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

% Y9 O4 ]8 V+ M9 R; u+ mAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
/ E- B7 s1 P- ^$ l一对老两口有两个女儿，
: }  p$ ]  v  \3 r' X/ Y% _; _The older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one was married to a man who sold straw hats.                
; g7 k6 `* ?% ], \8 Z8 w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，
the mother would sigh: “Oh, it’s a bad day for my elder son-in-law.”
% a; N# y: |3 Q$ j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.”
* |# T7 K2 L, @5 k8 G遇到雨天，她还是会叹气：“二女婿的草帽没人买了！” ，
6 h" ?" ]- O9 O& j0 YSo she was never happy, rain or shine.
7 A2 O" S8 s* d* W2 S+ S/ z4 M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.         
* z% Z8 Y5 N9 b: }& _# Y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，
7 \3 U. p6 D. J( b! oand on rainy days he would think of his elder son-in-law doing well selling his umbrellas.
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.
6 b- g+ W$ f' z* j3 h1 m. B+ S它离你不远，关键是看你知不知足

AASTAR

Seeing Life in a Different Light/换个角度看生活

' a, M( \1 z  @9 J' ?0 v+ \9 M% h( vAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
一对老两口有两个女儿，
; F2 ^5 L6 S- C( o1 Y- P2 uThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one wa ...
: A- D- [4 P2 o1 qjack_lai 发表于 2010-5-2 22:00

thank you brother