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Seeing Life in a Different Light/换个角度看生活+ K& j [! f: `$ p# o$ b6 A+ K
' @% v' d: e$ i: s: v4 v0 p OAn elderly couple had two daughters. * I. k- ] o ~2 A9 Z, m
一对老两口有两个女儿,
1 \ N/ g' w3 w/ f; SThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one was married to a man who sold straw hats. 6 S- [6 q: Q4 [% f2 ?" c: 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。6 L4 A" W+ S" D; w% U/ A9 a. E$ l
Therefore, whenever it was a fine day,
$ V9 z# g. B/ v; l# P所以,每当遇到晴天的时候,. T7 G( S" z( ?! b/ C. Q3 g
the mother would sigh: “Oh, it’s a bad day for my elder son-in-law.”
: t4 a' N3 A: z9 ^做母亲的就会叹气:“哎!大女婿的雨伞卖不出去了。”, C/ }, }8 {4 ?+ l* V
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.”
* R( x! }4 O: y$ l; i遇到雨天,她还是会叹气:“二女婿的草帽没人买了!” ,
9 [' f2 g' h- G! e! }So she was never happy, rain or shine.
0 ?. I, a2 T$ V! a. J- t: q所以,晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。; g+ S) q- r$ R# U5 j. N) s
But her husband saw the matter in a different light.He was happy, rain or shine. , U( `' K. O- Z9 x% \) k
可是老先生却恰恰相反,不论晴天雨天,老先生都很高兴。0 ]- o7 R8 x& Z) M: {
On sunny days, he would think that his younger son-in-law would sell lots of straw hats,: l4 Y* H- }2 D/ L
晴天时他想到二女婿的草帽会卖得好,2 v4 ]# q( k2 i: j- h2 v
and on rainy days he would think of his elder son-in-law doing well selling his umbrellas.
" _, Z1 Y( m8 v2 j雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好,7 K* f& K) y# \8 E
In reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
$ F, z2 Z6 | s5 X; c+ k; I其实,幸福就是一种心情,
! R1 L- t& N jIt is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.4 C8 V; `$ u* {; Y2 B
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