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.
, O0 {4 B2 |% d6 `4 R' W/ t% l, T+ o6 F隨著年齡增長, 我越來越珍惜40歲以上的女人

$ V; U7 M: H# I+ dHere are just a few reasons why:
" O3 V6 m' Y7 C" P4 Z為什麼呢?
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A woman over 40 will never wake you in the middle of the night and ask,
40歲以上的女人不會在半夜把你吵醒, 然後問你:
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* [  \% l9 C$ A$ M  B) u% y% H" G"What are you thinking?
7 P0 Q  }4 h3 D& U: i; G你在想什麼?

5 j0 A7 p) ~* a* H- K% p9 k! u; mShe doesn't care what you think.
她才不在乎你在想什麼。

If a woman over 40 doesn't want to watch the game,
40歲以上的女人如果不想看球賽

she doesn't sit around whining about it.
* ]  ^+ E! o' h9 u0 p, J她不會坐在你旁邊抱怨東抱怨西
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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

% u( V/ ?7 j2 U, H% t' ^' EWomen over 40 are dignified.
8 I$ P" e6 i/ G4 E4 V. `40歲以上的女人穩重自持

/ j5 I8 `  s3 e- D9 @+ m3 Y1 hThey seldom have a screaming match with you at the opera
5 d0 c% J, i% A+ I不會在歌劇院或高級餐廳裡
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or in the middle of an expensive restaurant.
跟你大呼小叫
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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

5 l  V0 ~) e0 z% hIf they think they can get away with it.
一槍把你給斃了。
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3 T8 s# i# q. p" |8 X/ x* uOlder women are generous with praise, often  undeserved.
熟女不吝於讚美 (不管是不是實至名歸)

They know what it's like to be unappreciated.
因為她們親身體驗過被忽略的滋味
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# h( E9 {* ]) p6 eWomen get psychic as they age.
女人越老越通靈

- t, [1 |9 i* m, WYou never have to confess your sins to a woman over 40.
' u8 s9 U8 \+ z" d3 i2 h你永遠不需要向40 歲以上的女人懺悔
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$ O- e. K( ^+ H9 F( ]5 cOnce you get past a wrinkle or two,
, J9 e8 m2 ]) Y只要能夠對皺紋視而不見

a woman over 40 is far sexier than her younger counterpart.
% x- m/ o0 R' z40歲以上的女人遠比年輕美眉性感

+ f1 S, X7 R9 ?: U% C5 T( OOlder women are forthright and honest.
0 q& @! \2 ], e/ t熟女直接又誠實

  R5 J- z) ^6 ?$ c& x) i" `2 CThey'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

, n, b7 C* r% Y+ l+ wYou don't ever have to wonder where you stand with her.
0 b( ^1 T6 E% F4 J你完全不需要傷腦筋揣摩她的心意
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0 i2 B: X. h9 F/ r6 R3 @0 l9 y* M  N1 wYes, we praise women over 40 for a multitude of reasons.
40歲以上的女人有很多優點

0 m6 Q, S! _) `# I) |Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal.
: h6 ~) h7 P1 S( Y40歲以上的男人呢?

" h8 t( T- W& X3 RFor every stunning, smart, well-coiffed, hot woman over 40,
相對於每一個性感、迷人的40歲以上的女人

- K+ L$ K5 ?$ ~" Y. |there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants
就有一個禿頭凸肚的熟男
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making a fool of himself with some 22-year old waitress.
& J$ K& a; V7 Z0 }/ {) B# R; v. K! P厚臉皮地跟小他20歲的美眉調情
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' i& K$ s! z. |( ZLadies, I apologize.
' S$ I& O1 s: e2 b9 c4 d女士們，請容許我在這兒
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For all those men who say,
幫妳們說句公道話:
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4 U. S/ S" X# ^: B3 |"Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?
) `7 c+ w- O2 y那些說只想喝免費的牛奶而不願買頭母牛回家的男人

here's an update for you.
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Nowadays 80% of women are against marriage.
1 Z: ?) Q4 C; |今天有80%的女人寧願不結婚
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Why?
為什麼呢 ?
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% s) R# i' |6 [; yBecause women realize it's not worth buying an entire pig just to get a little sausage
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
不明白，我们50岁的就怎样了？

海鸥飞处

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~~
  g) m) r. a" Q3 b2 _2 a( w- n30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。
" I  p0 P) o, G  n4 L" B20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
3 N7 q9 \) w' ]! o0 f& _; b5 j. x( d0 G哈哈，好！！！
1 Y" D8 M6 e: G4 e, v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
# W8 l. S; y4 }不明白，我们50岁的就怎样了？

$ V3 A; {! }4 @' O3 n) X  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。