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.                
9 P8 t  p) `! _* H! T' @一对老两口有两个女儿，
6 ^, Y2 q' ]$ O0 w$ o' QThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one was married to a man who sold straw hats.                
( m6 W/ r+ D1 a, p* G5 p5 i大女儿嫁给了一个卖雨伞的，二女儿嫁给了一个卖草帽的。
. A8 u! J+ c# Q# T  g4 ZTherefore, whenever it was a fine day,                
7 Z- }$ [2 t$ Y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.”
" z# d( \, w* P遇到雨天，她还是会叹气：“二女婿的草帽没人买了！” ，
9 x  l1 N- \8 r2 L( W; ]" KSo she was never happy, rain or shine.
- E8 _; V9 n7 `5 k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.         
6 y  u) M, @/ l4 o- V0 m可是老先生却恰恰相反，不论晴天雨天，老先生都很高兴。
( Z, Z; b5 B0 Q; tOn sunny days, he would think that his younger son-in-law would sell lots of straw hats,
! z* `; v3 q0 a& J- m4 Y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.
) @- Z$ k6 }8 }% f' c雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好，
In reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
# T% n+ p3 `) k+ N  I其实，幸福就是一种心情，
It is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.
1 @& w2 d# i3 M9 G" X7 k2 a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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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 ...
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