最后的送别！科比追悼会举行：瓦妮莎发表感人演讲，乔丹哭成表情包……20200228

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文章来源：BBC英语

美国时间的2月24日，NBA巨星科比-布莱恩特的追悼会“生命的礼赞”在洛杉矶斯台普斯中心举行。

当地时间1月26日，41岁的科比布莱恩特、其女儿吉安娜布莱恩特和其他7人在美国加利福尼亚州的一起直升机坠机事故中不幸罹难。

这次追悼会是科比的妻子瓦妮莎在科比逝世后首次公开露面，她发表了感人至深的演讲，纪念科比以及两人的女儿吉安娜。

The wife of Kobe Bryant spoke publicly for the first time at the memorial for him and their 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, who were killed along with seven others last month in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California.

她在演讲中回忆了女儿吉安娜和丈夫科比的点点滴滴。吉安娜是个体贴、甜美的女孩，她本该像她的父亲一样成为最棒的篮球传奇。

She described her beloved "Gigi" as thoughtful, sweet and beautiful and mourned the milestones they would miss with the young woman she believed was destined for basketball greatness like her dad.

在表达了对吉安娜的怀念后，瓦妮莎谈了科比，她说：“科比是我的灵魂伴侣，他是最棒的丈夫和父亲。”

"I want my daughters to know and remember the amazing person, husband and father he was," she said. "The kind of man who wanted to teach the future generations to be better."

在演讲的最后，瓦妮莎说：“上帝知道，他们父女二人无法在没有彼此的情况下留在这个地球上。宝贝，你照顾好吉安娜，我照顾好其他孩子，我们依然是最好的团队。愿你们安息，在天堂过得有趣，直到我们再次相遇。”

Babe, you take care of our Gigi. I got Nati, BiBi and KoKo, and we're still the best team. We love and miss you, Boo-Boo and Gigi. May you both rest in peace and have fun in heaven until we meet again one day. 

迈克尔·乔丹也在追悼会发表了演讲，这是继2009年乔丹入选名人堂的仪式之后他第一次在公开场合流泪。

With tears streaming down his face, Michael Jordan paid tribute to his “brother” Kobe Bryant in a Monday memorial service.

演讲时，他一边流泪一边说道：科比是我非常亲近的朋友，就像我的小兄弟一样，我们过去无话不谈。

“Maybe it surprised people … but we were very close friends,” said Jordan.

“Everyone always wanted to talk about the comparisons between he and I. I just wanted to talk about Kobe.”

尽管是对手，乔丹说科比经常打电话向他请教篮球技术，尽管刚开始被吵醒很生气，但很快两人就兴致勃勃讨论起篮球。

“At first, it was an aggravation,” he said. “But then it turned into a certain passion. This kid had passion like you would never know. “He wanted to be the best basketball player that he could be,” Jordan continued. “And as I got to know him, I wanted to be the best big brother that I could be.”

在演讲中，乔丹开了一个玩笑缓解现场的气氛：“接下来3-4年，我将不得不看着我的另一个哭泣表情包火了，这是科比对我做的。我跟我妻子说，我不想去参加追思会，因为我可不想在接下来3-4年时间里看我的哭泣表情包。”

“I told my wife I wasn’t going to do this because I didn’t want to see this for another three or four years,” cracked Jordan, drawing a wave of laughter. “This is what Kobe Bryant does to you.”

最后，乔丹流着泪说：“当科比去世，我身体的一部分也死去了。”令所有人泪目。

When Kobe Bryant died, a piece of me died.

英文来源：CNN, 纽约时报

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