Seeing Life in a Different Light /换个角度看生活

jack_lai

Seeing Life in a Different Light/换个角度看生活
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5 u' ^- x! {/ X$ U$ |6 D+ _) BAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
. E) F  k' _0 i8 M6 K; y1 E& I一对老两口有两个女儿，
: A3 `/ `! o4 l, IThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one was married to a man who sold straw hats.                
2 X. x- @4 R0 Z( w) w6 V大女儿嫁给了一个卖雨伞的，二女儿嫁给了一个卖草帽的。
( F* H6 K- `) j' w6 TTherefore, whenever it was a fine day,                
所以，每当遇到晴天的时候，
4 C  d. N) K5 Jthe mother would sigh: “Oh, it’s a bad day for my elder son-in-law.”
做母亲的就会叹气：“哎！大女婿的雨伞卖不出去了。”
But if it was a rainy day, she would sigh as well: “Nobody’s going to buy my younger son-in-law’s straw hats.”
1 e5 t" l: X1 a$ d. s# W7 T3 o遇到雨天，她还是会叹气：“二女婿的草帽没人买了！” ，
So she was never happy, rain or shine.
所以，晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。
, T+ Z- B% T& X8 q/ t, x4 W' @But her husband saw the matter in a different light.He was happy, rain or shine.         
可是老先生却恰恰相反，不论晴天雨天，老先生都很高兴。
2 ?4 T5 w+ i  E- b& @7 oOn sunny days, he would think that his younger son-in-law would sell lots of straw hats,
晴天时他想到二女婿的草帽会卖得好，
and on rainy days he would think of his elder son-in-law doing well selling his umbrellas.
8 F& S! }" j4 m( n雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好，
! ~) q# h, Z1 }* [, FIn reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
其实，幸福就是一种心情，
It is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.
" m9 t& K: u3 G( B它离你不远，关键是看你知不知足

AASTAR

Seeing Life in a Different Light/换个角度看生活

! D) t& L0 n0 ~/ ^An elderly couple had two daughters.                
一对老两口有两个女儿，
% F5 E, N5 |2 C. ]The older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one wa ...
# B! |5 C' N* p. H6 t) O4 \1 W3 Y# Ojack_lai 发表于 2010-5-2 22:00

thank you brother