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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- a# }7 _- W( P$ B! X7 iAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
$ `, S% U( C/ H. O6 i, w4 h. z2 u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.                
3 |- Y% Q  f! \7 r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，
8 a9 Y5 O) a0 }/ wthe mother would sigh: “Oh, it’s a bad day for my elder son-in-law.”
/ Q2 [1 W( v, H" @" t  v做母亲的就会叹气：“哎！大女婿的雨伞卖不出去了。”
! w! X6 Y" o# T6 e- e4 y: RBut if it was a rainy day, she would sigh as well: “Nobody’s going to buy my younger son-in-law’s straw hats.”
1 |: C" N5 l7 N9 V% u2 h: c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。
+ j4 \/ K) p: E8 ~( f( T: fBut her husband saw the matter in a different light.He was happy, rain or shine.         
% L  g% A3 @9 v0 Q: d9 W$ m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,
. D9 C, Z0 S" J! `0 U, }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.
$ c' @5 S3 V0 m. P# d5 B" L* n雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好，
In reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
$ [$ R* M) p4 X" h$ }7 A" b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

, r+ Y8 q; e9 P6 w/ RAn 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 ...
/ p- n, s, m: M% d1 g; ]! ~jack_lai 发表于 2010-5-2 22:00

thank you brother