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.                
6 V& Y' }1 q) q# J6 ^1 Z5 e: M$ L# m' S8 J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 was married to a man who sold straw hats.                
/ d. b3 F3 i! `$ v+ l: Z大女儿嫁给了一个卖雨伞的，二女儿嫁给了一个卖草帽的。
Therefore, whenever it was a fine day,                
所以，每当遇到晴天的时候，
1 b3 V. T+ y, t2 Kthe 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。”
- {( s3 p! Z4 }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.”
2 B# F( X3 O8 E5 z6 P$ l  {. o遇到雨天，她还是会叹气：“二女婿的草帽没人买了！” ，
4 Q, L0 w4 \2 S1 e1 TSo she was never happy, rain or shine.
所以，晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。
3 u$ p* ?. Y) ]/ T3 }: G) fBut 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，
- ?1 s2 H; f" k, k: E- }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，
In reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
其实，幸福就是一种心情，
It 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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! b  n% \+ L( O5 zAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
+ P0 W: B1 A$ t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

thank you brother