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.                
0 e4 R( E$ r! L0 ], w一对老两口有两个女儿，
! \; l% l8 f$ _, P; `( [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。
; n) _2 A! |# X2 a* FTherefore, whenever it was a fine day,                
所以，每当遇到晴天的时候，
# S1 o5 ]+ R3 Bthe 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。”
0 _5 u3 a8 I) m0 ?( E9 {3 U$ {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.”
# ]% E! y' |! X4 q$ ?遇到雨天，她还是会叹气：“二女婿的草帽没人买了！” ，
  O- Z+ T: D- C# U. t8 ESo she was never happy, rain or shine.
" H) u  i* C! _- }  l) f所以，晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。
3 P" \$ @* M2 @* K7 {But 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,
晴天时他想到二女婿的草帽会卖得好，
+ Z0 b; x0 d% n7 G) Q: p' Rand 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，
It is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.
; r5 Z" y4 M; q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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An elderly couple had two daughters.                
) L( i8 o% s4 ^' ^# t) ]一对老两口有两个女儿，
: m% X  t/ `' R5 b4 o( ~The older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one wa ...
% A3 T- X* ^; d3 S  s) _jack_lai 发表于 2010-5-2 22:00

thank you brother