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

! Q2 j" |) a4 s( n5 r1 dAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
: T$ q3 G9 A) y" G" K一对老两口有两个女儿，
; R$ v( L* E. u( b6 n4 B/ c" tThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one was married to a man who sold straw hats.                
4 O5 o8 J0 Q7 m4 L" `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,                
) V  d/ }5 F$ [0 G: c6 f所以，每当遇到晴天的时候，
$ x4 R( `! Z8 a2 c4 m! L2 ethe mother would sigh: “Oh, it’s a bad day for my elder son-in-law.”
, {+ G1 T, s# J2 B) v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。
- E$ Q0 e) q+ t$ C! R+ PBut her husband saw the matter in a different light.He was happy, rain or shine.         
8 X6 t, N$ s$ B4 r可是老先生却恰恰相反，不论晴天雨天，老先生都很高兴。
* B8 c" T6 |% T1 P# V: }  `On sunny days, he would think that his younger son-in-law would sell lots of straw hats,
+ A8 V: T; }! R2 R$ C3 D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.
- h" c/ c: I- a4 t% T, \* O3 H2 D3 B雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好，
0 ^, ]; A0 z; VIn reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
其实，幸福就是一种心情，
/ K, P, Q' X  w9 O) nIt is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.
! X1 B2 D+ }( q9 D+ V* x  z7 p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

" I0 E% j  K7 `An elderly couple had two daughters.                
一对老两口有两个女儿，
) H, S. ?( e7 k+ Y8 b& T! TThe 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

* M) M0 S  z/ Q/ w/ qthank you brother