40歲以上的女人是珍寶‎

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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.
) _3 _/ n- w1 R' p隨著年齡增長, 我越來越珍惜40歲以上的女人

+ L9 D- y2 T4 r2 V8 E0 THere are just a few reasons why:
為什麼呢?

9 ?: n8 M! k3 b/ ~; u8 D" sA 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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9 C1 k0 w* v2 Y, I"What are you thinking?
' ~: l! z6 a" M+ K你在想什麼?

9 J* Z* O- j" h# x; I. N/ {She doesn't care what you think.
: f7 ]9 A, Q, d+ i$ e; A" M. V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

0 I; s$ H- s5 E1 ~! eshe doesn't sit around whining about it.
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.
/ e5 l5 J+ P" c& P7 r她會去做她想做的、更有趣的事情

+ b, R" w5 F9 R: XWomen over 40 are dignified.
& ^# K8 e% D/ b+ `  b40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
7 O+ }5 l: R+ @' c8 t: p( A8 |不會在歌劇院或高級餐廳裡

. y& G9 ]1 l4 g; m: r% b5 Mor in the middle of an expensive restaurant.
/ }0 c" m5 I, r* `跟你大呼小叫
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$ o! A( _& R: W  cOf 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.
9 u$ N3 z" B5 s3 Y1 O9 W1 o一槍把你給斃了。

* b- p9 R% G) LOlder 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.
$ `  x- h  E8 y4 G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.
5 g3 L% Z/ S' a: L3 }! M: G" B女人越老越通靈

- W( P2 Y/ n' Q/ V, WYou never have to confess your sins to a woman over 40.
7 }" n; T. g9 V! M; u* m你永遠不需要向40 歲以上的女人懺悔
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Once you get past a wrinkle or two,
. S/ e2 `  B' D* J3 `5 Q2 t只要能夠對皺紋視而不見

; j5 ^* f; Q: ~3 ha woman over 40 is far sexier than her younger counterpart.
  W' j; v, o, v% g40歲以上的女人遠比年輕美眉性感

: C  X% c3 R* V0 f& e, ZOlder women are forthright and honest.
熟女直接又誠實

* {0 \; Y) @2 m% Z+ _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
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You don't ever have to wonder where you stand with her.
1 Y) S( H+ X% V4 o, ]* O) Z# c你完全不需要傷腦筋揣摩她的心意

Yes, we praise women over 40 for a multitude of reasons.
40歲以上的女人有很多優點
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8 F, ?3 x1 i. U* L# d+ s$ O8 {Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal.
9 ]& p, C9 J2 E) Y* x40歲以上的男人呢?

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
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4 K$ S% H/ S: Y* v4 a; Y. mthere is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants
2 T$ [6 Y, V7 c6 y, U" T就有一個禿頭凸肚的熟男

/ D, S" S9 g3 B  {. d1 B0 g: c0 Qmaking a fool of himself with some 22-year old waitress.
3 C( q4 g7 C2 m0 Y; l& y& w厚臉皮地跟小他20歲的美眉調情

( s# h+ }! V: BLadies, I apologize.
女士們，請容許我在這兒

For all those men who say,
幫妳們說句公道話:
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4 |) H% S& `3 V; d2 K, E4 D"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
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/ J% L1 P1 N( o  g3 lhere's an update for you.
實在是太搞不清楚狀況了

Nowadays 80% of women are against marriage.
今天有80%的女人寧願不結婚

Why?
1 G$ h& S8 V% [為什麼呢 ?

$ e, n. A! `7 {) BBecause 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！！！
. E7 {& t+ J4 u% h: u" k" Q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~~
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~~
. o/ _" t6 z$ b7 ~! J: O) z30了又担心40岁像豆腐渣，看了此文，嘿嘿~~

# N8 {) S, \0 E: n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！！！
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
4 d6 E+ q  s0 p: ?/ [不明白，我们50岁的就怎样了？

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。