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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: i( V/ Y; L( q/ P' kAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
一对老两口有两个女儿，
4 v; K. w4 H* }6 pThe 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。
& e; e/ ]5 R+ GTherefore, whenever it was a fine day,                
所以，每当遇到晴天的时候，
3 i; n( i+ l1 t* t3 Rthe mother would sigh: “Oh, it’s a bad day for my elder son-in-law.”
. f, b+ ^5 R# V& L, B做母亲的就会叹气：“哎！大女婿的雨伞卖不出去了。”
: ~; r5 V# Q3 dBut 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！” ，
: }% N7 o! ?8 |So she was never happy, rain or shine.
所以，晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。
8 }* k4 G# }( ]% l$ g' [3 Q+ nBut her husband saw the matter in a different light.He was happy, rain or shine.         
8 T9 ~0 u) W1 g$ M2 Q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,
, u  W. b; j6 F3 |( @4 [晴天时他想到二女婿的草帽会卖得好，
7 {0 j2 V- X9 h. ^, i8 Nand 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，
8 u2 v5 x  _: BIn reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
其实，幸福就是一种心情，
% t8 G5 h# A: J& bIt is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.
8 _2 R' g- X5 G9 @6 v: b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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3 ?; u4 I( H6 j: q: a" gAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
" ^& a* X  P0 Y" x" a2 t一对老两口有两个女儿，
, L5 q! X+ U, M5 sThe 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