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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2 I* p3 o3 J$ o0 T3 F6 m3 f  }1 JAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
/ z9 ]- L1 E" Q( h. b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.                
  F8 E9 H: P: z. K$ D) i大女儿嫁给了一个卖雨伞的，二女儿嫁给了一个卖草帽的。
6 n6 h" s$ B% m& CTherefore, whenever it was a fine day,                
所以，每当遇到晴天的时候，
& [$ Z4 C" N& cthe mother would sigh: “Oh, it’s a bad day for my elder son-in-law.”
. P( L' N8 a6 ]' a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.”
3 O( c, E2 G( `3 B1 N( i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.
; x8 f3 X2 Z4 E6 g所以，晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。
& z# K! r! b- S$ n  \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,
) N- C! ]9 X/ q! O2 }  }& `" b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.
: `" q# D" d/ X5 i  k/ H雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好，
' ]. T4 J7 \$ |9 RIn reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
其实，幸福就是一种心情，
  `2 A- u5 h. T- z' QIt is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.
2 K' x6 j  U/ m  i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

An elderly couple had two daughters.                
$ G9 c* L3 l0 r( n, R9 o/ q; x一对老两口有两个女儿，
% ?. e$ _5 ~" EThe 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