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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$ K1 g2 r- ~4 p! k% i6 NAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
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.                
% s1 C7 t# ?8 q4 h4 o- O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，
4 H) r+ h: ]5 ?9 x4 mthe 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。”
5 p$ e$ d2 t8 c; KBut if it was a rainy day, she would sigh as well: “Nobody’s going to buy my younger son-in-law’s straw hats.”
2 K$ o& {+ C6 g& q( S  \4 o遇到雨天，她还是会叹气：“二女婿的草帽没人买了！” ，
* b: S% p7 `+ H! M" w5 j& ySo she was never happy, rain or shine.
所以，晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。
But 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。
On sunny days, he would think that his younger son-in-law would sell lots of straw hats,
% B* d2 |% o! g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.
8 [1 F3 B' G" i" y; U雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好，
In 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.
& x) T- s( `1 m9 B. r4 H7 n/ u它离你不远，关键是看你知不知足

AASTAR

Seeing Life in a Different Light/换个角度看生活
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An elderly couple had two daughters.                
' S$ s( M8 d) R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 wa ...
  E6 w2 L1 g! N3 Ejack_lai 发表于 2010-5-2 22:00

thank you brother