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 a/ j) \. v- tAn 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 was married to a man who sold straw hats.                
! j1 _/ U+ O) m/ J5 k/ o7 V大女儿嫁给了一个卖雨伞的，二女儿嫁给了一个卖草帽的。
1 l* q5 f+ S" v+ W! d8 \Therefore, whenever it was a fine day,                
$ c7 a: Z0 I& L9 G- ~所以，每当遇到晴天的时候，
: y" I7 R: V. _: |7 N% m6 P$ m6 lthe 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.”
  n5 U- I8 r% c& t  ?4 v' g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。
6 L5 l% B) y1 A  ]2 dBut her husband saw the matter in a different light.He was happy, rain or shine.         
, s& L, U: t, y+ M3 e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.
) s4 s6 m1 k* Y4 b: Z! R# K雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好，
In reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
( A3 L+ O( e6 H3 z' y# k其实，幸福就是一种心情，
It is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.
, \+ {( v4 h0 @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.                
一对老两口有两个女儿，
( X0 X- f! V' K2 C. VThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one wa ...
& |$ e. ]; O/ \( `jack_lai 发表于 2010-5-2 22:00

thank you brother