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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" ?0 a& F. p0 Z# ?1 Y! m6 LAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
; W" p% w( E9 r$ _6 v; ~% d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.                
0 u2 i. z9 \9 O6 t# M2 F2 l大女儿嫁给了一个卖雨伞的，二女儿嫁给了一个卖草帽的。
) S" G' Q3 L0 ^* B* OTherefore, whenever it was a fine day,                
+ ]0 B6 a# Y! |. b' r所以，每当遇到晴天的时候，
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.”
2 v2 \6 U& `! I, J, }遇到雨天，她还是会叹气：“二女婿的草帽没人买了！” ，
) R, U  Q+ w+ [So she was never happy, rain or shine.
% x9 d, U# ^' |5 n" ]# J所以，晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。
) M& q  M5 A8 f# C* X0 b3 E$ wBut her husband saw the matter in a different light.He was happy, rain or shine.         
1 e8 E' o8 c" x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,
# L6 i0 N6 Z! [# D/ _晴天时他想到二女婿的草帽会卖得好，
/ q) u2 \! J/ ?* ]( D4 M7 J, u5 _and on rainy days he would think of his elder son-in-law doing well selling his umbrellas.
. E& s  n% |) T: d9 ?/ W雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好，
. q( m* ^" Q  aIn reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
' h, c, j+ \% e$ Q9 _/ B其实，幸福就是一种心情，
It is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.
# R6 C, K- t7 y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

& ?! s/ |6 M# U; H' c2 \An elderly couple had two daughters.                
2 Z, \  T( Q4 y( q& q1 z: F6 B6 Q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 ...
7 {4 a& ~# ^/ djack_lai 发表于 2010-5-2 22:00

0 L0 B+ X6 ^8 N& tthank you brother