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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* {, X8 \( v" h( `; O4 q2 R% s8 aAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
+ r4 @+ R# L; q0 j: C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.                
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,                
所以，每当遇到晴天的时候，
- S' H# z, m" _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.”
遇到雨天，她还是会叹气：“二女婿的草帽没人买了！” ，
& w" J9 i/ Y; F9 `& e# X3 O4 k1 H0 M( rSo she was never happy, rain or shine.
1 @  _5 A! C: 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.         
' v2 p. h& }6 O  ^$ P8 F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,
( G- H  a& }6 q晴天时他想到二女婿的草帽会卖得好，
, ]9 ^( J2 I. e6 T) B: k. Jand on rainy days he would think of his elder son-in-law doing well selling his umbrellas.
. {6 c. @/ w6 F/ `# [雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好，
2 F. P! u) ]0 Y+ jIn reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
' C% N3 s) Q2 U) @; @4 t7 y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

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Seeing Life in a Different Light/换个角度看生活
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" J/ F. Z1 y1 u1 w/ |/ |An elderly couple had two daughters.                
* m% {, f' p( |# v. X- o* @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

) D' n) @+ r; K6 X0 t2 {thank you brother