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.                
' v2 V- ]3 K' K% X一对老两口有两个女儿，
# n( `  V# d2 J4 a7 [The 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。
Therefore, whenever it was a fine day,                
# Y: G. q5 {5 n, z& c# t所以，每当遇到晴天的时候，
# S. k9 X  L/ t5 dthe 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.”
: o$ ~( i% @' O( s; R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.         
/ s; w8 y1 U) M' X7 }- K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,
% [. b1 Y: n3 A1 D/ D4 X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.
3 _' s( g/ |2 T/ O8 r+ D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，
" G( h( {4 K9 }It is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.
5 \4 i1 b% E- f, N* G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.                
' L  f+ ]7 v6 R7 W% P一对老两口有两个女儿，
* N9 A, a; X6 b- T" RThe 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

* T# h0 X! _- r0 n5 [7 ?( ~& Fthank you brother