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

An elderly couple had two daughters.                
# F1 P! S7 F' X! j$ o# ?# T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,                
1 j& p% x! x5 r$ Q+ K* N所以，每当遇到晴天的时候，
5 [5 O# H0 c) z& ^* ?3 U* A8 v9 Tthe mother would sigh: “Oh, it’s a bad day for my elder son-in-law.”
2 }3 o, T: o7 G: _7 p$ V+ W* q" u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！” ，
So she was never happy, rain or shine.
所以，晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。
! p5 s, d4 K5 G1 BBut her husband saw the matter in a different light.He was happy, rain or shine.         
( r5 F$ `  P/ w2 U! z8 |& S  z" d- R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.
! i2 z. n' I0 k4 i/ L雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好，
" }4 `. _1 F% U3 I, ?% oIn 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.
- B1 {& K* `* J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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" e( z  f0 v7 S# BAn 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 wa ...
jack_lai 发表于 2010-5-2 22:00

thank you brother