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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,真的寫得太妙了:; j r6 L; V5 C F7 A; S" V
5 }4 O+ t/ l; t$ P, C. oAs I grow in age, I value women over 40 most of all.
9 j2 G: F1 e3 H隨著年齡增長, 我越來越珍惜40歲以上的女人( y5 E: g- ^1 Y Z# v
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Here are just a few reasons why:
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; |" n" i* C, e8 u" tA woman over 40 will never wake you in the middle of the night and ask,
1 Y" m4 f$ W6 x" b8 J% {5 O40歲以上的女人不會在半夜把你吵醒, 然後問你:' ~7 `/ y2 `: V3 V9 V
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"What are you thinking?"/ h; N8 N. f9 W: P! b
你在想什麼?
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She doesn't care what you think." a. m0 ^" _; j/ U
她才不在乎你在想什麼。
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; F! X4 c6 N+ ~If a woman over 40 doesn't want to watch the game,. j/ d/ M1 Q/ Y. H% C
40歲以上的女人如果不想看球賽4 a- x# q$ o" i$ j/ g# l! M8 x
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she doesn't sit around whining about it.
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She does something she wants to do, and it's usually more interesting.* z& c# m* t1 d& _- U) \8 P$ ^4 u
她會去做她想做的、更有趣的事情
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Women over 40 are dignified.
: T8 |$ Z( e& ~. t' B40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
* U, h: `" Y/ X6 q. k; ?不會在歌劇院或高級餐廳裡
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or in the middle of an expensive restaurant.# |6 D; F7 h+ K9 R
跟你大呼小叫
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# x. q+ ~" j" a/ x! ^' iOf course, if you deserve it, they won't hesitate to shoot you
8 _0 @: ^, |3 P& M; @( z當然,如果你罪有應得,她們也可能神不知鬼不覺地' Y$ k- B8 \5 t+ P
5 \3 Y- ?- q4 e% Pif they think they can get away with it.7 _9 b0 x0 f. N& x$ H$ h
一槍把你給斃了。7 f4 u& d7 I1 l" G; i9 a0 T$ b
9 F! w0 g- U" C( `Older women are generous with praise, often undeserved.. a* T- u" q, `
熟女不吝於讚美 (不管是不是實至名歸)
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: E# y" P* n Y: yThey know what it's like to be unappreciated.% y1 u5 {" ?. u# t' |
因為她們親身體驗過被忽略的滋味( a: r0 g2 N4 O/ c6 g8 P4 M
0 b* K; y8 Y/ ZWomen get psychic as they age.* t5 X3 Z5 Y+ Q4 I
女人越老越通靈2 K L: r# _* i
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You never have to confess your sins to a woman over 40.5 s( g$ R. ~- L, F* A. j5 ]
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,
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7 m+ I B0 ~! C& [a woman over 40 is far sexier than her younger counterpart.
; [6 }# g' o y" l9 }: q* w1 l40歲以上的女人遠比年輕美眉性感: S# l- [: [* Q9 G+ s! S' v
9 J5 w( H& L5 @2 }Older women are forthright and honest.
, ]3 e/ w2 @) }$ m( M* q) [熟女直接又誠實
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9 O( u5 \/ I6 ? s6 E \They'll tell you right off if you are a jerk if you are acting like one.
$ g- K6 \0 p9 F+ [6 H) Q, c8 Q如果你是蠢蛋她們會馬上叫你滾蛋5 s2 v$ t, o3 p% k
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You don't ever have to wonder where you stand with her.5 J& w0 w4 v$ B$ a2 _3 |( O
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.- r' E W8 {! Q1 P7 C
40歲以上的女人有很多優點
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Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal.
# H; s1 E4 T" X" ?40歲以上的男人呢?8 Q+ K; _/ {9 l& l1 Z. |
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For every stunning, smart, well-coiffed, hot woman over 40,
8 R% f6 y `1 U( V% I$ W# ?相對於每一個性感、迷人的40歲以上的女人
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( G. R8 C1 T4 T( L- Zthere is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants
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making a fool of himself with some 20-year old waitress.- V; t7 n' {& m u% ?! |+ z2 r
厚臉皮地跟小他20歲的美眉調情
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Ladies, I apologize.
* J5 a" s: }" _女士們,請容許我在這兒: O: n% y& n: C& r- u
; o8 `$ l) o! m; ]' \For all those men who say,
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# p. D+ s4 k7 n/ j. n. K"Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?",. [+ m% y) `0 ^; G
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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9 j7 f4 x" Q- @6 }7 ?9 l4 There's an update for you." \! x: _% I8 n" R& D' p
實在是太搞不清楚狀況了( I/ u9 B1 E; U; Z8 \- V
! Y2 Q3 x7 ~; ~& {4 {Nowadays 80% of women are against marriage.4 ~3 e2 h q: @* K# f: Y
今天有80%的女人寧願不結婚
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3 j5 N! G* E3 S6 MWhy?
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( e( w, `& b. |- h% \& B* ZBecause women realize it's not worth buying an entire pig
) \* Z @+ Q" B0 K因為她們終於發現不需要為了一根香腸
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just to get a little sausage!( c" ^0 I# D( M
買回整隻豬! |
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