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:
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As 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

, M! k5 }9 }+ MHere 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,
; ?9 j# K2 }* W1 f" v40歲以上的女人不會在半夜把你吵醒, 然後問你:

- _' \7 u7 [5 S3 w"What are you thinking?
你在想什麼?

She doesn't care what you think.
% X5 X7 ]- L& A. \  ^她才不在乎你在想什麼。

* z- C  j4 G: Y* EIf 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.
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

Women over 40 are dignified.
40歲以上的女人穩重自持

6 ?  S- c+ B* c5 X3 Q- T0 i" O. bThey seldom have a screaming match with you at the opera
, h  \; G7 [$ y1 L5 n1 y, @& f不會在歌劇院或高級餐廳裡

/ l4 P. g* ~' U/ k2 B& eor in the middle of an expensive restaurant.
跟你大呼小叫
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0 J; @* Z% C5 \0 M; Q- WOf 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

$ t. x+ k) I2 P; j- UIf they think they can get away with it.
. W# C+ E* U" L' F一槍把你給斃了。

; W+ Y: D7 Y8 M/ i) }1 R2 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.
3 \) m! f5 z  N6 R7 f+ b因為她們親身體驗過被忽略的滋味
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) y% H# ~; [: j# }* T6 l2 r0 l% CWomen get psychic as they age.
4 n9 K& o! m) K& D- V女人越老越通靈
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0 u) z" z5 ?9 b: J& L; j9 p' QYou never have to confess your sins to a woman over 40.
9 w# N4 S) i5 z, i. q你永遠不需要向40 歲以上的女人懺悔

Once you get past a wrinkle or two,
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% m$ H% i7 j# ta woman over 40 is far sexier than her younger counterpart.
8 r5 N' c% C: p& c- X40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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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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' n4 G; t# R1 h, ?: q* q& ~4 m2 ]0 gYou 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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1 u( f/ @9 b, \  H" q0 }" bYes, 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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2 ^) H/ `$ n9 [; XUnfortunately, it's not reciprocal.
3 m9 q7 a; D( j7 w- R, e40歲以上的男人呢?
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( q6 R3 E; R/ L  Q4 `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
3 {6 b% H4 E+ T7 O0 b! o) j6 N就有一個禿頭凸肚的熟男

$ h& N* D9 Z; Wmaking a fool of himself with some 22-year old waitress.
8 \' ^! s% b* M& y5 p$ u6 V  u* o2 Z厚臉皮地跟小他20歲的美眉調情
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3 y5 U' a6 K' p* ^  ]5 r  F) jLadies, I apologize.
女士們，請容許我在這兒

For all those men who say,
9 j: |! G9 N$ b8 f( M幫妳們說句公道話:
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, T$ t0 C, C; r- W: v+ H"Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?
# `& @" F# ^. p7 {8 M那些說只想喝免費的牛奶而不願買頭母牛回家的男人

4 k9 |7 n5 _/ z, {here's an update for you.
實在是太搞不清楚狀況了

& G+ i/ {- W* X" i1 aNowadays 80% of women are against marriage.
今天有80%的女人寧願不結婚
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Why?
為什麼呢 ?

4 e% s8 `$ V. n+ PBecause 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！！！
+ k8 r4 E, g+ D) 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。
* k! O; M/ Z, M- l2 @9 X20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~~

1 Y6 o) N& o' S# `- S6 L1 T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
4 h3 A. ^( v6 K" 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
不明白，我们50岁的就怎样了？

: t" u% P* R; X8 D& |. H7 v  | 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。
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