这是美国CBS 60 Minutes（六十分钟）主持人 Andy Rooney 对40岁以上的女人的看法：
As I grow in age, I value women over 40 most of all.
Here are just a few reasons. Why?
A woman over 40 will never wake you in the middle of the night and ask, “What are you thinking?”
She doesn’t care what you think.
If a woman over 40 doesn’t want to watch the game, she doesn’t sit around you whining about it.
She does something she wants to do, and it’s usually more interesting.
Women over 40 are dignified.
They seldom have a screaming match with you at the opera or in the middle of an expensive restaurant.
Of course, you deserve it, they won’t hesitate to shoot you if they think they can get away with it.
Older women are generous with praise, often undeserved.
They know what it’s like to be unappreciated.
Women get psychic as they age.
You never have to confess your sins to a woman over 40.
you get past a wrinkle or two, a woman over 40 is far sexier than her younger counterpart.
Older women are forth right and honest.
They’ll tell you right off if you are a jerk if you are acting like one.
You don’t ever have to wonder where you stand with her.
Yes, we praise women over 40 for a multitude of reasons
Unfortunately, it’s not reciprocal.
For every stunning, smart, well-coiffed, hot woman over 40, there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a fool of himself with some 20-year old waitress.
Ladies, I apologize. For all those men who say, “Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free? here’s an update for you. Nowadays 80% of women are against marriage. Why? Because women realize it’s not worth buying an entire pig just to get a little sausage!”
随着年龄增长，我越来越珍惜40岁以上的女人。
以下是些原因，为什么呢？
40岁以上的女人不会在半夜把你吵醒，然后问你：你在想什么？
她才不在乎你在想什么。
40岁以上的女人如果不想看球赛，她不会坐在你旁边抱怨东抱怨西。
她会去做她想做的、且实际上更有趣的事情。
40岁以上的女人稳重自持。
不会在歌剧院或高级餐厅里跟你大呼小叫。
当然，如果你罪有应得，她们也可能神不知鬼不觉地一枪把你给毙了。
熟女不吝于赞美，不管是不是实至名归。
因为她们亲身体验过被忽略的滋味。
女人越老越通灵。
你永远不需要向40岁以上的女人忏悔。
只要能够对皱纹视而不见，40岁以上的女人远比年轻美眉性感。
熟女直接又诚实。
如果你是蠢蛋，她们会马上叫你滚蛋。
你完全不需要伤脑筋揣摩她的心意。
40岁以上的女人有很多优点。
不幸地，这并不互惠。（40岁以上的男人呢？）
相对于每一个性感、迷人的40岁以上的女人，就有一个秃头凸肚的熟男，厚脸皮地跟小他20岁的美眉调情。
女士们，请容许我在这帮你们说句公道话：“那些说只想喝免费的牛奶而不愿买头母牛回家的男人实在是太搞不清楚状况了！今天有80%的女人宁愿不结婚。为什呢？因为她们终于发现不需要为了一根香肠买回整只猪！”
