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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An elderly couple had two daughters.                
0 G4 T3 |/ ~! [( M# e) i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.                
+ i7 L, d$ \3 D, Z  K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,                
所以，每当遇到晴天的时候，
the mother would sigh: “Oh, it’s a bad day for my elder son-in-law.”
* `6 N# X) }( Q# R7 J做母亲的就会叹气：“哎！大女婿的雨伞卖不出去了。”
5 X9 f+ z5 y+ J' wBut 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！” ，
So she was never happy, rain or shine.
- v. ^4 |; A5 _! {, M% |( S. c4 f6 n所以，晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。
6 u, c# b) I3 b, [' t6 D+ w4 BBut her husband saw the matter in a different light.He was happy, rain or shine.         
+ Q& b5 }2 ~7 ^9 i: o可是老先生却恰恰相反，不论晴天雨天，老先生都很高兴。
On sunny days, he would think that his younger son-in-law would sell lots of straw hats,
0 \! k5 ^" D! Z( H9 Z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.
雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好，
( d' ^4 a$ W1 V  V0 o8 C3 f8 AIn reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
* `& `4 v1 x" C: A  A  y其实，幸福就是一种心情，
, f5 G; z; h$ L* x' bIt is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.
* s, j+ A' t1 k1 X5 Y; L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
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An elderly couple had two daughters.                
一对老两口有两个女儿，
/ a# @- D7 O" D  ^; ^% P4 ZThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one wa ...
jack_lai 发表于 2010-5-2 22:00

" d( G+ r' f1 @; C, t7 c& E5 Ethank you brother