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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  Z+ C$ F  w/ y9 J- VAn elderly couple had two daughters.                
2 o6 ?! d7 I8 G& l& ]4 Z. q: h: a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.                
  x  Y' L" G  v8 Q3 r; g大女儿嫁给了一个卖雨伞的，二女儿嫁给了一个卖草帽的。
" W% A! v1 r( N( e( F' Q8 jTherefore, whenever it was a fine day,                
7 u! L; t9 M" v2 p% b0 _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.”
5 p" ^6 t) V: W. y" {做母亲的就会叹气：“哎！大女婿的雨伞卖不出去了。”
5 j' H% Q" |& yBut if it was a rainy day, she would sigh as well: “Nobody’s going to buy my younger son-in-law’s straw hats.”
' o5 |) `- t$ X/ a: X+ B7 l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.
) F+ K' H9 @# O. x( g- A- I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.         
( K4 E0 e1 y1 v( t& m( ]' m可是老先生却恰恰相反，不论晴天雨天，老先生都很高兴。
1 a" S! @! o. d* P9 g: rOn sunny days, he would think that his younger son-in-law would sell lots of straw hats,
2 c0 o1 }- z3 h! l7 F+ L晴天时他想到二女婿的草帽会卖得好，
and on rainy days he would think of his elder son-in-law doing well selling his umbrellas.
# c; Q" k1 }2 T- F% G, w雨天时他想到大女婿的雨伞会卖得好，
In reality, happiness is a kind of attitude.
/ n9 c3 K9 |6 N3 X其实，幸福就是一种心情，
& J) `+ R: g2 i% Z* `It is never far from you, depending on whether you are contented or not.
% u1 ~5 Z" t9 L- k- Z0 V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

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 ...
- _: U- {7 i% M' V9 Xjack_lai 发表于 2010-5-2 22:00

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