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

4 I% B7 Z* L3 r4 x  _An elderly couple had two daughters.                
6 d) @- L' V, `+ e8 z. r( f& G8 w9 Z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 was married to a man who sold straw hats.                
- v5 A0 E& N  `4 m6 D* {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，
the 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！” ，
0 b  h1 X* H- P& T1 S$ ]% Z% w' MSo she was never happy, rain or shine.
+ Y  {( J5 e: A5 a; P9 F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.         
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,
1 R! t; e- J1 _* P( p& v. [晴天时他想到二女婿的草帽会卖得好，
3 W: U( B/ C! Jand on rainy days he would think of his elder son-in-law doing well selling his umbrellas.
& v: e" D( n, |+ @雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好，
In reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
其实，幸福就是一种心情，
# x5 ^' J( M3 V! S$ kIt is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.
6 C$ b( S; F. ~2 p  i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

3 `; w. y  ~2 Q/ |+ a: TAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
一对老两口有两个女儿，
: y5 i  i; M0 g  q0 O5 E7 ~4 I  eThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one wa ...
3 R$ g  C* O/ C7 \: l/ q$ M( sjack_lai 发表于 2010-5-2 22:00

thank you brother