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.                
( H; @$ B- n2 L' M1 s1 X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。
& i4 z' w" f$ q* ^* E# I$ x4 hTherefore, whenever it was a fine day,                
) `" Z1 b3 o" O# b3 K3 |. g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。”
( C9 S# n4 D7 u" A7 oBut if it was a rainy day, she would sigh as well: “Nobody’s going to buy my younger son-in-law’s straw hats.”
! ]/ x; z$ C7 I' j遇到雨天，她还是会叹气：“二女婿的草帽没人买了！” ，
- B, z# P5 q8 N7 m$ ?9 [- TSo she was never happy, rain or shine.
所以，晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。
9 A! s8 I5 a) o( ~+ LBut her husband saw the matter in a different light.He was happy, rain or shine.         
: g$ x  L/ T" e) X, ~. a, q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,
7 C0 r' k6 Q$ N' 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.
雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好，
/ N( j  X; z6 @$ S1 y8 fIn reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
  f8 p& d6 K$ I' s! j* A# n& k其实，幸福就是一种心情，
% [( [* l7 B% E* Q7 R$ uIt 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
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4 }6 @5 d% O/ I. j) t9 eAn 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

thank you brother