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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1 d" c" l3 I& |8 L% uAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
- S) b* o* t+ H3 ~/ L$ d' G一对老两口有两个女儿，
2 G) h. V) J$ z: I3 u; Q8 l( XThe 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，
6 ]2 J$ o% a# q, S) Bthe 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。”
$ p$ v1 R+ p1 z, j7 v3 J8 HBut 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！” ，
- l- D# w! Z5 n$ n) gSo she was never happy, rain or shine.
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.         
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,
( N% I0 N/ Q; A% H4 \2 O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.
7 ~3 a/ I1 F$ f8 f& k5 B: |. \5 N$ M雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好，
! c$ J4 {- ?- Z, [* O: ?7 Q7 ^In reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
* @3 j4 o2 w3 q' K8 }其实，幸福就是一种心情，
It is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.
7 s& N* l; C( p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，
% d6 k# e  o, OThe 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

# i  J$ i) q0 L8 O6 B& bthank you brother