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
+ h* j+ }. c; K. R/ E
An elderly couple had two daughters.                
8 F1 V* S7 u* Q* w# W6 o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.                
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，
; x; s* d/ u  b* U4 Q5 Gthe 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。”
( Z' n3 p' s: G# @) j2 M- z; w8 {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.”
; t% x0 q+ Q  \7 A. @+ q# A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。
3 L! n) P1 r3 H, M- oBut her husband saw the matter in a different light.He was happy, rain or shine.         
' {  ?% m  b5 W7 Q9 f% H7 s可是老先生却恰恰相反，不论晴天雨天，老先生都很高兴。
4 l6 R8 L- S1 G0 }) e- w9 `  O" AOn 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，
) [; n: Q5 q0 q! U6 j- N/ xand 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.
其实，幸福就是一种心情，
' Z4 {/ M8 v% T8 i4 Z1 J6 v0 j. k. ]It is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.
$ G/ P* z: I, V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

$ y+ m4 |; G& l& G. L6 ZAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
' p  @6 ~& L" B& n一对老两口有两个女儿，
! u+ a+ C' Q* A6 f& I% mThe 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

' f2 S/ N; |# @! ]  s  l8 Q/ }2 xthank you brother