关于英语故事守株待兔
In the past, there was a farmer in the State of Song.
从前，宋国有一个农夫。
There stood a big tree in the field he cultivated.
在他耕种的田地里，有一棵很大的树。
One day, while working in the field, he suddenly saw a hare running by in front of him.
一天，他正在田里耕作，突然看见一只兔子在他面前飞奔而过。
The bare bumped against the big tree, broke its neck and died under the tree.
正好撞在那棵大树上，撞断脖子死在了树下。
Without any effort, the farmer happily enjoyed a meal of bare meat.
农夫没花多少气力，就美滋滋地吃了一顿兔肉。
He was very pleased and thought how nice it would be if every day were
like this.
心里非常高兴。他想，要是天天这样，该多好啊!
Thereupon, he no longer cultivated his land, but watched by that tree and waited for thechance to pick up another hare which knocked itself dead against the tree.
于是，他不再耕地了，每天守候在那棵树旁，等待着能再捡到一只撞死在树上的兔子。
He waited and waited and watched. His field lay waste, but he never got a second hare.
等呀等，守呀守，田地也荒芜了，却再也没有守到第二只兔子。
The people in the village laughed at him for taking the accidental for the inevitable.
乡里的人都暗暗地笑他把偶然当成了必然。
Once upon a time, there was a farmer.One day, while he was working in the fields, he saw ahare run into a tree stump accidentally and die of a broken neck.
从前，有一个农夫。一天，在他耕田的时候，忽然跑过来一只野兔，恰好碰在一个树
桩上，脖子折断死了。
The farmer took the hare home and cooked a delicious meal for himself.
农夫把兔子拾回家去，美美地吃了一顿兔肉。
That night he thought: "I needn't work so hard. All I have to do is wait every day by the stump to pick up the hare that runs into it."
当晚，他就想：“我何必辛辛苦苦的种地呢?每天在树桩旁等着捡撞死的野兔就好了”。
So from then on he gave up farming, and stood by the tree stump waiting
for the hare to come and run into it.
于是他从此不再耕种，每天在树桩旁等待野兔的到来。
But from then on, he never saw another hare run into the tree stump.
但是，从那以后，他再没有发现一只野兔撞在树桩上。
Sit back and wait
Once upon a time there was a farmer who worked hard in the fields every day.One day,while he was ploughing the fields,he heard a bumping sound. He saw a dead rabbit .He thought to himself
,"Since it is so easy to get a rabbit like that, why should I work so hard all day long"He threw his hoe away and lay by the tree everyday,dreaming for more rabbits to come.When he finally
realized his foolish,he starved to death.
The story told us no pain ,no gain , no one can reap where one has not sown.
守株待兔
从前有一个农民每天在地里辛苦劳作。一天他正在耕地时听到撞击声;他看到一只兔
子躺在树旁。他捡起一看是一只肥大的兔子，他自言自语地说：“既然这么容易捡到兔子，为什么我要整天辛苦劳作呢?”他扔掉锄头，每天躺在树边，梦想有兔子来。当他最终意
识到他的愚蠢返回地里时，他发现他的稻谷全死了。
这个故事告诉我们，我们不能等着机会和运气带来的不可预料的收获，也就是说，我们希望不劳而获。
感谢您的阅读，祝您生活愉快。