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

* x3 S3 E1 s) n3 KAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
- }9 K! e; }/ g5 l% k/ M一对老两口有两个女儿，
& z" }7 F$ n$ _+ S% fThe 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。
8 H' A7 ^2 F9 t4 J! ?* ~Therefore, whenever it was a fine day,                
所以，每当遇到晴天的时候，
% n- b' ?' x4 Athe 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.”
2 n( H8 f: B; s4 n' p! I$ H遇到雨天，她还是会叹气：“二女婿的草帽没人买了！” ，
% j- I' a7 I5 Z- h4 k. Z. h5 b! oSo she was never happy, rain or shine.
7 A. u4 e9 Z- e/ H$ {5 Q$ q* S+ Q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,
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.
* V/ z  |% f1 \4 ]4 q雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好，
) q- q4 g. Z1 [- \. tIn 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.                
1 X5 i1 |, Z) o9 R1 ]& q& O一对老两口有两个女儿，
1 w- t& W" T6 q- w4 A" j! Z* Q0 LThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one wa ...
$ S$ |5 o- ^; h) c; K$ N0 p% ujack_lai 发表于 2010-5-2 22:00

thank you brother