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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, {1 |' s" a- g5 [/ ]4 L2 G' I$ rAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
* B; ?& P9 K7 H7 t- ^一对老两口有两个女儿，
, [! S0 b8 _3 ^  e( nThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one was married to a man who sold straw hats.                
; `2 Y! E7 J8 P. Y) K- w2 J大女儿嫁给了一个卖雨伞的，二女儿嫁给了一个卖草帽的。
% K, e1 d7 b7 a1 G6 yTherefore, whenever it was a fine day,                
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.”
做母亲的就会叹气：“哎！大女婿的雨伞卖不出去了。”
2 j8 h9 X' }+ p* |# {* B( PBut 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.         
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，
) j3 x& B9 U9 N2 Pand 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.
; U8 o! n6 R% V) _8 H其实，幸福就是一种心情，
It is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.
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Seeing Life in a Different Light/换个角度看生活
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  N- f, A- t' B, l, |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 ...
jack_lai 发表于 2010-5-2 22:00

; \5 |: Y2 w6 C( R& Dthank you brother