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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0 P( `& o6 Y* c: x- C4 i. LAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
) y' Z8 K4 v) O9 T& V一对老两口有两个女儿，
  {2 W+ T9 j! Q' K1 DThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one was married to a man who sold straw hats.                
1 N$ N7 _! D# x  n' @7 W# @& P: n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,                
. V! \3 g( R" g* X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.”
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.
1 n+ i7 J! `5 |! `+ U+ ^- Y% a所以，晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。
6 w' {& U1 l) M0 Y, RBut her husband saw the matter in a different light.He was happy, rain or shine.         
" a; p4 M* G5 T% y$ w2 B* K可是老先生却恰恰相反，不论晴天雨天，老先生都很高兴。
+ a- ~2 Y* \. Z2 Z# EOn sunny days, he would think that his younger son-in-law would sell lots of straw hats,
3 l5 c' p. r5 ]& R/ M% K: I晴天时他想到二女婿的草帽会卖得好，
* [; t" k( v0 ^- F) m( }7 oand on rainy days he would think of his elder son-in-law doing well selling his umbrellas.
, u& x9 R. ^- h% w0 t+ [雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好，
' u6 h+ ~% k6 @4 e$ q3 nIn reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
1 s* k' Q$ v( D$ X$ [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

9 U; d; g0 ~( Z$ xAn 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

' y5 @" J% D% m, Ethank you brother