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) O3 L5 h, \An elderly couple had two daughters.                
: S2 v3 c! i8 V- k% s& v* {$ `一对老两口有两个女儿，
5 Z" s  i/ _- @' ]5 BThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one was married to a man who sold straw hats.                
. L6 v- y% H. |; j" \+ c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,                
/ B9 _3 a7 q. c8 w  V所以，每当遇到晴天的时候，
% V, z8 B) @4 @- bthe mother would sigh: “Oh, it’s a bad day for my elder son-in-law.”
- S/ v4 V' V$ _% V- r# P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.”
1 I0 u9 \: N$ |" A4 b遇到雨天，她还是会叹气：“二女婿的草帽没人买了！” ，
2 y% L, p% u0 ^# X* Y7 P# k' SSo she was never happy, rain or shine.
: W4 X) ?' F; `$ j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.         
& Y! {2 |  Q/ x- D4 }' b2 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,
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.
9 t+ j- V$ u# E雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好，
' @8 u/ e2 b/ `In reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
其实，幸福就是一种心情，
+ E9 E7 G/ {6 ?) p+ A( M( l$ J8 J! uIt is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.
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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An 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 wa ...
( X5 i  O0 u) }2 v4 e( Ojack_lai 发表于 2010-5-2 22:00

thank you brother