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，
The older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one was married to a man who sold straw hats.                
, M3 H; X) l9 Y5 {# `大女儿嫁给了一个卖雨伞的，二女儿嫁给了一个卖草帽的。
  i8 Z& B' E- k; j- hTherefore, 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.”
5 W% R5 [$ G; T做母亲的就会叹气：“哎！大女婿的雨伞卖不出去了。”
0 H9 ]% d5 Y8 w: `! uBut 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。
1 U- T! I( U3 e: k3 sBut her husband saw the matter in a different light.He was happy, rain or shine.         
% ?$ u' N: F0 q1 ]* O/ V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，
and on rainy days he would think of his elder son-in-law doing well selling his umbrellas.
" [9 Z, u- Y# I  z1 Q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

! z& h: {% |  s+ s, AAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
6 l8 M4 X4 x3 g' D( c4 n- D; i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 ...
9 w2 y( h4 z# }  A6 x1 U, mjack_lai 发表于 2010-5-2 22:00

9 o/ z7 r: M' _* M& k8 |: hthank you brother