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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( ], K3 C0 A7 C, O5 xAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
一对老两口有两个女儿，
0 C$ P7 g/ y5 r- R1 aThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one was married to a man who sold straw hats.                
6 H4 c2 N0 t; x! u$ N大女儿嫁给了一个卖雨伞的，二女儿嫁给了一个卖草帽的。
  c5 N) n7 W% ]! A! t. c. ]Therefore, whenever it was a fine day,                
  w" F7 W' [3 v1 j* n) u; v+ V5 z' h+ z: P所以，每当遇到晴天的时候，
1 B. ^. D2 y; g5 d7 Jthe mother would sigh: “Oh, it’s a bad day for my elder son-in-law.”
0 C  F/ @/ X6 Y" {6 d做母亲的就会叹气：“哎！大女婿的雨伞卖不出去了。”
- Q8 n3 j8 B) ]% BBut 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！” ，
4 T6 C% q* X- K4 G' l. D8 i$ ySo she was never happy, rain or shine.
! X" ^5 p. o" v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.         
# s/ ~  f, F7 _- j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.
雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好，
In 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.
$ T; m$ T1 w, h, {/ p' f2 [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  A5 j. X  ?An 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

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