Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly: Be passionate. Be courageous. Be your best.
گبی گیفوردز: مشتاق باشید، شجاع باشید و بهترین باشید.
After Rep. Gabby Giffords was wounded by a would-be assassin’s bullet in January 2011, she and her husband, Mark Kelly, a NASA astronaut, retired US Navy captain and combat veteran, have become known around the world for their story of hope and resilience. Full bio
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that you had planned
everything can change
getting this phone call.
that's when she told me
going to be a lot different.
and what recovery, if any,
Gabby would be in a coma,
a new Gabby Giffords
and stronger than ever
wonderful wife right here.
only going to be possible
was in the ICU hospital bed
words in the beginning?
GG: What? What? Chicken. Chicken. Chicken.
گبی گیفوردز: چه؟چه؟ جوجه. جوجه . جوجه.
certainly is not the worst.
the toughest challenge
knows what she wants to say,
می داند که چه چیزی را می خواهد بگوید،
those communication centers are
که مربوط مرکز به ارتباط می باشد
a very dangerous thing:
dangerous things I've ever done.
characteristic of Gabby Giffords,
گبی باشد
walked on my treadmill,
used to race motorcycles.
MK: Well, that's a challenge
مارک کلی: خوب با توجه به اینکه
I know about, Velcro,
see that picture next,
دقعه دیگه این عکس را خواهیم دید،
your life to service.
that we were both taking
GG: Fact-finding mission.
گبی گیفوردز- ماموریت ...
important fact-finding mission.
as a whirlwind romance?
on, about a year or so later,
Gabby's state senate district.
in the state of Arizona.
else to go with her,
want to go to death row."
GG: Yes.
گبی گیفوردز. بله.
GG: Stronger.
گبی : قوی تر.
GG: Yes, yes. Fast pace.
گبی گیفوردز: بله، بله، اقدام سریع.
describe it entirely that way.
این را کاملا اینطور تفسیر کنند.
around like a crazy person,
GG: Yes. Yes.
گبی: بله ، بله.
you're going to get your life back,
به روال عادی زندگی برگردی،
GG: Yes. Yes. Yes.
گبی: بله . بله.
supporter of my career,
but it's never a guarantee,
اما هیچ ضمانتی نداشت،
she still in the hospital,
moving at 17,500 miles an hour,
از پنجره به بیرون نگاه می کردم،
is the whole side of her head.
بله این تمامی این بخش سرش هست.
MK: Which freaks people out, sometimes.
مارک : مردم را می ترساند، گاهی اوقات.
of conversation about
step of courage too,
Congress deadlocked again,
on the floor of the House --
without getting emotional —
احساساتی شوم در این باره حرف بزنم--
GG: Yes, yes.
گبی : بله. بله.
MK: We have a lot of connections
مارک: ظاهرا ، ما او ارتباط زیادی
GG: Deeper. Deeper.
گبی: عمیق تر و عمیق تر.
family and friends gathering,
و دوستان است که کنار هم جمع شدند،
commander on its last flight,
to have it fly over Tucson.
are continuing to do that
و این کار را با
get members of Congress
gun violence in this country,
مسئله اسلحه در کشور جلب کنیم،
us very personally,
to Gabby that got us involved.
عاملی نبود که ما درگیر این موضوع شویم.
two months of last year.
we support gun rights.
ما از داشتن اسلحه حمایت می کنیم.
got to do everything we can
this woman of courage
GG: Yes, it's gorgeous. Thank you.
گبی: بله: بی نظیره. متشکرم.
the world a better place,
GG: Thank you.
گبی: سپاسگزارم
GG: Bye bye. (Applause)
گبی: سپاسگزارم
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly - Former U.S. Representative and NASA astronaut; survivorsAfter Rep. Gabby Giffords was wounded by a would-be assassin’s bullet in January 2011, she and her husband, Mark Kelly, a NASA astronaut, retired US Navy captain and combat veteran, have become known around the world for their story of hope and resilience.
Why you should listen
For nearly 15 years, Gabby Giffords has dedicated herself to public service. As the youngest woman ever elected to the Arizona State Senate, she represented her community in the Arizona Legislature from 2000-2005, and then in US Congress from 2006-2012. In Congress, Gabby represented a diverse area that covers 9,000 square miles including a 114-mile border with Mexico. She quickly became a leading champion of border security, energy independence, and the needs of military families and veterans. She was consistently ranked as one of the most centrist legislators in Congress.
In 2007, Giffords married Mark Kelly, a Naval aviator who flew 39 combat missions in Operation Desert Storm and NASA astronaut. Mark flew his first of four missions in 2001 aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour, the same space shuttle that he commanded on its final flight in May 2011. He has also commanded Space Shuttle Discovery and is one of only two individuals who have visited the International Space Station on four different occasions.
On January 8, 2011 in Tucson, Arizona, an assassination attempt at an event with constituents left Giffords severely wounded, and six others dead. Since that day, Gabby and Mark have become known for their story of hope and resilience in the wake of tragedy.
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