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

An elderly couple had two daughters.                
4 [" `. F3 z: k  j一对老两口有两个女儿，
* Y% O) Y3 K, J: A% n+ UThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one was married to a man who sold straw hats.                
  M6 E, [# Z% E2 A9 h/ y+ W- I大女儿嫁给了一个卖雨伞的，二女儿嫁给了一个卖草帽的。
7 l2 M/ T1 C$ S% a1 n6 @Therefore, whenever it was a fine day,                
& t( a9 P; u! q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！” ，
/ m  H( `: t1 j* w& z5 VSo she was never happy, rain or shine.
: ]2 `( `1 i; y/ w6 c+ d' n所以，晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。
- y6 e0 X8 k: y! A4 WBut her husband saw the matter in a different light.He was happy, rain or shine.         
9 S; N, {; y) \& E  n; K1 `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,
; i( V8 [9 }) L6 ~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.
" S. @$ H4 A" o雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好，
: H9 R! a# X5 P5 N6 \: aIn reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
4 g+ K3 ]$ v& M其实，幸福就是一种心情，
It 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

0 [6 Q' J/ z1 H% N/ L- a4 WAn 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 ...
jack_lai 发表于 2010-5-2 22:00

thank you brother