40歲以上的女人是珍寶‎

satouyuri

這是美國CBS 60 Minutes (六十分鐘 )主持人Andy Rooney對 40歲以上的女人的看法:

As I grow in age, I value women over 40 most of all.
隨著年齡增長, 我越來越珍惜40歲以上的女人

Here are just a few reasons why:
: A+ g; Q9 Z) i為什麼呢?
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A woman over 40 will never wake you in the middle of the night and ask,
; F5 a. [( K, Y8 n6 \7 l3 C40歲以上的女人不會在半夜把你吵醒, 然後問你:

$ |% e/ q5 K) J"What are you thinking?
你在想什麼?
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She doesn't care what you think.
她才不在乎你在想什麼。
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' J4 K5 I! W/ ?2 _+ \If a woman over 40 doesn't want to watch the game,
- h& L% \& Q+ k8 _, {40歲以上的女人如果不想看球賽
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she doesn't sit around whining about it.
她不會坐在你旁邊抱怨東抱怨西

She does something she wants to do, and it's usually more interesting.
她會去做她想做的、更有趣的事情
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. P- r2 x) E% KWomen over 40 are dignified.
/ i& U2 G2 _( E: `. @, Y40歲以上的女人穩重自持
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They seldom have a screaming match with you at the opera
不會在歌劇院或高級餐廳裡

$ Q4 k& I( j' O. kor in the middle of an expensive restaurant.
跟你大呼小叫

1 E/ Y% f6 Q' h9 ~4 ~8 T& N/ _Of course, if you deserve it, they won't hesitate to shoot you
當然，如果你罪有應得，她們也可能神不知鬼不覺地
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If they think they can get away with it.
一槍把你給斃了。

Older women are generous with praise, often  undeserved.
熟女不吝於讚美 (不管是不是實至名歸)

+ @9 }- e( I  b; F2 K6 s5 JThey know what it's like to be unappreciated.
2 O4 I: D/ \" K因為她們親身體驗過被忽略的滋味
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Women get psychic as they age.
女人越老越通靈

( X, l1 ^' p7 fYou never have to confess your sins to a woman over 40.
3 j) y7 T: h2 ]你永遠不需要向40 歲以上的女人懺悔

Once you get past a wrinkle or two,
只要能夠對皺紋視而不見

  u6 B, J9 t1 E* K5 M# y! ~a woman over 40 is far sexier than her younger counterpart.
3 Y3 t8 x( L7 u; q+ Y40歲以上的女人遠比年輕美眉性感
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1 P  p9 G7 n! W. FOlder women are forthright and honest.
熟女直接又誠實
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: r( ]2 j1 W8 ?They'll tell you right off if you are a jerk if you are acting like one.
如果你是蠢蛋 她們會馬上叫你滾蛋

" R* v9 a; q4 c0 M( T7 l1 m' YYou don't ever have to wonder where you stand with her.
' n# s. a7 c, ?- a你完全不需要傷腦筋揣摩她的心意
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Yes, we praise women over 40 for a multitude of reasons.
8 V! E1 S# n; ?" f40歲以上的女人有很多優點
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Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal.
: k, t7 g7 V) X/ f40歲以上的男人呢?

For every stunning, smart, well-coiffed, hot woman over 40,
, X/ X" B& O: K9 M; C0 U1 y5 S2 [相對於每一個性感、迷人的40歲以上的女人

there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants
7 L3 J& n, g1 O4 R就有一個禿頭凸肚的熟男

! j/ e' x' G  T2 g1 ]- cmaking a fool of himself with some 22-year old waitress.
* A6 F. r4 ^7 P  V0 ~2 g2 ?厚臉皮地跟小他20歲的美眉調情
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0 |& z0 d8 G& C$ j3 nLadies, I apologize.
7 [" K" A7 M; l% y女士們，請容許我在這兒

For all those men who say,
幫妳們說句公道話:

"Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?
- ?' k) I4 t. q$ d0 x那些說只想喝免費的牛奶而不願買頭母牛回家的男人
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5 h( \8 M: |7 j7 |here's an update for you.
實在是太搞不清楚狀況了
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0 u4 y) @7 L* P+ r- SNowadays 80% of women are against marriage.
% G; F+ N/ Y' N  c% T  r7 z今天有80%的女人寧願不結婚
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- d# l3 @7 ], f% S6 hWhy?
為什麼呢 ?

( a/ g2 J7 }3 s+ p% B6 T$ jBecause women realize it's not worth buying an entire pig just to get a little sausage
4 ]9 i1 X8 P2 M因為她們終於發現不需要為了一根香腸買回整隻豬!

嗡嗡

哈哈，好！！！
喜欢这句：不需要為了一根香腸買回整隻豬! 其实不是40岁以后才明白，30岁以后就明白了
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海鸥飞处

挺好挺好。
$ e! |# @/ ^# H0 P/ {20多岁时害怕30岁到来，后来听说30女人一枝花，遂释然~~
8 e. ?7 p; s- d& b' Y: ?& p8 ]+ X30了又担心40岁像豆腐渣，看了此文，嘿嘿~~

westjh

原帖由 海鸥飞处 于 2007-7-31 15:44 发表
挺好挺好。
20多岁时害怕30岁到来，后来听说30女人一枝花，遂释然~~
30了又担心40岁像豆腐渣，看了此文，嘿嘿~~

至少咱现在不是豆腐渣，哈哈...

三思

表夸我鸟..

可果美

原帖由 嗡嗡 于 2007-7-31 15:30 发表
' I5 F0 _. a4 j' e/ S9 M1 M8 I哈哈，好！！！
3 V, K# X8 K0 x9 r8 _9 v0 o喜欢这句：不需要為了一根香腸買回整隻豬! 其实不是40岁以后才明白，30岁以后就明白了
: R6 o- i% A% G$ J/ U不明白，我们50岁的就怎样了？

! F$ a: x( v) F" l 问题是有的香肠根本不值得你买回整只猪.

蓝玫瑰

不管多大年纪，我觉得保持一颗不老的心最重要。

elitee

kingsnake

請 40 嵗的女人報上名來，我要尋寳了。
哈哈，太珍寳的我就不要了。