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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.
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' 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. 6 d* a. ?7 a: a0 p
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,& W8 X8 z, f0 N P8 ?6 E2 g; |+ {
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.3 I0 w& N: u- D" a+ ~! t, \
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. 7 U H* M; n2 o- |; x: q7 J4 a ^
可是老先生却恰恰相反,不论晴天雨天,老先生都很高兴。0 `* b5 ?8 P1 n' z; [& [8 o7 i R/ ]
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.& I# X- u% j d& ?' R) w+ P
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.* a, f/ k' |, \1 T
它离你不远,关键是看你知不知足 |
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