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Seeing Life in a Different Light/换个角度看生活
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9 H3 I1 J" k7 l9 O! eAn elderly couple had two daughters. ( B) t7 A( @" X
一对老两口有两个女儿,
" i8 Q& L' S' w/ c3 z2 nThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one was married to a man who sold straw hats. 2 P1 X0 H6 h% F6 h$ f/ m4 u* X
大女儿嫁给了一个卖雨伞的,二女儿嫁给了一个卖草帽的。
" u; B- w) l: Z9 K( j- f4 J, r, Z fTherefore, whenever it was a fine day, / V0 j0 X4 z- @( ~3 h
所以,每当遇到晴天的时候,1 J* ?- h1 k$ [2 b
the mother would sigh: “Oh, it’s a bad day for my elder son-in-law.”. x" s/ ^' [8 n: k
做母亲的就会叹气:“哎!大女婿的雨伞卖不出去了。”
; `, `* [2 h" Y, |8 M1 m( a- E: w9 PBut if it was a rainy day, she would sigh as well: “Nobody’s going to buy my younger son-in-law’s straw hats.”
8 r: v2 f1 q! Q/ q8 |3 X遇到雨天,她还是会叹气:“二女婿的草帽没人买了!” ,
# {: U$ i) @5 D* h& P. I- l3 n( Q# i# N' uSo she was never happy, rain or shine.0 Q7 g+ e" @3 _3 z# g
所以,晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。) n; A/ x3 f" Z) Q7 }+ L
But her husband saw the matter in a different light.He was happy, rain or shine.
; X' G f7 h& |4 G可是老先生却恰恰相反,不论晴天雨天,老先生都很高兴。
: s" u7 U2 O! k! m3 @$ l( {1 A- }On sunny days, he would think that his younger son-in-law would sell lots of straw hats,/ h4 t/ Q% ^$ |$ U2 f& Z
晴天时他想到二女婿的草帽会卖得好," y% A) n1 J/ l5 l. a/ U
and on rainy days he would think of his elder son-in-law doing well selling his umbrellas.- z: \! u- | e0 `
雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好,
+ W- Q" S& x- z2 v2 J" GIn reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.& J9 E- H- L+ U/ q, A- M
其实,幸福就是一种心情, n4 B( J1 J' y8 D
It is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.
5 `0 W- J9 z# D' L( Y! J4 G它离你不远,关键是看你知不知足 |
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