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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% @6 V$ U, r. h! A' d6 n1 a/ UAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
* T3 T$ V2 k- e8 S3 f一对老两口有两个女儿，
; x0 O) @3 ?6 B. P4 {# EThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one was married to a man who sold straw hats.                
9 _( W7 F- j4 e1 Z: D+ x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* Z# q( q8 V6 a) `6 [& M所以，每当遇到晴天的时候，
) R: ?; F- |1 bthe 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！” ，
3 `' {/ b) k! S1 D8 F1 aSo she was never happy, rain or shine.
. i8 {; s: x9 j4 E! v1 f, M% J所以，晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。
3 Y8 f8 s5 {& N/ ~4 q, zBut 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,
晴天时他想到二女婿的草帽会卖得好，
( j2 U* g: u) q8 Z; {- n) _and on rainy days he would think of his elder son-in-law doing well selling his umbrellas.
9 p) m& {/ F3 [/ f( N2 q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，
It is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.
9 g* L8 G; I$ c8 Y; A0 F, `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

* O/ L) v* b- D: V9 r" uAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
; R- F9 ?/ l% V! Y5 {& r一对老两口有两个女儿，
6 C: d/ v% s" m9 S1 B" v0 ~$ I4 VThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one wa ...
, i6 h  |, a3 z# T! Njack_lai 发表于 2010-5-2 22:00

0 H2 Z. L+ z& ~: F+ U  rthank you brother