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.                
一对老两口有两个女儿，
. n- o/ j- N' Q- fThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one was married to a man who sold straw hats.                
6 z6 I% c& V. E, g+ @大女儿嫁给了一个卖雨伞的，二女儿嫁给了一个卖草帽的。
" X+ W% U: _! E- x& gTherefore, 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.”
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。
5 j9 Q, v' p) o' M6 LBut 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。
  B1 V! H9 i" O3 Z& S2 C8 h/ VOn sunny days, he would think that his younger son-in-law would sell lots of straw hats,
$ T& d" ]1 B( i% `3 |. a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，
In reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
) t5 k0 _& C6 f7 a/ O其实，幸福就是一种心情，
It is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.
' l! d. L5 K. h# n- T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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9 S# }3 [1 b( l& |4 ]8 A5 OAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
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" ]& [9 l0 y6 ~$ e0 O/ fThe 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