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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& z0 [" Y6 Y1 }$ O8 E6 p; X/ L6 MAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
一对老两口有两个女儿，
. L/ R/ W3 N, _3 I; r5 j+ a$ RThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one was married to a man who sold straw hats.                
3 U- w5 `( |3 E/ A$ [& i大女儿嫁给了一个卖雨伞的，二女儿嫁给了一个卖草帽的。
( s* a# z; N- h" x1 N- a  a0 uTherefore, whenever it was a fine day,                
7 z* B7 F$ M2 M- O: z4 A! `, W( |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。”
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.”
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。
( ^+ G  D$ t% Y" lBut 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，
# e# w" K! N' M0 w0 A  a( \5 ]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，
" B+ X# K' N; z3 Y& z1 TIn reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
! f: z& m8 I0 O  P6 M& ~其实，幸福就是一种心情，
It is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.
- y: H, d' ]1 r/ P" N$ h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

, s* I5 U1 W+ j9 JAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
& B: M# c: E( e/ L$ ], @$ f( Y一对老两口有两个女儿，
2 x% n; _2 ^  H1 ^7 eThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one wa ...
' F( B, Q- Y& I0 q0 e, Kjack_lai 发表于 2010-5-2 22:00

thank you brother