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.                
' b% C; ]( Z2 k4 u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.                
2 Z, k& {) N) W) r8 _& j1 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。
" L7 C1 e: [# B5 ~, x5 D7 fTherefore, whenever it was a fine day,                
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9 b7 O8 o/ E) H$ ~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。”
, F. r* n6 x, S" K+ ?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.
/ i( ~5 O% N1 ]' ?) [" ~* v& Z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.         
- _6 l4 S) q9 e- ?6 R# R& N0 Z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,
晴天时他想到二女婿的草帽会卖得好，
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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.
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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) W/ w0 Y6 T% D- `7 ?) Y6 u, [An 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 wa ...
jack_lai 发表于 2010-5-2 22:00

/ d( x" c% a4 ~) N7 p+ g# lthank you brother