看起来不止我一个人想起来，二十年前的6月6日，《欲望都市》在HBO开播。昨天我刚给编辑交了一篇关于《欲望都市》包包的稿子，意犹未尽，感到有些话不适合在严肃的文章里说，或许可以在这里随便聊聊。
我是被《欲望都市》直接影响的那一代人。每星期一集看了六年，而不是一口气看完一季的那种。片头轻快诙谐的爵士乐，不管什么时候听到，都会把我一下拉回到世纪交替的那段时光，带着浓浓的青春的味道。不敢替别人说话，但我的爱情观和时尚品味是在追看《欲望都市》的过程中逐渐成熟的，似乎之后就没什么太大的长进了。
有些朋友可能会纳闷，在中年的深处，当一个女人妥妥地掉进事业和家庭的罗网，被养育孩子和照顾亲人的百种责任焦虑，她还有心思顾及爱情和时尚吗？答案是有的。爱情是生命的动力，即使没有机会亲身经历，但生活中的诗和远方总会被给予遐想的空间。八十八岁的好莱坞影星，世纪美人Tippi Hedren 不久前表示，“我期待下一个让我迅速迷上的男人。” 至于时尚，那是生命中美的动力，比爱情还重要。
让我们来温习一下在《欲望都市》里学到的爱情和时尚功课吧。
（下面的图片是尽量从六季电视剧而不是后来的两部电影里选的。电视剧的造型在大规模品牌赞助之前，因此比较原创和自然，也更有时代感。）
“After all, seasons change, so do cities; people come into your life and people go. But it’s comforting to know that the ones you love are always in your heart. And if you’re very lucky, a plane ride away.” - Carrie
季节更迭，城市变化，生活中的人来来去去。但是让你欣慰的是，你爱的人永远在你心里。幸运的话，他仅有一道航程之遥。
“Maybe the best any of us can do is not to quit, play the hand we’ve been given, and accessorize the outfit we've got.” –Carrie
或许我们最多能做到的是，好好打手上的牌，好好给自己的一身衣服添配饰。
“Being single used to mean that nobody wanted you. Now it means you’re pretty sexy and you’re taking your time deciding how you want your life to be and who you want to spend it with.” - Carrie
以前单身的意思是没人要。现在单身的意思是你很性感，然后不慌不忙地决定怎么过你的生活，跟谁过。
“And then I realised something, twenty-something girls are just fabulous, until you see one with the man who broke your heart.” - Carrie
我以为二十岁的女孩只是好看而已，直到我看到她和那个曾经让我心碎的男人在一起。
“When men attempt bold gestures, generally it’s considered romantic. When women do it, it’s often considered desperate or psycho.” - Carrie
男人在恋爱中的大胆举动被认为是浪漫，而女人的大胆举动却被认为是不顾一切或者神经病。
“I will not be the first one to speak. And if he never calls me again, I’ll always think of him fondly, as an asshole.” - Carrie
我不会主动找他。如果他再也不给我打电话，我会永远充满温情地想起他——这个混账。
“I used to think those people who sat alone at Starbucks writing on their laptops were pretentious posers. Now I know: They are people who have recently moved in with someone.” - Carrie
我以前认为那些独自在星巴克用电脑的人是装模作样。现在我知道了，这些人最近刚和男女朋友搬到一起住。
“The most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you find someone to love the you you love, well, that’s just fabulous.” - Carrie
最令人兴奋，最具挑战，也是最重要的关系是一个人和自己的关系。如果你能找到那个也爱你的人，那就太棒了。
"Life gives you lots of chances to screw up which means you have just as many chances to get it right." - Carrie
生活给你无数搞砸的机会，也意味着你有同样多的机会把搞砸的事情扳回来。
“Some love stories aren't epic novels, some are short stories。But, that doesn't make them any less filled with love.” - Carrie
有些爱情故事不是史诗，而是短篇小说，但这并不意味着缺少爱。
“I love you, but I love me more.”- Samantha
我爱你，但我更爱自己。
“Listen to me! The right guy is an illusion.Start living your lives.” — Samantha
听我说！对的男人是幻觉，开始真实的生活吧。
“If I worried what every bitch in New York was saying about me, I’d never leave the house.”- Samantha
如果我担心每一个纽约坏女人说我什么，我就没法出门了。
"Oh please, there’s always a competition with an ex, it’s called ‘who’ll die miserable?" - Samantha
哦我们当然会跟前任比，比谁死得惨。
“You can’t swing a Fendi purse without knocking over 5 losers. Where did all the great guys go? - Samantha
你挥一下Fendi包包能砸到五个以上loser。 好男人都去哪里了？
“I feel the same way about being a bridesmaid as you feel about Botox. Painful and unnecessary." - Samantha
我对伴娘的感觉正像你对肉毒素感觉，痛苦而没有意义。
“I’m a 34-year-old woman with braces and I’m on a liquid diet. Pain doesn’t begin to cover it.” – Miranda
我是个三十四岁的女人，戴牙套，吃液体减肥餐，痛苦不足以概括我的感觉。
"In a courtroom, reasonable doubt can get you off for murder. In an engagement, it makes you feel like a bad person" - Miranda
在法庭上，合理的怀疑能让你在谋杀案中免罪。可是在订婚关系中，它让你觉得自己是个坏人。
“It’s like those guys you have the greatsecond date with, and then never heard from them again. I pretend they died.” –Miranda
那些跟我愉快约会过两次然后杳无音讯的男人，我就当他们死了。
“He is just not into you.Move on.” – Miranda
他是真的不喜欢你，赶紧死心吧。
“I just know no matter how good I feel about myself, if I see Christy Turlington, I just wanna give up.” –Charlotte
我只知道无论自我感觉有多好，一看见Christy Turlington (超模) 我就只想放弃。
“I’ve been dating since I was fifteen. I’m exhausted. Where is he?” – Charlotte
我从十五岁就开始约会，感到精疲力竭，但是他在哪里？
"One woman's trash is another woman's treasure." - Charlotte
一个女人的垃圾是另一个女人的珍宝。
"It takes half the total time you went out with someone to get over them." - Charlotte
跟一个人分手后，需要的恢复时间是跟那个人在一起的时间的一半。
“I like my money right where I can seeit…hanging in my closet.” – Carrie
我喜欢把钱放在能看得到的地方——挂在衣橱里。
“It’s just a little bag, but we’d feel naked in public without it.” – Carrie
虽然只是一只小包包，但是没有它我会觉得自己在大庭广众之下没穿衣服。
“I’m not afraid of heights…have you seen my shoes?” – Carrie
我不恐高，你看到我的鞋没有？
“Shopping is my cardio.” – Carrie
购物是我的有氧运动。
“When I first moved to New York and I was totally broke, sometimes I bought Vogue instead of dinner. I found it fed me more.” - Carrie
我刚来纽约的时候一无所有，有时我不买晚餐而买一本Vogue，我发现Vogue更能喂饱自己。
"I could understand a word she was saying, but I felt I had in my possession all the Italian I'd ever need to know, Dolce, Dolce, Dolce” - Carrie
她说的什么我一个字也听不懂，但是我感觉自己只需知道一个意大利词：Dolce, Dolce, Dolce。
“Every year the women of New York leave the past behind and look forward to the future. This is known as Fashion Week.” - Carrie
每年这个时候纽约女人遗忘过去迎接未来，这是时装周。
“I'd like a cheeseburger, large fries, and a cosmopolitan.” – Carrie
请给我来一个芝士汉堡，大份薯条，和一杯cosmopolitan (鸡尾酒）。
SATC, Happy 20th Anniversary!
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