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

An elderly couple had two daughters.                
一对老两口有两个女儿，
, {* }$ \! }9 i2 L: DThe 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。
Therefore, whenever it was a fine day,                
所以，每当遇到晴天的时候，
& H# h: x' |. v% ~6 j/ o+ g% w' qthe 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。”
: n( R1 a/ E; _2 R8 ]. p! qBut 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！” ，
3 Q" k# \- d% E2 a2 r8 m* S& uSo she was never happy, rain or shine.
, L6 E5 x# E* v4 J  h所以，晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。
- B' {1 q' v. D, H9 KBut 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。
! w  |: r, K, @# |3 C6 i. FOn 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.
雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好，
. T5 _) f( S" C' S2 H8 HIn reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
其实，幸福就是一种心情，
4 U9 l* z; ^5 Y! n, V0 l- cIt is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.
( N' C6 o7 M) n0 I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

An elderly couple had two daughters.                
一对老两口有两个女儿，
7 |- R: V9 }$ e( X4 FThe 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