塞翁失马，焉知非福？你可以将你一直没时间看的书看完。

Well, every cloud has a silver lining. Now you can read all those books you haven't had time for.

昨天脸上刚挨了一巴掌，现在，这些想法看上去有些一厢情愿，但是有时侯塞翁失马，焉知非福？

After yesterday's slap in the face this may sound like wishful thinking, but sometimes bad turns have positive unintended consequences.

当丘吉尔在1945年的大选中落败的时候，他的妻子克莱曼婷告诉他“塞翁失马，焉知非福”。

When Winston Churchill was defeated in the 1945 general election, his wife, Clementine, told him it was "a blessing in disguise".