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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: a* H# f8 k0 ~7 Z6 c, l/ JAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
  ~& A* `& a+ G9 v6 @一对老两口有两个女儿，
2 V  y; q9 B1 H+ K# Z$ hThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one was married to a man who sold straw hats.                
& v" b, ]. k; `7 e大女儿嫁给了一个卖雨伞的，二女儿嫁给了一个卖草帽的。
) H" R- Z9 _" X+ D$ zTherefore, whenever it was a fine day,                
( T& G2 B6 W& L( x+ j2 R! }+ B- r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.”
1 n+ M( u/ \9 H7 b3 @% ~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！” ，
So she was never happy, rain or shine.
所以，晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。
6 `4 }3 [! I* pBut her husband saw the matter in a different light.He was happy, rain or shine.         
) Q8 w0 D+ I; F: K) y: C( {. C可是老先生却恰恰相反，不论晴天雨天，老先生都很高兴。
% o3 x8 Y& S  y4 g* K: ?; n- }, KOn 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.
- U! L3 ]  \9 _雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好，
In reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
+ @! m, ~) k! \. |7 {& `, v其实，幸福就是一种心情，
It is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.
2 e  I! v- L. d+ U- R4 O: h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.                
# C% |$ T6 H  w6 j) b9 [一对老两口有两个女儿，
7 U- K" @1 }; Y0 k* X( v9 x  e  `The 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

thank you brother