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Seeing Life in a Different Light/换个角度看生活! s, `, R Z* L O7 v2 _9 a
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An elderly couple had two daughters. % j& A+ r9 b" P+ d
一对老两口有两个女儿,4 `- @% r k1 H7 Y/ h- _# ~
The older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one was married to a man who sold straw hats.
9 O9 l9 C* S/ c( f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/ L, T# U1 ?8 f
Therefore, whenever it was a fine day, ( w* T" ?* ~ n# w4 D( h
所以,每当遇到晴天的时候,5 C9 U' S( y! H9 |
the mother would sigh: “Oh, it’s a bad day for my elder son-in-law.”
* a2 s8 v' L9 d做母亲的就会叹气:“哎!大女婿的雨伞卖不出去了。”- W; Y$ O, b9 L: X, ~
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.”
, a7 P) E$ v) t9 d6 v6 t: q8 h遇到雨天,她还是会叹气:“二女婿的草帽没人买了!” ,
! O9 p0 W$ o! S/ [& e7 LSo she was never happy, rain or shine.
' m* Z1 F( j$ Y& A2 i8 I4 z所以,晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。0 |) w( [4 ~9 f
But her husband saw the matter in a different light.He was happy, rain or shine. 3 x6 @$ B- x" e: o. b1 X5 M
可是老先生却恰恰相反,不论晴天雨天,老先生都很高兴。5 Q6 I: b& m: _1 o- \* D
On sunny days, he would think that his younger son-in-law would sell lots of straw hats,4 A9 G) U/ F3 h ]5 {2 U
晴天时他想到二女婿的草帽会卖得好,4 a( k1 A3 u6 ]
and on rainy days he would think of his elder son-in-law doing well selling his umbrellas.; _( c( S. V, w
雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好,9 E4 Q! L/ L8 Y, H
In reality, happiness is a kind of attitude." V B% n9 I& u2 s3 \2 f# x
其实,幸福就是一种心情,/ C |' t" a' [- H/ @
It is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.7 g2 R% D$ [% V/ R
它离你不远,关键是看你知不知足 |
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