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.                
* i% [1 u+ K9 H2 q" P( w一对老两口有两个女儿，
9 ^2 Y% W# Q7 j% l# z* V  RThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one was married to a man who sold straw hats.                
% a' L- D, ^* r1 m5 b, l" H+ j大女儿嫁给了一个卖雨伞的，二女儿嫁给了一个卖草帽的。
4 Z! ]6 Y! @3 a. i8 F) V3 KTherefore, whenever it was a fine day,                
6 s  V1 N4 B0 {" c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.”
! L0 K# ~; }+ G; s做母亲的就会叹气：“哎！大女婿的雨伞卖不出去了。”
6 G; V) U* @2 @) ]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！” ，
9 ?7 G: _4 z  k8 @9 xSo she was never happy, rain or shine.
所以，晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。
* ~& d* l) g; V2 G' t/ sBut her husband saw the matter in a different light.He was happy, rain or shine.         
, R: G- C/ ^) V+ 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，
and on rainy days he would think of his elder son-in-law doing well selling his umbrellas.
" @& _( z& ^6 `' g" Z9 l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，
; n, ~# X. @3 |7 xIt 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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& g$ L, f" Z) H8 }% Z9 _5 ~- VAn 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

thank you brother