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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. % B/ p7 ?% f" P8 G" o% f
一对老两口有两个女儿,
. v7 u! G, Q U* w$ DThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one was married to a man who sold straw hats. 7 ~% r- F9 S: 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。/ T' s( o% S1 Y& l. I
Therefore, whenever it was a fine day,
8 j1 D) i/ ^$ t7 k5 f9 h6 M所以,每当遇到晴天的时候,2 n! g4 f. V3 L0 h$ J: e$ O
the mother would sigh: “Oh, it’s a bad day for my elder son-in-law.”
% [0 N1 Y' Y2 ?, \! ?做母亲的就会叹气:“哎!大女婿的雨伞卖不出去了。”
0 {% R! Q1 s7 ~5 c5 e5 _0 QBut if it was a rainy day, she would sigh as well: “Nobody’s going to buy my younger son-in-law’s straw hats.”
s! F O: x/ G4 f) ^- J遇到雨天,她还是会叹气:“二女婿的草帽没人买了!” ,/ ^" e2 u: I$ ^% h( C* S; r( a
So she was never happy, rain or shine.
; q& m |$ J# u* }所以,晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。
5 V5 s6 `' F9 e: gBut her husband saw the matter in a different light.He was happy, rain or shine. 5 j% D! t6 ^& G
可是老先生却恰恰相反,不论晴天雨天,老先生都很高兴。
3 q+ e( h0 J; Z+ p5 i8 TOn sunny days, he would think that his younger son-in-law would sell lots of straw hats,
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and on rainy days he would think of his elder son-in-law doing well selling his umbrellas." I1 g R( h1 a' B3 @& W) a1 p# G
雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好,% h R8 Z7 B6 p( r3 i
In reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.4 L3 R9 ]/ |7 C0 F$ s
其实,幸福就是一种心情,; F' [$ u q+ W1 n: J
It is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.' {/ |) A9 V8 a) ?5 |
它离你不远,关键是看你知不知足 |
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