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

  C, i4 z( ]9 h& X: ^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 was married to a man who sold straw hats.                
2 V8 J# D9 _+ b5 `大女儿嫁给了一个卖雨伞的，二女儿嫁给了一个卖草帽的。
% Z' x) o5 I2 a5 M* u* w( N4 QTherefore, whenever it was a fine day,                
8 d( ^1 Z- q5 Q: a7 p3 O7 h/ u所以，每当遇到晴天的时候，
) a2 q' S1 N; Ythe mother would sigh: “Oh, it’s a bad day for my elder son-in-law.”
- @' y% `. x! X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！” ，
' F  }. Z' Z' m* C, `" k  hSo she was never happy, rain or shine.
所以，晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。
% r: r4 @5 e; pBut 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。
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.
5 X3 c! L; K0 I, c# T7 M1 R雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好，
In reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
8 _  n/ i7 q* j# Q" r3 f其实，幸福就是一种心情，
It 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

AASTAR

Seeing Life in a Different Light/换个角度看生活

3 b: i& ]# E- j* vAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
) \8 d9 w2 q+ [% F  r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 p7 s% u  djack_lai 发表于 2010-5-2 22:00

thank you brother