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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$ |4 |& D& I- w0 M% F( i" VAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
! L1 L" l% ~  L. y9 |一对老两口有两个女儿，
The older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one was married to a man who sold straw hats.                
$ n0 z0 ~6 ^4 h, a& N$ }大女儿嫁给了一个卖雨伞的，二女儿嫁给了一个卖草帽的。
Therefore, whenever it was a fine day,                
3 A# v2 U6 v" S. A- r. g/ v所以，每当遇到晴天的时候，
3 F& `; A7 u' B0 }) K, pthe mother would sigh: “Oh, it’s a bad day for my elder son-in-law.”
! U4 \# ~1 B: U- m' }! H1 d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.”
遇到雨天，她还是会叹气：“二女婿的草帽没人买了！” ，
8 n( \0 r& E0 tSo she was never happy, rain or shine.
所以，晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。
0 v9 e1 C( Y; f4 p: @" h) C1 j8 }  F5 ZBut her husband saw the matter in a different light.He was happy, rain or shine.         
* ], y9 u9 h' L2 g& P2 s( |6 P6 ]可是老先生却恰恰相反，不论晴天雨天，老先生都很高兴。
2 v+ N/ x$ D* o4 L: Q+ ZOn sunny days, he would think that his younger son-in-law would sell lots of straw hats,
2 U* @# J1 h- w3 l  }1 P6 C晴天时他想到二女婿的草帽会卖得好，
, _  q( t* J+ mand on rainy days he would think of his elder son-in-law doing well selling his umbrellas.
雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好，
8 f. A  h& f7 f# I* d. U7 @5 ~/ W5 JIn 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.
: S# U" `$ Y: h8 d; `  R它离你不远，关键是看你知不知足

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

0 c' X$ q6 N/ MAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
一对老两口有两个女儿，
, ?( V: M6 k5 N( |* W: M$ zThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one wa ...
7 f( l( s  O/ P8 Y& c( v# Ejack_lai 发表于 2010-5-2 22:00

thank you brother