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.
' |  U4 F' W1 R. z! ?* z隨著年齡增長, 我越來越珍惜40歲以上的女人
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7 g5 c* b. p" n( x6 ^% N3 t9 BHere 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,
0 G7 |5 W9 z9 F40歲以上的女人不會在半夜把你吵醒, 然後問你:

8 m9 p$ J  }7 R4 s9 O6 c"What are you thinking?
你在想什麼?
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( E7 ?- g1 W& l+ f# Y. P2 p8 f/ VShe doesn't care what you think.
她才不在乎你在想什麼。
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1 k/ T: f+ N- b  s& E: ]& OIf 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

- R# R- C7 n6 A3 k0 p* f4 A* Tshe 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.
1 S, f( x5 T4 B0 b% g1 a! t4 v她會去做她想做的、更有趣的事情

, u% m! _: H) I! e6 \0 tWomen over 40 are dignified.
/ u0 M8 Q2 N  ]2 g0 t, x40歲以上的女人穩重自持
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9 a* \- l+ m" @( ]* N4 wThey 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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/ K. \0 z7 a7 ^1 y, b+ F3 gor in the middle of an expensive restaurant.
跟你大呼小叫

8 G% b; h, e! J. S, 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

9 F8 l, O" q! R, pIf they think they can get away with it.
一槍把你給斃了。

Older women are generous with praise, often  undeserved.
, Q( g* n: K9 \' D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.
女人越老越通靈
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1 b. L0 z) L4 f1 |% i/ G- {$ nYou never have to confess your sins to a woman over 40.
+ b/ _/ V  L$ W( D. s你永遠不需要向40 歲以上的女人懺悔
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- D; U  v% s" TOnce you get past a wrinkle or two,
只要能夠對皺紋視而不見

5 T0 ?( Z' ~8 `9 La 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
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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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You 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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# Z" D  ^5 V' Z$ l3 h- m8 ]- iYes, we praise women over 40 for a multitude of reasons.
  W; M6 U0 a% B# q2 Z40歲以上的女人有很多優點
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& o% U8 F$ d  T/ ^- Y8 w* @Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal.
* l' ^8 }) E0 {5 y! L40歲以上的男人呢?

, `. w; @5 j; K& ?9 c) ]+ n+ CFor 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

0 j( h3 W" s+ z5 N! z0 D+ Pthere is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants
就有一個禿頭凸肚的熟男

making a fool of himself with some 22-year old waitress.
: A; `. _! }! h. M: K$ C5 ?3 `( e. f厚臉皮地跟小他20歲的美眉調情
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: N. q4 o$ M5 Y! \0 G9 i& DLadies, I apologize.
3 U4 C% V; k7 H女士們，請容許我在這兒

$ H+ q1 b* D( e8 |7 C( x- M8 NFor 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?
& x' c9 m8 J1 }' K  ]0 e8 ?* i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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here's an update for you.
" q/ S- i9 \' d0 R2 t, E" _實在是太搞不清楚狀況了

Nowadays 80% of women are against marriage.
% x8 q/ E7 d; J9 l$ _9 G今天有80%的女人寧願不結婚

Why?
為什麼呢 ?
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Because women realize it's not worth buying an entire pig just to get a little sausage
: g% S9 w. ], u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！！！
5 T" y! O, Y( P$ N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
$ q3 c5 a* f) B9 d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~~
) \0 }7 L- f0 L6 G/ B30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。
) s; K0 }5 a% y3 B0 o: n, m20多岁时害怕30岁到来，后来听说30女人一枝花，遂释然~~
( `& B! ~6 o% g8 H0 k  H30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
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？

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。