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

8 R0 i7 p- M* C1 y6 V7 W: _An 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 was married to a man who sold straw hats.                
1 T# U' L5 x5 O; h% i1 V大女儿嫁给了一个卖雨伞的，二女儿嫁给了一个卖草帽的。
* U$ u( L# H% E' o( s  qTherefore, whenever it was a fine day,                
- l; R+ ^& k- R+ }所以，每当遇到晴天的时候，
4 x& _) O3 C1 |& q( othe 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.
所以，晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。
8 w6 g3 b; _/ K% X5 SBut her husband saw the matter in a different light.He was happy, rain or shine.         
9 J3 M# {& p7 d' r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，
and on rainy days he would think of his elder son-in-law doing well selling his umbrellas.
( p6 B6 C9 Q. C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.
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，
The older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one wa ...
  ?, r' t/ `5 O7 D4 @jack_lai 发表于 2010-5-2 22:00

1 ]; @8 ?/ J4 a3 g% B+ V7 hthank you brother