經典成語故事:守株待兔

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【成語】: 守株待兔

經典成語故事:守株待兔

【拼音】: shǒu zhū dài tù

【解釋】: 株:露出地面的樹根。原比喻希圖不經過努力而得到成功的僥倖心理。現也比喻死守狹隘經驗,不知變通。

成語故事】:

春秋時代有位宋國的農夫,他每天早上很早就到田裏工作,一直到太陽下山才收拾農具準備回家。有一天,農夫正在田裏辛苦的工作,突然卻遠遠跑來一隻兔子。這隻兔子跑得又急又快,一個不小心,兔子撞上稻田旁邊的大樹,這一撞,撞斷了兔子的頸部,兔子當場倒地死亡。一旁的農夫看到之後,急忙跑上前將死了的兔子一手抓起,然後很開心的收拾農具準備回家把這隻兔子煮來吃。農夫心想,天底下既然有這麼好的`事,自己又何必每天辛苦的耕田?

從此以後,他整天守在大樹旁,希望能再等到不小心撞死的兔子。可是許多天過去了,他都沒等到撞死在大樹下的兔子,反而因爲他不處理農田的事,因此田裏長滿了雜草,一天比一天更荒蕪。

【英文故事】:

The Vigil by the Tree Stump(守株待兔)

In the state of Song, there was a farmer in whose fields stood a tree stump. One day, a hare ran to his field. Running too fast, it dashed against the stump and broke its neck, died. So the farmer abandoned his plough and waited tree stump, hoping to get another hare. He did not get his by the hare but became a laughing stock in the state.

譯文:

從前宋國有個農民,他的田地中有一顆樹樁。一天,一隻跑的飛快的兔子撞在了樹樁上,扭斷了脖子而死。從此,那個農民荒廢了他的耕作,天天等在樹樁旁,希望能再得到只兔子。當然,兔子是沒等到,他自己卻成了宋國的笑柄。