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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An elderly couple had two daughters.                
- z! i0 b/ B$ u" o- g* O2 }一对老两口有两个女儿，
' l$ K% W% T' s0 ZThe 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。
/ F/ G# R$ b$ k9 UTherefore, whenever it was a fine day,                
. _1 M! `) r, o! u( V) f$ E- P所以，每当遇到晴天的时候，
the mother would sigh: “Oh, it’s a bad day for my elder son-in-law.”
/ T. X2 ]8 ^  O* e( r" k# x做母亲的就会叹气：“哎！大女婿的雨伞卖不出去了。”
; j* [3 d0 {3 D6 X0 w8 {- {9 N* f& lBut if it was a rainy day, she would sigh as well: “Nobody’s going to buy my younger son-in-law’s straw hats.”
$ J9 G& K7 y; i9 ~' c' r1 O遇到雨天，她还是会叹气：“二女婿的草帽没人买了！” ，
8 @' f) S% z! `0 qSo she was never happy, rain or shine.
所以，晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。
8 ^7 I9 `6 X+ |% v& i7 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,
% R) o6 V6 C7 l, `5 B! O/ o晴天时他想到二女婿的草帽会卖得好，
5 [9 f8 W2 u+ _' P. H+ c) y# B3 |and on rainy days he would think of his elder son-in-law doing well selling his umbrellas.
$ ~6 ~# |6 \/ W7 ?4 H6 C6 I雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好，
7 Q/ a% X5 M0 |3 l$ wIn reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
其实，幸福就是一种心情，
+ A. o$ Y% n1 |/ g) G( G3 M) SIt 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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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 ...
8 |6 H1 j  w4 ?3 ]4 k! K; ijack_lai 发表于 2010-5-2 22:00

$ q/ a' G) i% a& m8 Pthank you brother