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.                
一对老两口有两个女儿，
  m) }) ^! r% p$ C+ F' P9 H7 tThe 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。
  F+ C: k" l% t5 m! x7 ~% W8 r. |+ uTherefore, whenever it was a fine day,                
, x$ I2 ~" I( P3 V! J. s所以，每当遇到晴天的时候，
, W- |: e7 |% M4 z* k$ V) Jthe 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.”
遇到雨天，她还是会叹气：“二女婿的草帽没人买了！” ，
So she was never happy, rain or shine.
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.         
* N, a% U7 G8 _8 x0 j1 O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,
) Y0 e6 V; Y& m: k' e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.
雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好，
: Q/ H% D5 ]2 X, T4 OIn reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
' v  G4 U4 R  H& X8 k其实，幸福就是一种心情，
% }- Q# P7 M) I3 i- c; O/ qIt is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.
9 R  _* F: H; G0 \6 a+ A) j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

An elderly couple had two daughters.                
! R8 Q3 N2 `: q9 Y# P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 ...
jack_lai 发表于 2010-5-2 22:00

8 `# z" P5 ?9 ?2 U- {3 R9 I* P  ~thank you brother