着你的节目长大”或者……“是你使这条路变得不那么艰难。”大卫，我觉得那就是我给大家留下的财产。

大卫：她教会了你什么？

乔伊·贝哈尔（《观点》节目联合主持人）：你知道，你一定得到场，永远不要生病，也不要去洗手间之类的，因为，如果你去洗手间，这意味着你就错过了采访。

安妮·斯维尼（迪士尼及ABC电视集团总裁）：她获取真相的途径，在她的镜头前说真话的人数，都是很惊人的。

David： But all this time， one person， waiting. What has your daughter said to you about this decision？

Barbara： There were times when I feel I should have been with my daughter. I think every working mother has those days， but I think she wants me to stop working now， and spend more time with…with her， and I will.

David： And about not having a mentor； do you see women out there that you could look up to now？

Barbara： Its not just that I look up to them， Im so proud of them， like 3）Diane—Im very proud of her and very close to her—and 4）Robin， who has shown us all the kind of courage that so many of us really need.

David： Back stage， the mic， the cards， the TV earpiece， and she was off.

Barbara： So let me just say that—Huh！ Take a breath. A year from now； I plan to retire from appearing on television at all.

David： Right there， her co-hosts， her viewers and her boss， who once delivered her the mail in 1976. Bob Iger， now the CEO of Disney.

Bob： I was asked to deliver something to your dressing room， and I 5）barged in， and there you were. I was rather embarrassed…

Barbara： Was I nice， I hope？

Bob： You were extremely nice. You asked me what my name was and what did I do， and I told you， and from then on you called me Jim. My name is Bob.

Barbara： Thank you， Jim. It means…

David： But， amid the laughter， a sincere thank-you to the viewers who have witnessed the world with her.

Barbara： Weve been together a long time. My cup runneth over. I thank you， thank you， thank you.

大卫：但一直以来，有一个人在等待。关于这个辞职的决定，你女儿跟你说了些什么呢？

芭芭拉：有时候，我觉得我应该陪伴在我女儿的身边。我想每一个工作的妈妈都会经历那样的日子。但现在，她想让我放下工作，然后花多点时间陪她，我当然会这么做的。

大卫：关于没有导师这个问题，现在在我们这里的那群女性当中，有没有你会景仰的？

芭芭拉：不仅仅是景仰她们，我还很为她们感到骄傲，像黛安，我就很为她感到骄傲，我们也很亲近；还有罗宾，她向我们展现了我们许多人都非常需要的勇气。

大卫：在后台，麦克风、提示卡、电视耳机，她上节目去了。

芭芭拉：现在想说的是——哇！先喘口气。我打算在一年后退休，不再出现在屏幕上。

大卫：在台下，有曾与她合作的主持人，她的观众们，还有她的老板，那位曾经在1976年为她送过邮件的人——鲍勃·伊格尔，现在是迪士尼首席执行官。

鲍勃：有人让我送东西到你的化妆室，我冲了进去，你就在里面。我当时觉得尴尬极了……

芭芭拉：我当时还友好吧？

鲍勃：你非常友好。你问我叫什么名字，做什么工作。我告诉了你，然后从那时候开始，你就叫我吉姆，但我的名字叫鲍勃。

芭芭拉：谢谢你，吉姆。这意味着……

大卫：在爽朗的笑声中，一份真诚的感谢献给那些曾经跟随她一起看世界的观众们。

芭芭拉：我们在一起很长时间了，这使我的幸福满溢。谢谢你们，谢谢，谢谢。