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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1 u7 ~/ C6 `. F# J6 f$ k3 v* H# EAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
一对老两口有两个女儿，
- z. Y, e1 s: N9 K3 wThe 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。
* t( |  E1 G: v4 u: VTherefore, whenever it was a fine day,                
7 h6 s8 A# f, _7 I$ q( y+ [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.”
( A, W/ q" D( b+ Y  ?3 K3 Z: F遇到雨天，她还是会叹气：“二女婿的草帽没人买了！” ，
0 N- I# U% k* p; KSo 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.         
可是老先生却恰恰相反，不论晴天雨天，老先生都很高兴。
' b2 B& e) L9 D  B8 G$ OOn 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.
; |* f7 h2 e3 Y雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好，
: L: L  c( F( b- R! G* B, CIn reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
# o% O$ x  f* _7 s* R其实，幸福就是一种心情，
" m5 T6 J; @' u: I  fIt 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.                
+ A( X5 a( P8 O+ i" h) J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 ...
jack_lai 发表于 2010-5-2 22:00

thank you brother