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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5 A* |4 t. L& S9 ~2 Z1 F( r# YAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
$ }5 c; Y8 z. D* G/ a! \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.                
4 x: N) i( H, ?$ w; }. r大女儿嫁给了一个卖雨伞的，二女儿嫁给了一个卖草帽的。
" a5 t# E% h; A# y0 ^Therefore, whenever it was a fine day,                
所以，每当遇到晴天的时候，
6 p) Q* p* S, Lthe mother would sigh: “Oh, it’s a bad day for my elder son-in-law.”
: L  Q; z* `0 X! h做母亲的就会叹气：“哎！大女婿的雨伞卖不出去了。”
6 k! A& r7 l2 C. m. i9 R; R  u6 BBut 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！” ，
1 ~7 ^! Q/ k1 |" Z" CSo she was never happy, rain or shine.
* x6 h$ j- T% b0 V! `: S& U( g所以，晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。
2 p5 f1 x) b) g6 U- ^/ w/ _' jBut her husband saw the matter in a different light.He was happy, rain or shine.         
0 X" \8 R, q) k7 I可是老先生却恰恰相反，不论晴天雨天，老先生都很高兴。
7 X" @2 i* l+ J* HOn 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，
1 b) q% C# `$ \4 o- \* N! y4 pand on rainy days he would think of his elder son-in-law doing well selling his umbrellas.
2 j8 E! W& S9 v/ X! H% Q( T. t+ f* 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.
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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4 K2 C3 F  y9 i/ O  m3 E3 V/ ]" ZAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
一对老两口有两个女儿，
8 N; C4 J4 c4 K1 bThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one wa ...
# y& i  P) L9 o# `6 b# hjack_lai 发表于 2010-5-2 22:00

thank you brother