守株待兔(中英文)

Waitforgainswithoutpains守株待兔——《韩非子·五蠹》守株待兔——《韩非子·五蠹》宋人有耕田者。田中有株，兔走触株，折颈而死。因释其耒而守株，冀复得兔。兔不可复得，而身为宋国笑。今欲以先王之政，治当世之民，皆守株之类也。译文：从前有个农民，他在田里干活，忽然看见一只兔子窜出来。不知怎么的，它一头撞在树桩上，死了。农民跑过去，捡了一只又肥又大的兔子。他乐滋滋地回家去带着兔子回家，做了一顿美餐。农民心里想：要是每天能捡到一只兔子，那该多好啊。从此他不再种庄稼，整天坐在树桩旁边等着，看有没有兔子再跑来撞死在树桩上。日子一天一天过去了，再也没有兔子来过。到了冬天，农民没有吃的，最后饿死了。Onceuponatime,therewasafarmerwhoworkedhardinthefieldseveryday.Oneday,whilehewasworkinginthefields,hesawarabbit.Arabbitbumpintoatreestumpaccidentallyanddieofabrokenneck.Sothefarmertooktherabbithome,andcookedadeliciousdinner.Thenhethought:Ineedn'tworksohard.AllIhavetodoiswaiteverydaybythetreestumptopickuptherabbitFromthenonhegaveupfarming,andsatbythetreestumpwaitingforrabbitstocomeandbumpintoitButfromthenon,heneversawanotherrabbitbumpintothetreestump.