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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/ P2 A1 o" x& MAn 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 was married to a man who sold straw hats.                
" \- J2 w* W$ H( z" ?, x/ x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,                
) Q% m5 r' C! W& L3 E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.”
0 q# j6 M0 L( {8 u做母亲的就会叹气：“哎！大女婿的雨伞卖不出去了。”
& N9 E# c8 [& W8 I/ n! o1 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.”
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。
But her husband saw the matter in a different light.He was happy, rain or shine.         
& `" E/ k3 t0 a% Z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 x, l0 Y9 d$ u' d晴天时他想到二女婿的草帽会卖得好，
; p& \" I- [) j9 w5 r+ ?# band 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，
% h5 Q* e0 l9 k" J# n" r& H# BIn reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
其实，幸福就是一种心情，
9 _0 \! R: e1 Y0 T, h$ u/ @3 HIt is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.
; E& R7 K- f) H: \2 x& b* ^9 {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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6 h3 M9 Z1 r2 C& h8 R8 w* ~An elderly couple had two daughters.                
; T! R7 r, X* p3 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 wa ...
9 F3 i. w: E# j8 k3 ujack_lai 发表于 2010-5-2 22:00

, V5 G, m! `; H9 I7 e4 zthank you brother