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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  G1 E  k5 z, V) N/ z% ?" t' j7 cAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
7 }7 F! t1 z" r( Q. I' T. X5 H一对老两口有两个女儿，
9 j+ ~7 G& Q& @1 L9 H/ ^/ jThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one was married to a man who sold straw hats.                
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,                
; z% k+ L% L' R" _& f所以，每当遇到晴天的时候，
# s9 \4 F2 N! D0 }the mother would sigh: “Oh, it’s a bad day for my elder son-in-law.”
4 V  W" @& O5 l( Q. m做母亲的就会叹气：“哎！大女婿的雨伞卖不出去了。”
- d" }6 Q. W7 q1 Q' ~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。
But her husband saw the matter in a different light.He was happy, rain or shine.         
- k" P- I$ x) v' e0 B: Y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，
and on rainy days he would think of his elder son-in-law doing well selling his umbrellas.
雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好，
In reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
# M2 r) A- p4 ?5 O, ^7 v1 L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

8 B+ T5 e( K3 JAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
% J! ?# h; V1 \一对老两口有两个女儿，
. [5 G. U7 h; ~6 l6 z% vThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one wa ...
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7 Y, l# Z& \1 ~* Hthank you brother