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
; Z0 w* R0 L7 g
! a* \! v* f8 C6 Z, M* O7 iAn 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 was married to a man who sold straw hats.                
# c/ d$ J: B3 X$ k& \, d* Q, ]大女儿嫁给了一个卖雨伞的，二女儿嫁给了一个卖草帽的。
2 D+ T5 K" K9 A- c2 e& _: _Therefore, whenever it was a fine day,                
所以，每当遇到晴天的时候，
, Q9 B. S$ y% n! }7 Zthe 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！” ，
So she was never happy, rain or shine.
所以，晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。
7 _; y. y: Z+ y0 o- f# ^; P; NBut her husband saw the matter in a different light.He was happy, rain or shine.         
* [! ~0 p" `4 |  N可是老先生却恰恰相反，不论晴天雨天，老先生都很高兴。
% M6 i- x8 x& [4 u7 K/ k6 X. E, y4 rOn 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.
" b1 O9 ^  h7 [3 w1 e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，
6 l* G. A( p' u  ]0 B0 {  \It is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.
  O& K% w& c) Q; \1 h它离你不远，关键是看你知不知足

AASTAR

Seeing Life in a Different Light/换个角度看生活

. Q. D4 A, B5 P1 {4 {An elderly couple had two daughters.                
4 Z5 {2 \1 Y# k+ Q6 Q6 l1 q9 o) 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