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Seeing Life in a Different Light/换个角度看生活' }! u0 h$ g2 u
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An elderly couple had two daughters. 3 v: e* ?% Q! V; Z$ k; E; v4 G r
一对老两口有两个女儿,
2 F; j2 A9 e! \7 B2 B# v; k8 kThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one was married to a man who sold straw hats.
1 D4 g8 ~5 w# f; e+ M大女儿嫁给了一个卖雨伞的,二女儿嫁给了一个卖草帽的。
- r4 e; J5 J! A/ A2 z a( nTherefore, whenever it was a fine day,
# N+ R/ ^: M! [2 I5 O/ M t" |所以,每当遇到晴天的时候,$ \9 K2 N( @2 n- L: H. Z9 ^
the mother would sigh: “Oh, it’s a bad day for my elder son-in-law.”* J7 v- |8 x8 k! \
做母亲的就会叹气:“哎!大女婿的雨伞卖不出去了。”
1 U+ {) {' C! E5 v: w! T3 WBut if it was a rainy day, she would sigh as well: “Nobody’s going to buy my younger son-in-law’s straw hats.”
7 J4 P+ ?* g! {6 ]- b1 Z: P遇到雨天,她还是会叹气:“二女婿的草帽没人买了!” ,
) X$ D% x" I5 u3 a/ C' Q/ p" N5 ZSo she was never happy, rain or shine.% ~) V" F. L7 F4 |
所以,晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。
4 O# J) X% n2 K2 ?/ c) d9 aBut her husband saw the matter in a different light.He was happy, rain or shine. + W5 `& P) d, v8 y" G
可是老先生却恰恰相反,不论晴天雨天,老先生都很高兴。
4 n8 p: a0 ^! K2 [6 _2 FOn sunny days, he would think that his younger son-in-law would sell lots of straw hats,
" _- q! ?9 s1 Y0 u/ F晴天时他想到二女婿的草帽会卖得好,% s- @, ~/ {& X; W
and on rainy days he would think of his elder son-in-law doing well selling his umbrellas.- \. J8 [! u& |! E; A- `/ i0 k
雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好,
9 t' y& x! }5 S3 c, b2 e c, q8 U. YIn reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
( c. l( u( E9 r. x# ^其实,幸福就是一种心情,
0 F$ c% f* u- P* y8 S' XIt is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.
7 U2 X ~ z ~6 N4 [0 ?它离你不远,关键是看你知不知足 |
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