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.
/ s" `' p& b3 A7 W8 F隨著年齡增長, 我越來越珍惜40歲以上的女人
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' ?3 S9 O" p& n. |+ W1 lHere are just a few reasons why:
1 y, j. r! R( {( P( q& ~; s4 O為什麼呢?
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A woman over 40 will never wake you in the middle of the night and ask,
$ ?$ K& h; c: c" N' H+ S5 A4 l) V40歲以上的女人不會在半夜把你吵醒, 然後問你:

. P8 ^; w8 r$ X' b"What are you thinking?
你在想什麼?

She doesn't care what you think.
. y, ?7 l# x; R% L  T她才不在乎你在想什麼。
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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.
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.
- P6 R# [* B( ?- a& K' U% v' s) A她會去做她想做的、更有趣的事情
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Women over 40 are dignified.
$ n2 ^8 {" K1 {" u2 F2 Y8 W6 Y40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
. Q( S3 h- d8 S' G/ B: x不會在歌劇院或高級餐廳裡

# M; C$ e4 c/ {  z3 y  ror in the middle of an expensive restaurant.
, |, P& h- r' t6 [4 e$ V% f8 }跟你大呼小叫

Of course, if you deserve it, they won't hesitate to shoot you
' i& Y# o5 s  d0 K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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/ T. d7 O& s/ K/ _4 qIf they think they can get away with it.
一槍把你給斃了。

Older women are generous with praise, often  undeserved.
# Q: ?% Z! D$ f" t/ B0 p: r熟女不吝於讚美 (不管是不是實至名歸)
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! u( f- N2 ]3 @; E0 \They know what it's like to be unappreciated.
) Z0 X4 j. W5 k! I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

You never have to confess your sins to a woman over 40.
" H9 H+ t6 n0 y8 X8 Y$ a你永遠不需要向40 歲以上的女人懺悔
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) E) {! A3 ^/ a" a% G( VOnce 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
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Older women are forthright and honest.
熟女直接又誠實

& D$ L6 m. k/ |; MThey'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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- z" Y' @* a0 jYou don't ever have to wonder where you stand with her.
) p6 Y7 l# J( x. L2 q2 ~' @你完全不需要傷腦筋揣摩她的心意

! M! ?% q, N) M0 @3 `, xYes, we praise women over 40 for a multitude of reasons.
40歲以上的女人有很多優點

Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal.
4 D6 y" |. w9 V: M40歲以上的男人呢?
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/ r( C+ T  T, e6 e7 W! [For every stunning, smart, well-coiffed, hot woman over 40,
  `6 F: z- k" v: k% d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
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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' f- \( |3 u7 hLadies, I apologize.
& w. P* Y: ^. p: }/ l女士們，請容許我在這兒
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For all those men who say,
幫妳們說句公道話:
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- _( u. s* l$ i( s9 k( ^9 I"Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?
" J2 n8 n& j3 _那些說只想喝免費的牛奶而不願買頭母牛回家的男人

here's an update for you.
實在是太搞不清楚狀況了
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- d: q% _- a" h7 g' A9 L# p$ oNowadays 80% of women are against marriage.
* r8 K! Q# a& N3 Y! N今天有80%的女人寧願不結婚
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Why?
為什麼呢 ?

Because 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！！！
9 D0 ?2 _. L; W: X+ p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
$ K8 `8 Z3 g" R( y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~~
  c- Q* D: N, m' H& q, ]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。
' i. H; n& W8 F2 h9 H- E9 k+ C- E20多岁时害怕30岁到来，后来听说30女人一枝花，遂释然~~
" e2 H, p0 |* v* ^: R9 O" @30了又担心40岁像豆腐渣，看了此文，嘿嘿~~

- a$ c* b8 P" r5 b; `0 f4 T6 D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
0 J& i* u9 c1 I0 t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。