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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' e1 S5 E& g1 XAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
; g7 u% q/ E; m7 o" ~0 R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.                
. f8 U  |$ p" h# g( i大女儿嫁给了一个卖雨伞的，二女儿嫁给了一个卖草帽的。
1 I7 w, ?% W' B7 G: eTherefore, whenever it was a fine day,                
$ ]/ R0 v: E6 D3 `; R! M所以，每当遇到晴天的时候，
0 U+ @8 q3 x) ~  Athe mother would sigh: “Oh, it’s a bad day for my elder son-in-law.”
4 X8 ^& D5 j" A2 h! b做母亲的就会叹气：“哎！大女婿的雨伞卖不出去了。”
* y$ Q: A+ |8 R+ v8 F% y9 z2 ]" [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.”
0 O6 j2 W% h: t; l遇到雨天，她还是会叹气：“二女婿的草帽没人买了！” ，
4 H) I7 g& v% RSo she was never happy, rain or shine.
2 E/ @; _, R3 H7 E所以，晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。
1 i' @  `; J: J6 u$ K5 b$ YBut 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，
: g/ U/ w: X1 b- O% F. Kand on rainy days he would think of his elder son-in-law doing well selling his umbrellas.
6 {0 B' i9 V* x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，
/ ?0 B0 z- N& Q( AIt 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

An elderly couple had two daughters.                
8 I. a6 c, E. \一对老两口有两个女儿，
" H3 }, Y1 x7 V' `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