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

) `: Z4 B( L0 W6 tAn 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.                
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,                
2 j  q7 l) w) _" T3 q" l% n所以，每当遇到晴天的时候，
$ D; f# s4 w" z/ |the mother would sigh: “Oh, it’s a bad day for my elder son-in-law.”
# k  i* ~4 n( F5 I2 J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.”
; t- U) ]# I. i2 O- h  c遇到雨天，她还是会叹气：“二女婿的草帽没人买了！” ，
. b; N0 p. L: ^' FSo she was never happy, rain or shine.
所以，晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。
* S2 V& `8 A- G3 B& p( x! }But her husband saw the matter in a different light.He was happy, rain or shine.         
* N! l. ^- v/ x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.
" K0 |+ x3 M) O, ~* w1 _其实，幸福就是一种心情，
+ C$ z, j7 ^4 A  ]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

An 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 ...
" l9 g# D( K9 y7 Y; T( ajack_lai 发表于 2010-5-2 22:00

thank you brother