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:

- B; {! C. p; J5 W+ H& K# SAs I grow in age, I value women over 40 most of all.
0 ~* v' m% Y( P# o8 |- K隨著年齡增長, 我越來越珍惜40歲以上的女人
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0 k+ I: ~  |: G0 PHere are just a few reasons why:
0 y+ y$ q% @2 R  y' _6 ]為什麼呢?

! x- m: c5 [! {6 }% F$ B, FA woman over 40 will never wake you in the middle of the night and ask,
2 F9 Y2 J) w0 {! g" ~' M40歲以上的女人不會在半夜把你吵醒, 然後問你:

: r' i0 ?% @6 W3 _& \"What are you thinking?
; \5 L1 e" e) s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。

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
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she doesn't sit around whining about it.
4 P* F2 K) [1 J4 M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

% U3 U( B; Z8 s2 ~0 {+ `Women over 40 are dignified.
0 X" f0 C/ F5 @( }40歲以上的女人穩重自持

5 ]8 Q/ h) F4 y2 o3 d: Y& v. Q/ ^They seldom have a screaming match with you at the opera
+ {" L. y! G" j; \不會在歌劇院或高級餐廳裡

or in the middle of an expensive restaurant.
跟你大呼小叫

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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6 }  r% ]& R3 j- b4 aIf they think they can get away with it.
- R( I$ w' Q# P+ u" [' a# l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)

They know what it's like to be unappreciated.
" e, b0 z, r% _- E& ~因為她們親身體驗過被忽略的滋味
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9 g2 x1 _2 h( J$ }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.
) T5 i& A* ]7 g: t, j! Q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,
5 W9 X& \! y) \$ n只要能夠對皺紋視而不見
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4 O1 ^3 i9 ^) ~+ x% s& X0 [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
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Older women are forthright and honest.
熟女直接又誠實

% G. O/ O4 e4 D- eThey'll tell you right off if you are a jerk if you are acting like one.
4 l0 ]( f! Y9 n- K: y9 s6 j$ a% v/ c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.
( ^5 p* U7 l5 M- R- U! N) h2 p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.
40歲以上的女人有很多優點
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Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal.
40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

there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants
6 N9 O+ `( R* E/ ]2 V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.
厚臉皮地跟小他20歲的美眉調情
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! m0 t; h* U* @, u# }5 [1 s8 iLadies, I apologize.
女士們，請容許我在這兒

2 F- k7 h* p5 O' q% YFor all those men who say,
幫妳們說句公道話:

( y0 [4 N+ Y% D' P' j"Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?
6 P  k, U9 [$ }0 P. J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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. z' k& t# f' `* B/ u4 |' dhere's an update for you.
實在是太搞不清楚狀況了

, E- A1 F/ U7 U) f# nNowadays 80% of women are against marriage.
今天有80%的女人寧願不結婚
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Why?
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1 l% N) M- V  }  Y. ]Because women realize it's not worth buying an entire pig just to get a little sausage
; y2 }. t% P+ E/ I% _1 ^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！！！
; N7 b7 a" y- R3 l4 L0 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
# P/ V. F7 j5 ]) B' i8 D! O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
7 r) z+ K2 _4 j0 I挺好挺好。
1 A7 Q1 A3 B& g% ], W- m5 P  [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~~

2 C2 N5 n% f$ n; t- g1 e+ s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
; U' I* \+ V; h9 P7 A/ j+ u# l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
" N  A6 ]. @3 K, J3 m: \不明白，我们50岁的就怎样了？

. s* C% v# E; f& e( D 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。