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.
1 n& B2 J' M$ P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:
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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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"What are you thinking?
' F  n: J$ c3 o0 J; M你在想什麼?

: I0 I. @" B) q: BShe 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,
7 U# r+ z: e: ^/ V( n& }40歲以上的女人如果不想看球賽

/ Q3 w+ J, Q6 @' w; o7 lshe doesn't sit around whining about it.
! \. d$ d7 g2 J  w3 o  @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.
9 x! [4 [% Y- Q5 ]她會去做她想做的、更有趣的事情
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Women over 40 are dignified.
4 W& U( s1 w7 ~4 y3 Q40歲以上的女人穩重自持
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7 {. ?9 r, X" n) O+ Z1 m. z/ |They seldom have a screaming match with you at the opera
不會在歌劇院或高級餐廳裡
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0 I3 Y" f" f6 k5 h1 Wor in the middle of an expensive restaurant.
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. _0 W; n( J9 Y* `$ [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

If they think they can get away with it.
一槍把你給斃了。
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Older women are generous with praise, often  undeserved.
7 p& r$ W0 n) i: V4 r8 h! m! f( `1 }熟女不吝於讚美 (不管是不是實至名歸)
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7 @$ b9 C8 F4 u6 O+ P. TThey know what it's like to be unappreciated.
7 [0 p! _" U- v% a; }; Z因為她們親身體驗過被忽略的滋味

Women get psychic as they age.
女人越老越通靈

You never have to confess your sins to a woman over 40.
你永遠不需要向40 歲以上的女人懺悔
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0 F3 T! y) S; c' U0 a' u$ fOnce you get past a wrinkle or two,
只要能夠對皺紋視而不見
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2 A! Y9 G0 f  A* T4 |a woman over 40 is far sexier than her younger counterpart.
40歲以上的女人遠比年輕美眉性感

4 P2 f+ H" L% Z4 m) VOlder women are forthright and honest.
熟女直接又誠實

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

You don't ever have to wonder where you stand with her.
2 y- M9 f2 h7 X) ]2 h- x5 D你完全不需要傷腦筋揣摩她的心意

$ w# a, `$ b4 ]0 rYes, we praise women over 40 for a multitude of reasons.
/ ^$ {3 ~8 a; [40歲以上的女人有很多優點
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Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal.
5 H5 J2 e: {0 A4 S) |40歲以上的男人呢?
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For 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

. W/ z) i( O; J. Y* T9 g9 U! Hthere is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants
4 t, \' E  g: R' \3 p" G就有一個禿頭凸肚的熟男
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; m# I5 R0 k, }: m4 X: T9 xmaking a fool of himself with some 22-year old waitress.
厚臉皮地跟小他20歲的美眉調情
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Ladies, I apologize.
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For all those men who say,
幫妳們說句公道話:
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"Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?
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.
實在是太搞不清楚狀況了
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/ L# B: x; U: `Nowadays 80% of women are against marriage.
- s; @9 {* E7 S8 ?7 ^今天有80%的女人寧願不結婚
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Why?
$ y: U; ]5 V, U為什麼呢 ?

5 T! f7 a' p. \0 p  t% M- BBecause women realize it's not worth buying an entire pig just to get a little sausage
2 d  m: M9 A% F8 y3 o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
7 v' n" q6 V+ a2 U' N+ ?) [不明白，我们50岁的就怎样了？

海鸥飞处

挺好挺好。
% f8 P8 J8 O5 v. 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~~

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~~

( d8 O# j' e* l' O2 u& X+ V6 x) y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
哈哈，好！！！
; i% w" z' k) R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？

$ i# n- S! }, R6 u+ m 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。