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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2 L& U( Y; V# s& ?/ t& P7 JAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
& E: s4 O* h" @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.                
  x5 c) _% e$ g& @* c. _. Q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,                
% x  K3 F2 Z4 T- a+ i% Z8 }所以，每当遇到晴天的时候，
  m! ]) x! A* f( `" |3 C* X- [the mother would sigh: “Oh, it’s a bad day for my elder son-in-law.”
" r: o) {# Q* i6 i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.
# ^4 g! Z- i: q6 R$ Z所以，晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。
But her husband saw the matter in a different light.He was happy, rain or shine.         
5 {6 f, x) m( V5 }可是老先生却恰恰相反，不论晴天雨天，老先生都很高兴。
, T$ R; \% {: N  d- `! aOn 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.
% g* m0 N6 W- H% z6 z7 v5 F/ D$ o雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好，
" u) |$ t8 N& i7 |5 t/ hIn reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
0 g  {! |" L, w: N) |: G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
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An elderly couple had two daughters.                
, K; R7 @/ d, A( U, }% B一对老两口有两个女儿，
' E# x: P" m# s' 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