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:

- r; v, j5 g/ b+ b7 S. mAs 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

/ p0 ?2 X6 g, ]* \8 B6 r! G8 IHere are just a few reasons why:
為什麼呢?

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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/ K& M- X6 D; n/ w"What are you thinking?
8 L/ l, p2 O, Q) x6 e% z7 z7 F: }你在想什麼?

She doesn't care what you think.
她才不在乎你在想什麼。

% K# k' ^* ]# J& G5 i, WIf a woman over 40 doesn't want to watch the game,
, ]6 D' t- t2 f* k& F40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.
) s, U( E, n$ j, f0 {. i: K( r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.
3 S& q# |/ W, u8 {$ v. e她會去做她想做的、更有趣的事情
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Women over 40 are dignified.
40歲以上的女人穩重自持

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不會在歌劇院或高級餐廳裡

* v6 i$ R/ F* _) a  ^" Dor in the middle of an expensive restaurant.
' v* ]0 }) t9 w; i跟你大呼小叫
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Of course, if you deserve it, they won't hesitate to shoot you
5 T/ a; C* n6 L/ ?  A% O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.
+ L5 u+ s7 P; Y一槍把你給斃了。
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Older 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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Women get psychic as they age.
5 h9 |* ^6 Z# S4 ?3 e女人越老越通靈
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) x+ Q) P, r2 q0 i) r4 q0 J9 \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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Once you get past a wrinkle or two,
只要能夠對皺紋視而不見
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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

Older women are forthright and honest.
熟女直接又誠實
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; \" Y0 l" C( U( I$ a2 wThey'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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9 _. j& y1 p. h8 G! a3 u2 n8 aYou don't ever have to wonder where you stand with her.
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.
+ A: j, h1 A2 V0 r+ z40歲以上的女人有很多優點
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8 e  s0 ?+ h  k9 u' t" QUnfortunately, it's not reciprocal.
4 N0 q6 v$ _; ~% S. T40歲以上的男人呢?

For every stunning, smart, well-coiffed, hot woman over 40,
" p8 V) E6 u! l6 k+ z  W" @相對於每一個性感、迷人的40歲以上的女人
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there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants
4 L. [6 W; g3 C就有一個禿頭凸肚的熟男
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1 S3 D0 m, f; R" Z8 M/ y* Q- imaking a fool of himself with some 22-year old waitress.
* p% _* G& u8 X) t# u厚臉皮地跟小他20歲的美眉調情

7 \/ c5 X  b/ O5 g. SLadies, I apologize.
/ }1 U% p' u% L5 N5 v. ~女士們，請容許我在這兒
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$ N8 o7 j5 |9 L2 FFor all those men who say,
4 y0 ?) X4 i" r) n# Y) f幫妳們說句公道話:

"Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?
" h5 y. c" r  p- X6 R那些說只想喝免費的牛奶而不願買頭母牛回家的男人

' _! D' e- E6 ]* W! Y3 k2 K  Q  s! Rhere's an update for you.
5 G% Z$ t8 ~8 `: r7 x  _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
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, z- P9 ~+ k! _3 ^! F0 d  GWhy?
/ j! C/ D1 d5 s, X3 O! b為什麼呢 ?
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- r( H  y+ [9 p& |3 R1 j. f3 yBecause women realize it's not worth buying an entire pig just to get a little sausage
: Z' A, U9 H  V* ]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
1 s/ B* x/ d0 G( _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~~
4 @4 {. ^  s0 V5 h* _: n  i  I30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
) f- }% l3 E0 g$ R哈哈，好！！！
6 d2 A$ r4 C  J4 N; i( D1 a4 H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？

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。