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

2 M% o; i' i8 _$ @$ J6 `# ]An elderly couple had two daughters.                
! L, s- T' O1 Q) O: i) H+ m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.                
3 V, i1 u7 [: `' N$ g) z2 ~' C大女儿嫁给了一个卖雨伞的，二女儿嫁给了一个卖草帽的。
( @- T  F% q9 x" `" W" }6 B# S0 LTherefore, 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.”
做母亲的就会叹气：“哎！大女婿的雨伞卖不出去了。”
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.”
3 O' V7 N4 z1 S1 X遇到雨天，她还是会叹气：“二女婿的草帽没人买了！” ，
/ x1 X) v9 O+ d' SSo she was never happy, rain or shine.
所以，晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。
9 M/ O* R5 E& n1 L# bBut 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,
" G% z! r9 C6 @6 o+ w晴天时他想到二女婿的草帽会卖得好，
7 T& |$ r: x' W) B) [3 ^$ vand on rainy days he would think of his elder son-in-law doing well selling his umbrellas.
4 q1 o2 q3 X3 Y/ V雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好，
' Z7 e" Q+ R/ D! f7 J% Z( ~In reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
+ n0 d; }# [/ w1 n. V* t- x! A, U其实，幸福就是一种心情，
It is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.
! D( S# \1 L  j& {% m; Z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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$ i2 x8 V* t$ _An elderly couple had two daughters.                
一对老两口有两个女儿，
4 s/ i8 T( @4 M; X8 C3 x* YThe 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