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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  F) Y8 g: H1 P8 fAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
$ b' I" s" h6 a7 l一对老两口有两个女儿，
. B& K6 e  g& A; r( o6 h' j8 d6 gThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one was married to a man who sold straw hats.                
. S6 l6 k0 c* M6 h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$ j" {8 I2 [! o5 b$ n0 H; u6 K所以，每当遇到晴天的时候，
  r+ F: J1 u, T1 F" ^6 O, e3 Sthe 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！” ，
  n0 n0 e6 n6 V8 iSo she was never happy, rain or shine.
所以，晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。
! L# m9 ~! X8 U- c! \6 ABut 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,
2 O7 r. Q- q8 }& N+ T' A" O  q0 J# w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.
1 a$ p* ~4 U$ c; ^+ w& p8 u* Z雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好，
In reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
3 U- E) a' P* j+ N1 b% P其实，幸福就是一种心情，
It is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.
$ l% U& m: @$ ~% Q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
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An elderly couple had two daughters.                
/ ~% b8 `4 A8 J7 r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