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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: S' M2 D: {* L! hAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
一对老两口有两个女儿，
1 h% c% D( Y' i9 SThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one was married to a man who sold straw hats.                
) I, a+ I. n5 A  R# X8 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。
Therefore, whenever it was a fine day,                
2 V% i* d) y* \& T6 _所以，每当遇到晴天的时候，
( z4 k# X& T2 S2 r( f; \3 rthe 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！” ，
: b5 {* X7 j9 v: h$ H" {So she was never happy, rain or shine.
9 k% l9 ~- ^+ q8 _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.         
! r; y. z) c8 C* ^  t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,
! `4 m, e2 |5 d# x% i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.
$ L" V2 p) [. F5 p8 q7 M& s( n其实，幸福就是一种心情，
It is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.
3 o6 t# l, T$ s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.                
+ @' `1 j; F' J一对老两口有两个女儿，
$ _) R5 m2 k' h4 n& N8 H7 wThe 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