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

8 P1 Z) W6 |% B9 d: N+ e3 YAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
0 k) a/ h% {, \: W% A4 x. F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.                
* a5 A! s4 X2 h( B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,                
- y4 @, s4 ]& _: n# |所以，每当遇到晴天的时候，
+ X% t: W$ ]( P; P9 h; Ythe 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.”
9 r; @5 A" ?& _) b遇到雨天，她还是会叹气：“二女婿的草帽没人买了！” ，
( U- ?/ y( u* v0 p8 R3 `1 r' [So she was never happy, rain or shine.
% H9 D" M* s1 W8 ]- N! U1 r- g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。
On sunny days, he would think that his younger son-in-law would sell lots of straw hats,
1 r$ {) X$ q, r; E4 H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.
雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好，
" O  s: j3 ~6 P) D4 S4 gIn 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.
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
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An elderly couple had two daughters.                
一对老两口有两个女儿，
; g: N5 t/ c) K1 I8 GThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one wa ...
& o% [: H. J3 o. S$ T4 D2 ajack_lai 发表于 2010-5-2 22:00

thank you brother