守株待兔

Shǒu Zhū Dài Tù

守在树桩旁等兔子再来撞死。比喻想不劳而获,或死守老办法。

Waiting by the stump for a rabbit — hoping for another lucky break instead of doing the work.

宋sòng国guó有yǒu个gè农nóng夫fū,每měi天tiān在zài田tián里lǐ辛xīn辛xīn苦kǔ苦kǔ地de种zhòng地dì。田tián边biān有yǒu一yí个gè树shù桩zhuāng。

有yǒu一yī天tiān,一yī只zhī兔tù子zi从cóng远yuǎn处chù飞fēi跑pǎo过guò来lái,一yī头tóu撞zhuàng在zài树shù桩zhuāng上shàng,撞zhuàng断duàn了le脖bó子zi,死sǐ了le。农nóng夫fū高gāo高gāo兴xìng兴xìng地de把bǎ兔tù子zi捡jiǎn回huí家jiā,做zuò了le一yī顿dùn好hǎo饭fàn。

从cóng那nà以yǐ后hòu,农nóng夫fū心xīn里lǐ就jiù想xiǎng:要yào是shì每měi天tiān都dōu有yǒu兔tù子zi自zì己jǐ撞zhuàng上shàng来lái,那nà该gāi多duō好hǎo!他tā扔rēng下xià锄chú头tou,坐zuò在zài树shù桩zhuāng旁páng边biān,一yī天tiān又yòu一yī天tiān地de等děng。可kě是shì,再zài也yě没méi有yǒu第dì二èr只zhī兔tù子zi出chū现xiàn。田tián里lǐ的de庄zhuāng稼jià也yě荒huāng了le,长zhǎng满mǎn了le杂zá草cǎo。

人rén们men听tīng说shuō了le,都dōu笑xiào话huà他tā。这zhè个ge农nóng夫fū不bù明míng白bái:天tiān上shàng不bù会huì掉diào馅xiàn饼bǐng,好hǎo运yùn气qì也yě不bù会huì天tiān天tiān都dōu来lái。想xiǎng要yào收shōu获huò,还hái得děi自zì己jǐ努nǔ力lì。

In the state of Song there was a farmer who worked hard in his field every day. At the edge of the field stood a tree stump.

One day, a rabbit came tearing across the ground, ran straight into the stump, broke its neck, and died on the spot. The farmer happily carried it home and had a fine dinner.

From that day on, the farmer couldn't stop thinking: wouldn't it be wonderful if a rabbit came crashing into the stump every day? He dropped his hoe and sat down next to the stump to wait. Day after day he sat there — but no second rabbit ever came. Meanwhile, his field filled up with weeds and the crops were ruined.

When people heard about it, they laughed at him. The farmer never understood: good luck does not come every day. If you want a harvest, you have to work for it.