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Waiting for rabbits

守株待兔的英语故事

In the past, there was a farmer in the State of Song.

 从前，宋国有一个农夫。

In the field he cultivated, there stood a large tree.

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 past 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 hare bumped into the large 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 hare meat.

农夫没花多少气力，就美滋滋地吃了一顿免肉。

He was very pleased and thought how wonderful it would be if every day were like this.

他心里非常高兴。他想，要是天天这样，该多好啊!

Thereupon, he no longer tilled his land. Instead, he stayed by that tree, waiting for another hare to bump into it and die.

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免子。

He waited and watched day after day. His field lay barren, yet he never caught 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 villagers laughed at him for mistaking the accidental for the inevitable.

乡里的人都暗暗地笑他把偶然当成了必然。