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

; a; Y) n" h1 Z, B, G9 q! ?& s+ xAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
2 Q- a1 t! Q# b1 _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.                
& V, c& F2 [7 s  u  V$ k: 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。
4 `) M+ K: q7 ^4 k7 u2 dTherefore, 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.”
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。
# f3 a+ ]( @6 B9 ?: L' gBut her husband saw the matter in a different light.He was happy, rain or shine.         
8 K/ ^* p0 {4 e$ A! f. O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,
0 p; l9 Q) u# A* P# H$ N  w( [0 I晴天时他想到二女婿的草帽会卖得好，
, n* j0 Q( v2 ^and on rainy days he would think of his elder son-in-law doing well selling his umbrellas.
4 c, C# Y! K) o3 f4 Z0 f雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好，
) {$ l+ [$ u" a# Q% y- e3 AIn 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.
% B. v, m- n: e' ^! A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

5 J: X7 A* _5 K  C& _; tAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
一对老两口有两个女儿，
6 l% l4 H8 V8 \( n) q- OThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one wa ...
' ~3 Q: E1 R+ m- gjack_lai 发表于 2010-5-2 22:00

thank you brother