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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An elderly couple had two daughters.                
2 h" I# h$ }; `. I/ X5 [; N0 e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。
2 [; g/ N7 H. p4 HTherefore, whenever it was a fine day,                
+ X/ L' Q; N& f# {" ]8 P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.”
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.
3 y. [- z% F5 n* S- K. H: \9 Y8 Q所以，晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。
! Z1 F4 }; b6 p; _2 O1 a- N& d- UBut 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,
* W: Z5 J" A" g$ o$ I. c3 m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，
! N9 `4 z+ L, D4 g9 c- LIn reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
8 r9 _( a, J; _其实，幸福就是一种心情，
It is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.
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，
1 `4 X5 t- n) S9 d4 K1 H0 }# q: ~5 lThe 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

7 k* G/ a* }% b: E5 |+ V: }2 g; D/ {thank you brother