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Isabel Allende: Tales of passion
Isabel Allende spune povești despre pasiune.
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Autoarea și activista Isabel Allende discută despre femei, creativitate, definiția feminismului -- și, bineînțeles, despre pasiune.
Isabel Allende - Novelist
Isabel Allende writes stories of passion. Her novels and memoirs, including The House of the Spirits and Eva Luna, tell the stories of women and men who live with passionate commitment -- to love, to their world, to an ideal. Full bio
Isabel Allende writes stories of passion. Her novels and memoirs, including The House of the Spirits and Eva Luna, tell the stories of women and men who live with passionate commitment -- to love, to their world, to an ideal. Full bio
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Thank you so much. It's really scary to be here
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Mulțumesc mult. E chiar intimidant să fi aici
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among the smartest of the smart.
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printre cei mai deștepți dintre deștepți.
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I'm here to tell you a few tales of passion.
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Mă aflu aici să vă spun cateva povești despre pasiune.
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There's a Jewish saying that I love.
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Este o zicală evreiască pe care o ador.
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What is truer than truth? Answer: The story.
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Ce e mai adevărat decât adevărul? Răspuns: povestea.
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I'm a storyteller. I want to convey something that is truer than truth
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Eu sunt o povestitoare. Vreau să transmit ceva ce este mai adevărat decât adevărul
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about our common humanity.
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despre umanitatea noastră comună.
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All stories interest me, and some haunt me
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Toate poveștile mă interesează, iar unele mă bântuie
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until I end up writing them.
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până când ajung să le scriu.
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Certain themes keep coming up:
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Anumite teme se repeta:
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justice, loyalty, violence, death, political and social issues,
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dreptate, devotament, violență, moarte, probleme politice și sociale,
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freedom.
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libertate.
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I'm aware of the mystery around us,
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Sunt constienta de misterul din jurul nostru
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so I write about coincidences, premonitions,
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asa ca scriu despre coincidente, premonitii,
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emotions, dreams, the power of nature, magic.
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emotii, vise, puterea naturii, magie.
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In the last 20 years I have published a few books,
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In ultimii 20 de ani am publicat cateva carti,
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but I have lived in anonymity until February of 2006,
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dar am trait in anonimat pana in februarie 2006
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when I carried the Olympic flag in the Winter Olympics in Italy.
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cand am purtat steagul Olimpic la Olimpiada de Iarna din Italia.
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That made me a celebrity. Now people recognize me in Macy's,
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Asta m-a facut o celebritate. Acum oamenii ma recunosc in Macy's
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and my grandchildren think that I'm cool.
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si nepotii mei cred ca sunt cool.
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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Allow me to tell you about my four minutes of fame.
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Dati-mi voie sa va povestesc despre cele 4 minute de faima.
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One of the organizers of the Olympic ceremony,
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Unul dintre organizatorii ceremoniei olimpice,
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of the opening ceremony,
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ai ceremoniei de deschidere,
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called me and said that I had been selected
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m-a sunat sa ma anunte ca am fost aleasa
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to be one of the flag-bearers.
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sa fiu unul dintre purtatorii de steag.
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I replied that surely this was a case of mistaken identity
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I-am raspuns ca sunt convinsa ca este un caz de incurcare a identitatii
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because I'm as far as you can get from being an athlete.
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deoarece sunt cu totul opusul unui atlet.
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Actually, I wasn't even sure that I could go around the stadium
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De fapt, nici macar nu eram sigura ca pot sa fac turul stadionului
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without a walker.
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fara un baston.
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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I was told that this was no laughing matter.
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Mi s-a atras atentia ca nu era subiect de gluma.
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This would be the first time
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Era pentru prima oara
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that only women would carry the Olympic flag.
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cand steagul olimpic urma sa fie purtat doar de femei.
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Five women, representing five continents,
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Cinci femei, reprezentand cinci continente,
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and three Olympic gold medal winners.
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si trei medaliate cu aurul olimpic.
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My first question was, naturally,
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Evident, prima mea intrebare a fost:
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what was I going to wear?
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cu ce o sa ma imbrac?
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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A uniform, she said,
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O uniforma, mi-a spus,
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and asked for my measurements.
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si mi s-au cerut masurile.
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My measurements.
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Masurile mele.
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I had a vision of myself in a fluffy anorak,
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Ma si vedeam intr-un hanorac pufos,
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looking like the Michelin Man.
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aratand ca mascota Michelin.
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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By the middle of February,
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Pe la jumatatea lui februarie
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I found myself in Turin, where enthusiastic crowds
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eram in Torino, unde multimi entuziasmate
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cheered when any of the 80 Olympic teams was in the street.
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ovationau atunci cand oricare dintre cele 80 de echipe olimpice era pe strada.
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Those athletes had sacrificed everything to compete in the games.
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Acei atleti au sacrificat totul pentru a concura la jocuri.
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They all deserved to win, but there's the element of luck.
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Cu totii meritau sa castige, dar e intotdeauna si factorul noroc.
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A speck of snow, an inch of ice, the force of the wind,
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O urma de zapada, un centimetru de gheata, forta vantului
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can determine the result of a race or a game.
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pot determina rezultatul unei intreceri sau al unui joc.
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However, what matters most -- more than training or luck -- is the heart.
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Oricum, ce conteza cel mai mult - mai mult decat pregatirea sau norocul - e inima.
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Only a fearless and determined heart will get the gold medal.
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Doar o inima hotarata si neinfricata va obtine medalia de aur.
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It is all about passion.
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Totul se rezuma la pasiune.
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The streets of Turin were covered with red posters
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Strazile Torino-lui erau acoperite de postere rosii
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announcing the slogan of the Olympics.
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anuntand sloganul Olimpiadelor.
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Passion lives here. Isn't it always true?
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Pasiunea traieste aici. Nu este general valabil?
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Heart is what drives us and determines our fate.
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Inima este cea care ne conduce si ne determina destinul.
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That is what I need for my characters in my books:
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De asta am nevoie pentru personajele din carti:
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a passionate heart.
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o inima pasionata.
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I need mavericks, dissidents, adventurers, outsiders and rebels,
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Am nevoie de nonconformisti, dizidenti, aventurieri, proscrisi si rebeli,
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who ask questions, bend the rules and take risks.
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care pun intrebari, incalca regulile si isi asuma riscuri.
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People like all of you in this room.
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Oamenii la fel ca voi, cei de aici.
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Nice people with common sense do not make interesting characters.
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Oamenii de treaba cu bun simt nu sunt personaje interesante.
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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They only make good former spouses.
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Sunt doar buni fosti soti.
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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(Applause)
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(Aplauze)
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In the green room of the stadium, I met the other flag bearers:
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In incaperea verde a stadionului i-am intalnit pe ceilalti purtatori de steag:
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three athletes, and the actresses Susan Sarandon and Sophia Loren.
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trei atleti si actritele Susan Sarandon si Sophia Loren.
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Also, two women with passionate hearts:
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De asemenea si doua femei cu inimi pasionate.
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Wangari Maathai, the Nobel prizewinner from Kenya
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Wangari Maathai, castigatoarea keniana a premiului Nobel
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who has planted 30 million trees. And by doing so,
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care a plantat 30 de milioane de copaci. Facand asta
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she has changed the soil, the weather,
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a transformat solul si vremea
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in some places in Africa, and of course
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in cateva locuri din Africa si, evident,
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the economic conditions in many villages.
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conditiile economice din multe sate.
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And Somaly Mam, a Cambodian activist who fights passionately
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Si Somaly Mam, o activista cambodgiana care lupta cu pasiune
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against child prostitution.
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impotriva prostitutiei de copii.
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When she was 14 years old, her grandfather sold her to a brothel.
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Cand avea 14 ani bunicul ei a vandut-o unui bordel.
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She told us of little girls raped by men who believe that
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Ne-a povestit de fetite violate de barbati care cred
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having sex with a very young virgin will cure them from AIDS.
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ca sexul cu o virgina foarte tanara ii va vindeca de SIDA.
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And of brothels where children are forced to receive five,
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Si despre bordeluri unde copii sunt fortati sa primeasca cinci,
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15 clients per day,
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15 clienti pe zi,
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and if they rebel, they are tortured with electricity.
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iar daca se revolta sunt torturati cu socuri electrice.
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In the green room I received my uniform.
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In camera verde mi-am primit uniforma.
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It was not the kind of outfit that I normally wear,
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Nu era deloc genul de tinuta pe care o port in mod normal,
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but it was far from the Michelin Man suit
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dar era departe de costumul mascotei Michelin
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that I had anticipated. Not bad, really.
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pe care il prevazusem. Sincer, chiar nu era rau.
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I looked like a refrigerator.
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Aratam ca un frigider.
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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But so did most of the flag-bearers, except Sophia Loren,
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Dar asa aratau majoritatea purtatorilor de steag, cu exceptia Sophiei Loren
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the universal symbol of beauty and passion.
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simbolul universal al frumusetii si pasiunii.
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Sophia is over 70 and she looks great.
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Sophia are peste 70 de ani si arata minunat.
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She's sexy, slim and tall, with a deep tan.
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E sexi, subtire si inalta si bronzata puternic.
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Now, how can you have a deep tan and have no wrinkles?
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Cum poti sa ai un bronz puternic si sa nu ai riduri?
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I don't know.
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Nu inteleg.
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When asked in a TV interview, "How could she look so good?"
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Intrebata intr-un interviu televizat "Cum poti sa arati atat de bine?"
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She replied, "Posture. My back is always straight,
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A raspuns "Postura. Spatelee meu e mereu drept,
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and I don't make old people's noises."
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si nu scot sunete de om batran."
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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So, there you have some free advice
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Iata cateva sfaturi gratis
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from one of the most beautiful women on earth.
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de la una dintre cele mai frumoase femei de pe pamant.
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No grunting, no coughing, no wheezing,
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Fara grohaiala, fara tuse, fara gafait,
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no talking to yourselves, no farting.
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fara sa vorbesti de unul singur si sa tragi vanturi.
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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Well, she didn't say that exactly.
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Ei, nu s-a exprimat chiar asa.
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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At some point around midnight,
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La un moment dat pe la miezul noptii
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we were summoned to the wings of the stadium,
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am fost convocate pe lateralele stadionului
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and the loudspeakers announced the Olympic flag, and the music started --
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si megafoanele au anuntat steagul Olimpic si a inceput muzica
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by the way, the same music that starts here,
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apropo, aceeasi muzica ce incepe aici,
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the Aida March.
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marsul Aida.
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Sophia Loren was right in front of me -- she's a foot taller than I am,
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Sophia Loren era fix in fata mea - e cu jumatate de metru mai inalta decat mine,
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not counting the poofy hair.
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fara sa tinem cont de parul infoiat.
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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She walked elegantly, like a giraffe on the African savannah,
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Mergea elegant, ca o girafa in savana africana,
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holding the flag on her shoulder. I jogged behind
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tinand stegul pe umar. Eu alergam in spate -
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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-- on my tiptoes -- holding the flag on my extended arm,
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in varful degetelor, tinand steagul cu mana intinsa,
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so that my head was actually under the damn flag.
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asa ca aveam capul de-a dreptul sub blestematul de steag.
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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All the cameras were, of course, on Sophia.
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Evident toate camerele erau pe Sophia.
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That was fortunate for me, because in most press photos
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Asta mi-a purtat noroc, deoarece in majoritatea pozelor
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I appear too, although often between Sophia's legs.
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apar si eu, chiar daca deseori intre picioarele Sophiei.
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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A place where most men would love to be.
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Loc in care ar vrea sa fie majoritatea barbatilor.
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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(Applause)
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(Aplauze)
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The best four minutes of my entire life
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Cele mai bune patru minute din intreaga mea viata
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were those in the Olympic stadium.
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au fost cele de pe stadionul olimpic.
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My husband is offended when I say this --
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Sotul meu se simte ofensat cand spun asta,
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although I have explained to him that what we do in private
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desi i-am explicat ca ce facem noi in particular
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usually takes less than four minutes --
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dureaza de obicei mai putin de patru minute --
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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-- so he shouldn't take it personally.
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deci nu ar trebui sa o ia personal.
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I have all the press clippings of those four magnificent minutes,
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Am colectionat toate notele din presa despre acele patru minute magnifice
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because I don't want to forget them
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pentru ca nu vreau sa le uit
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when old age destroys my brain cells.
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atunci cand batranetea o sa imi distruga celulele nervoase.
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I want to carry in my heart forever the key word of the Olympics --
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Vreau sa port totdeauna in inima cuvantul cheie ai Olimpiadelor -
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passion.
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pasiunea.
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So here's a tale of passion.
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Iata o poveste despre pasiune.
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The year is 1998, the place is a prison camp
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Anul e 1998, locul: un lagar
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for Tutsi refugees in Congo.
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pentru regugiati Tutsi din Congo.
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By the way, 80 percent of all refugees and displaced people in the world
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Apropo, 80 la suta dintre toti oamenii refugiati sau dezradacinati din lume
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are women and girls.
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sunt femei si fete.
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We can call this place in Congo a death camp,
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Putem sa numim acest loc din Congo un lagar al mortii,
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because those who are not killed will die of disease or starvation.
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deoarece cei ce nu sunt ucisi mor de boli sau foamete.
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The protagonists of this story
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Protagonistii povestii
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are a young woman, Rose Mapendo, and her children.
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sunt o femeie tanara, Rose Mapendo si copii ei.
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She's pregnant and a widow.
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Este insarcinata si vaduva.
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Soldiers have forced her to watch
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Soldatii au obligat-o sa priveasca
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as her husband was tortured and killed.
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cum sotul ii era torturat si ucis.
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Somehow she manages to keep her seven children alive,
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Cumva reuseste sa isi tina in viata cei sapte copii
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and a few months later, she gives birth to premature twins.
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iar cateva luni mai tarziu naste prematur gemeni.
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Two tiny little boys.
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Doi baieti micuti.
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She cuts the umbilical cord with a stick,
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Taie cordonul ombilical cu un bat
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and ties it with her own hair.
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si il leaga cu propriul par.
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She names the twins after the camp's commanders
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Le pune numele gemenilor dupa cele ale comandantilor lagarului
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to gain their favor, and feeds them with black tea
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sa le intre in gratii si ii hraneste cu ceai negru
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because her milk cannot sustain them.
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deoarece laptele ei nu e suficient.
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When the soldiers burst in her cell to rape her oldest daughter,
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Cand soldatii navalesc in celula ei sa ii violeze cea mai mare dintre fete,
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she grabs hold of her and refuses to let go,
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se prinde de ea si refuza sa ii dea drumul
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even when they hold a gun to her head.
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chiar si atunci cand ii pun arma la tampla.
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Somehow, the family survives for 16 months,
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Cumva familia supravietuieste vreme de 16 luni
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and then, by extraordinary luck, and the passionate heart
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si apoi, datorita unui noroc extraordinar si a inimii pline de pasiune
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of a young American man, Sasha Chanoff,
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a unui tanar american, Sasha Chanoff,
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who manages to put her in a U.S. rescue plane,
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care resuseste sa o imbarce intr-un avion de salvare american,
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Rose Mapendo and her nine children end up in Phoenix, Arizona,
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Rose Mapendo si cei noua copii ai ei ajung in Phoenix, Arizona,
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where they're now living and thriving.
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unde traiesc in prezent si le merge bine.
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Mapendo, in Swahili, means great love.
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In swahili, Mapendo inseamna dragoste mare.
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The protagonists of my books are strong and passionate women
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Protagonistele cartilor mele sunt femei puternice si pasionale
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like Rose Mapendo.
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la fel ca Rose Mapendo.
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I don't make them up. There's no need for that.
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Nu le inventez. Nu e nevoie.
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I look around and I see them everywhere.
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Ma uit in jur si le vad peste tot.
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I have worked with women and for women all my life.
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Am muncit cu si pentru femei toata viata.
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I know them well.
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Le cunosc bine.
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I was born in ancient times, at the end of the world,
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Am fost nascuta in vremuri stravechi, la capatul lumii,
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in a patriarchal Catholic and conservative family.
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intr-o familie catolica si conservatoare.
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No wonder that by age five I was a raging feminist --
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Nu-i de mirare ca la varsta de cinci ani eram o feminista inraita -
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although the term had not reached Chile yet,
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desi termenul inca nu ajunsese in Chile,
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so nobody knew what the heck was wrong with me.
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asa ca nimeni nu stia ce naiba era in neregula cu mine.
09:43
(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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I would soon find out that there was a high price to pay
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Aveam sa descopar curand ca exista un pret mare de platit
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for my freedom, and for questioning the patriarchy.
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pentru libertate si pentru contestarea patriarhatului.
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But I was happy to pay it, because for every blow that I received,
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Dar l-am platit cu bucurie pentru ca, pentru fiecare lovitura primita,
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I was able to deliver two.
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am putut sa dau doua in schimb.
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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Once, when my daughter Paula was in her twenties,
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Odata, cand Paula, fiica mea, era pe la douazeci de ani,
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she said to me that feminism was dated, that I should move on.
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mi-a spus ca feminismul e demodat si ca ar trebui sa trec mai departe.
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We had a memorable fight. Feminism is dated?
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Am avut o cearta memorabila. Feminismul demodat?
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Yes, for privileged women like my daughter and all of us here today,
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Da, pentru femei privilegiate ca fiica mea si noi cei ce ne aflam azi aici,
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but not for most of our sisters in the rest of the world
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dar nu si pentru majoritatea surorilor noastre din restul lumii
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who are still forced into premature marriage,
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care sunt fortate in continuare la mariaje premature,
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prostitution, forced labor --
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prostitutie, munca fortata -
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they have children that they don't want or they cannot feed.
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Nasc copii pe care nu si-i doresc sau pe care nu ii pot hrani.
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They have no control over their bodies or their lives.
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Nu au control asupra vietilor sau corpurilor lor.
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They have no education and no freedom.
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Nu au educatie si nici libertate.
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They are raped, beaten up and sometimes killed with impunity.
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Sunt violate, batute si uneori ucise cu cruzime.
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For most Western young women of today,
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In prezent, pentru majoritatea tinerelor din occident
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being called a feminist is an insult.
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sa fii numita feminista este o insulta.
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Feminism has never been sexy, but let me assure you
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Feminismul nu a fost niciodata ceva sexi, dar dati-mi voie sa va asigur,
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that it never stopped me from flirting,
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nu m-a impiedicat niciodata sa flirtez
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and I have seldom suffered from lack of men.
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si rareori am suferit de lipsa de barbati.
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(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
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Feminism is not dead, by no means.
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Sub nicio forma feminismul nu este mort.
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It has evolved. If you don't like the term,
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A evoluat. Daca nu va place termenul,
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change it, for Goddess' sake.
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schimbati-l, pentru numele lui Dumnezeu.
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Call it Aphrodite, or Venus, or bimbo, or whatever you want;
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Spune-ti Afrodita sau Venus sau curvulita sau cum vreti voi,
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the name doesn't matter,
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numele nu conteaza
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as long as we understand what it is about, and we support it.
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atata vreme cat stim la ce se refera si il sustinem.
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So here's another tale of passion, and this is a sad one.
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Iata o alta poveste despre pasiune, dar aceasta este una trista.
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The place is a small women's clinic in a village in Bangladesh.
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Locul: o clinica micuta pentru femei dintr-un sat din Bangladesh.
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The year is 2005.
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Anul e 2005.
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Jenny is a young American dental hygienist
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Jenny este o dentista americana tanara
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who has gone to the clinic as a volunteer
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care s-a dus ca voluntar la clinica
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during her three-week vacation.
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in timpul vacantei de trei saptamani.
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She's prepared to clean teeth,
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Este pregatita sa curete dinti,
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but when she gets there, she finds out that there are no doctors,
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dar cand ajunge acolo descopera ca nu exista doctori,
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no dentists, and the clinic is just a hut full of flies.
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nu exista stomatologi si clinica este o coliba plina de muste.
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Outside, there is a line of women
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Afara e o coada de femei
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who have waited several hours to be treated.
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care asteptau de cateva ore sa fie tratate.
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The first patient is in excruciating pain
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Prima pacienta are dureri ingrozitoarea
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because she has several rotten molars.
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din cauza a cativa molari stricati.
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Jenny realizes that the only solution is to pull out the bad teeth.
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Jenny isi da seama ca singura solutie este sa scoata dintii stricati.
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She's not licensed for that; she has never done it.
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Nu are drept de practica pentru asa ceva, nu a mai facut-o niciodata.
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She risks a lot and she's terrified.
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Risca enorm si e inspaimantata.
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She doesn't even have the proper instruments,
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Nu are nici macar instrumentele necesare,
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but fortunately she has brought some Novocaine.
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dar din fericire a adus cu ea niste Novocaina.
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Jenny has a brave and passionate heart.
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Jenny are o inima neinfricata si plina de pasiune.
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She murmurs a prayer and she goes ahead with the operation.
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Murmura o rugacine si purcede cu operatia.
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At the end, the relieved patient kisses her hands.
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La sfarsit, pacienta eliberata de durere ii saruta mainile.
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That day the hygienist pulls out many more teeth.
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In acea zi specialista in igiena a facut multe extractii.
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The next morning, when she comes again to the so-called clinic,
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Dimineata urmatoare, cand se reintoarce la asa-zisa clinica,
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her first patient is waiting for her with her husband.
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prima ei pacienta o asteapta impreuna cu sotul.
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The woman's face looks like a watermelon.
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Fata femeii arata ca un pepene.
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It is so swollen that you can't even see the eyes.
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E atat de umflata ca nici macar nu i se vad ochii.
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The husband, furious, threatens to kill the American.
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Sotul, furios, ameninta sa o omoare pe americanca.
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Jenny is horrified at what she has done,
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Jenny este inspaimantata de ce a provocat,
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but then the translator explains
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dar translatorul ii explica
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that the patient's condition has nothing to do with the operation.
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ca starea pacientei nu are nicio legatura cu operatia.
12:54
The day before, her husband beat her up because she was not home
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In ziua dinainte, sotu a batut-o pentru ca nu a ajuns acasa
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in time to prepare dinner for him.
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la timp sa ii prepare cina.
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Millions of women live like this today.
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Milioane de femei traiesc astfel in prezent.
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They are the poorest of the poor.
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Sunt cele mai sarace dintre saraci.
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Although women do two-thirds of the world's labor,
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Desi femeile fac doua treimii din munca,
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they own less than one percent of the world's assets.
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detin sub un procent din bunuri la nivel global.
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They are paid less than men for the same work
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Sunt platite mai prost decat barbatii pentru aceiasi munca,
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if they're paid at all, and they remain vulnerable
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asta daca sunt macar platite, si raman vulnerabile
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because they have no economic independence,
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datorita lipsei de independenta financiara
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and they are constantly threatened by exploitation,
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si sunt in mod constant sub amenintarea exploatarii,
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violence and abuse.
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violentei si abuzului.
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It is a fact that giving women education, work,
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Este fapt demonstrat ca oferind femeilor educatie, un loc de munca,
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the ability to control their own income,
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posibilitatea sa isi controleze venitul,
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inherit and own property, benefits the society.
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sa mosteneasca si sa detina proprietati, este in beneficiul societatii.
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If a woman is empowered,
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Daca unei femei i se dau resurse
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her children and her family will be better off.
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copii si familia ei o vor duce mai bine.
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If families prosper, the village prospers,
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Daca familia prospera si satul prospera
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and eventually so does the whole country.
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si intr-un final la fel se intampla cu toata tara.
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Wangari Maathai goes to a village in Kenya.
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Wangari Maathai merge intr-un sat din Kenya.
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She talks with the women and explains that the land is barren
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Vorbeste cu femeile si le explica ca pamantul este sterp
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because they have cut and sold the trees.
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pentru ca au taiat si vandut copacii.
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She gets the women to plant new trees and water them,
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Convinge femeile sa planteze si sa ude noi copaci,
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drop by drop.
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strop dupa strop.
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In a matter of five or six years, they have a forest,
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Intr-un interval de cinci sau sase ani, au o padure,
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the soil is enriched, and the village is saved.
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solul este roditor si satul este salvat.
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The poorest and most backward societies
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Cele mai sarace si marginalizate societati
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are always those that put women down.
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sunt intotdeauna cele ce desconsidera femeile.
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Yet this obvious truth is ignored by governments
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Cu toate aceastea adevarul evident este ignorat de catre guvernanti
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and also by philanthropy.
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si de catre filantropi.
14:21
For every dollar given to a women's program,
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Pentru fiecare dolar donat pentru un program dedicat femeilor,
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20 dollars are given to men's programs.
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se doneaza 20 de dolari pentru unul dedicat barbatilor.
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Women are 51 percent of humankind.
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Femeile reprezinta 51% din populatie.
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Empowering them will change everything --
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Imputernicirea lor va schimba totul -
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more than technology and design and entertainment.
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mai mult decat tehnologia, designul sau divertismentul.
14:37
I can promise you that women working together --
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Pot sa va promit ca femeile, lucrand impreuna --
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linked, informed and educated --
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in legatura unele cu altele, informate si educate,
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can bring peace and prosperity to this forsaken planet.
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pot aduce pace si prosperitate pe planeta asta amarata.
14:48
In any war today, most of the casualties are civilians,
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In orice razboi din ziua de azi, majoritatea victimelor sunt civili,
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mainly women and children. They are collateral damage.
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in principal femei si copii. Ei sunt pagube colaterale.
14:56
Men run the world, and look at the mess we have.
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Barbatii conduc lumea si priviti cu ce haos ne confruntam.
15:00
What kind of world do we want?
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Ce fel de lume ne dorim?
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This is a fundamental question that most of us are asking.
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Aceasta e intrebarea fundamentala pe care majoritatea ne-o punem.
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Does it make sense to participate in the existing world order?
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Are vreun rost sa ne implicam in ordinea mondiala curenta?
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We want a world where life is preserved
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Vrem o lume in care viata este ocrotita,
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and the quality of life is enriched for everybody,
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iar calitatea vietii imbunatatita pentru toti,
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not only for the privileged.
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nu doar pentru cei privilegiati.
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In January I saw an exhibit of Fernando Botero's paintings
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In Ianuarie am fost la o expozitie a tablourilor lui Fernando Botero
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at the UC Berkeley library.
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in cadrul bibliotecii Universitatii din California - Berkeley.
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No museum or gallery in the United States,
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Niciun muzeu sau galerie din Statele Unite,
15:30
except for the New York gallery that carries Botero's work,
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cu exceptia galeriei din New York care gazduieste lucrarile lui Bostero,
15:34
has dared to show the paintings because the theme
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nu a indraznit sa expuna tablourile deoarece tema
15:37
is the Abu Ghraib prison.
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este inchisoarea Abu Ghraib.
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They are huge paintings of torture and abuse of power,
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Sunt tablouri imense despre tortura si abuz de putere,
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in the voluminous Botero style.
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in stilul voluminos al lui Botero.
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I have not been able to get those images out of my mind
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Nu am putut sa imi sterg imaginile din minte
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or my heart.
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sau din inima.
15:52
What I fear most is power with impunity.
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Ma tem cel mai mult de puterea in conditii de impunitate.
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I fear abuse of power, and the power to abuse.
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Ma tem de abuzul de putere si de puterea de a abuza.
15:59
In our species, the alpha males define reality,
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In specia noastra, masculii alfa definesc realitatea
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and force the rest of the pack to accept that reality
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si ii obliga pe restul sa accepte acea realitate
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and follow the rules.
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si sa respecte regulile.
16:07
The rules change all the time, but they always benefit them,
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Regulile se schimba mereu, dar mereu in avantajul lor,
16:10
and in this case, the trickle-down effect,
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iar in cazul acesta, efectul de cascada,
16:13
which does not work in economics, works perfectly.
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ce nu functioneaza in economie, functioneaza perfect.
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Abuse trickles down from the top of the ladder to the bottom.
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Abuzurile se preling din capul scarii pana la coada.
16:20
Women and children, especially the poor, are at the bottom.
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Femeile si copii, in special cei saraci, sunt la coada.
16:24
Even the most destitute of men have someone they can abuse --
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Chiar si cei mai nevoiasi barbati au pe cineva pe care il pot abuza -
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a woman or a child.
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o femeie sau un copil.
16:30
I'm fed up with the power that a few exert over the many
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Sunt satula de puterea pe care o minoritate o exercita asupra celor multi
16:34
through gender, income, race, and class.
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datorita sexului, venitului, rasei sau clasei sociale.
16:37
I think that the time is ripe to make fundamental changes
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Cred ca a venit momentul potrivit sa facem schimbari fundamentale
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in our civilization.
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in civilizatia noastra.
16:42
But for real change, we need feminine energy
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Dar pentru schimbari adevarate e nevoie de energie feminina
16:45
in the management of the world.
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in gestionarea lumii.
16:47
We need a critical number of women in positions of power,
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Avem nevoie de un numar critic de femei in pozitii de putere,
16:50
and we need to nurture the feminine energy in men.
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si avem nevoie sa hranim energia feminina din interiorul barbatilor.
16:54
I'm talking about men with young minds, of course.
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Vorbesc evident despre barbati tineri, evident.
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Old guys are hopeless; we have to wait for them to die off.
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Batranii sunt pierduti, trebuie sa asteptam sa dispara.
17:00
(Laughter)
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(Rasete)
17:03
Yes, I would love to have Sophia Loren's long legs
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Da, mi-ar placea sa am picioarele lungi ai Sophiei Loren
17:07
and legendary breasts.
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si sanii ei legendari.
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But given a choice, I would rather have the warrior hearts
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Dar daca pot sa aleg, as vrea mai degraba inima de razboinic
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of Wangari Maathai, Somaly Mam, Jenny and Rose Mapendo.
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a lui Wangari Maathai, Somaly Mam, Jenny sau Rose Mapendo.
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I want to make this world good.
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Vreau sa fac lumea asta buna.
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Not better, but to make it good.
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Nu mai buna, ci sa o fac buna.
17:23
Why not? It is possible. Look around in this room --
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De ce nu? Este posibil. Uitati-va in jur in aceasta incapere -
17:28
all this knowledge, energy, talent and technology.
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atata stiinta, energie, talent si tehnologie.
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Let's get off our fannies, roll up our sleeves
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Sa lasam fasoanele la o parte, sa ne sa suflecam manecile
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and get to work, passionately,
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si sa trecem la treaba, cu pasiune,
17:38
in creating an almost perfect world.
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ca sa cream o lume aproape perfecta.
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Thank you.
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Multumesc.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Isabel Allende - NovelistIsabel Allende writes stories of passion. Her novels and memoirs, including The House of the Spirits and Eva Luna, tell the stories of women and men who live with passionate commitment -- to love, to their world, to an ideal.
Why you should listen
As a novelist and memoirist, Isabel Allende writes of passionate lives, including her own. Born into a Chilean family with political ties, she went into exile in the United States in the 1970s—an event that, she believes, created her as a writer. Her voice blends sweeping narrative with touches of magical realism; her stories are romantic, in the very best sense of the word. Her novels include The House of the Spirits, Eva Luna and The Stories of Eva Luna, and her latest, Maya's Notebook and Ripper. And don't forget her adventure trilogy for young readers— City of the Beasts, Kingdom of the Golden Dragon and Forest of the Pygmies.
As a memoirist, she has written about her vision of her lost Chile, in My Invented Country, and movingly tells the story of her life to her own daughter, in Paula. Her book Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses memorably linked two sections of the bookstore that don't see much crossover: Erotica and Cookbooks. Just as vital is her community work: The Isabel Allende Foundation works with nonprofits in the San Francisco Bay Area and Chile to empower and protect women and girls—understanding that empowering women is the only true route to social and economic justice.
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