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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# z: ~3 ?3 a+ A6 S) {) m0 E; C/ DAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
- L7 H# m3 B7 E* {% x1 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 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,                
* E  z0 l" B) n& y" k5 S4 s. f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.”
7 F% b2 j- I4 F3 Q8 O* F做母亲的就会叹气：“哎！大女婿的雨伞卖不出去了。”
) G; _. m) R1 @3 n. d$ IBut 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.
* F" q- ~, @4 l7 `8 C所以，晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。
* @  y9 [/ K4 _* A4 I! vBut her husband saw the matter in a different light.He was happy, rain or shine.         
9 |) M$ p0 z) M" P- o) F3 N可是老先生却恰恰相反，不论晴天雨天，老先生都很高兴。
/ q) e1 W$ \# i+ H3 _On sunny days, he would think that his younger son-in-law would sell lots of straw hats,
1 V6 i% V% E1 c) a8 O/ q. D: @3 S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，
- k" s3 j! b. W0 J$ ~; OIn reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
其实，幸福就是一种心情，
It is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.
9 q( g) ~9 [' {. |5 J5 n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.                
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 ...
. }" L" f& r. d8 k8 z8 pjack_lai 发表于 2010-5-2 22:00

) L8 V3 V5 j6 _+ {" s2 w1 J* z8 Pthank you brother