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

: v! H4 N! i6 Q; vAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
+ M# A- M% n" B5 e9 x  s一对老两口有两个女儿，
7 [% S) Y4 a3 _- Y5 M! o: IThe older daughter was married to a man who sold umbrellas, while the younger one was married to a man who sold straw hats.                
大女儿嫁给了一个卖雨伞的，二女儿嫁给了一个卖草帽的。
2 h7 j& r- q' M/ V( j* [2 JTherefore, whenever it was a fine day,                
9 M7 z) T" P+ p+ b! D7 Y% M+ u$ c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.”
( V8 ]9 W7 |) j% t. s2 x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！” ，
. N6 c2 O- [* N) J0 S' I# ]6 D) VSo she was never happy, rain or shine.
所以，晴天雨天老太太都不高兴。
3 ^$ i2 @; c2 H9 @, e8 L- ~9 x" oBut 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，
, L4 a) @+ o. xand on rainy days he would think of his elder son-in-law doing well selling his umbrellas.
( Y+ w0 u5 X- A, o. A' ^+ g4 `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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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

: b; N5 g4 N' X5 h: Athank you brother