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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( x# i( Q0 r, {4 JAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
0 B$ i2 J$ s7 a  t" m$ Z8 w2 _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.                
! R8 q0 W+ M6 A( @大女儿嫁给了一个卖雨伞的，二女儿嫁给了一个卖草帽的。
+ x" h! L' ?% m) OTherefore, 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。”
2 H' I! B: S% p8 N. eBut if it was a rainy day, she would sigh as well: “Nobody’s going to buy my younger son-in-law’s straw hats.”
! j7 s0 @" R- t8 f+ ~! w# B4 F" c; Z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。
" Z- f% ]/ x, B$ F2 j6 mBut her husband saw the matter in a different light.He was happy, rain or shine.         
- d! |! d) _+ V: l+ s( n; L& L可是老先生却恰恰相反，不论晴天雨天，老先生都很高兴。
: U# o& h2 \( z. gOn 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，
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，
In reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
) F$ M3 Y; H# b( q  Q其实，幸福就是一种心情，
3 q$ C) Q5 I7 I0 FIt is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.
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
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5 Z# L- G9 u9 }+ s$ u! MAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
" e! D' ^: K8 o7 u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

thank you brother