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

5 A( _0 j* _7 U+ ~+ Q2 KAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
: m$ K, A2 V8 o* B" a一对老两口有两个女儿，
2 ^( @9 h. m" c& NThe 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。
Therefore, whenever it was a fine day,                
所以，每当遇到晴天的时候，
2 q) a) L6 ]4 `the mother would sigh: “Oh, it’s a bad day for my elder son-in-law.”
# i  N2 `* j, G6 |做母亲的就会叹气：“哎！大女婿的雨伞卖不出去了。”
7 \" ]9 x! Z* x4 z& _6 @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.”
* ~$ a1 z7 ]+ @, \( t' z) Y遇到雨天，她还是会叹气：“二女婿的草帽没人买了！” ，
  |7 N6 j0 A* F' P6 rSo she was never happy, rain or shine.
. ]- p& I" y+ v7 z$ z7 k3 D- M! y所以，晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。
9 l9 T. o: h# l8 V  g8 |4 VBut her husband saw the matter in a different light.He was happy, rain or shine.         
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,
晴天时他想到二女婿的草帽会卖得好，
' a  x' X8 N9 {5 l9 q! zand 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，
! f" j+ R( w- IIn reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
其实，幸福就是一种心情，
It is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.
  s. v( }$ ~) N& [$ w) Z- x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

% n8 g9 k4 i2 t+ bAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
一对老两口有两个女儿，
: p  |$ A8 v; {+ H! q8 zThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one wa ...
3 W2 s  \2 o7 V+ u3 D$ Rjack_lai 发表于 2010-5-2 22:00

thank you brother