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1、以下是一篇著名的英文版中国寓言故事..读故事的同时也学习下英文单词..守株待兔StayingbyaStumpWaitingforMoreHaresToComeandDashThemselvesAgainstIt相传在战国时代宋国,有一个农民,日出而作,日入而息.遇到好年景,也不过刚刚吃饱穿暖;一遇灾荒,可就要忍饥挨饿了.他想改善生活,但他太懒,胆子又特小,干什么都是又懒又怕,总想碰到送上门来的意外之财。 奇迹终于发生了。深秋的一天,他正在田里耕地,周围有人在打猎。吆喝之声四处起伏,受惊的小野兽没命的奔跑。突然,有一只兔子,不偏不倚,一头撞死在他田边的树根上。 当天
2、,他美美地饱餐了一顿。 从此,他便不再种地。一天到晚,守着那神奇的树根,等着奇迹的出现。 成语“守株待兔”,比喻亡想不劳而得,或死守狭隘的经验,不知变通。 StayingbyaStumpWaitingforMoreHaresToComeandDashThemselvesAgainstIt Thisstorytookplacemorethan2,000yearsago,intheWarringStatesperiod(475-221B.C.).TraditionhasitthatintheStateofSongatthattimetherewasamanwho
3、wasfamousforstayingbyastumpwaitingformoreharestocomeanddashthemselvesagainstit. Hewasayongfarmer,andhisfamilyhadbeenfarmersforgenerations.Yearafteryearandgenerationaftergeneration,farmersusedtosowinspringandharvestinautumn,beginningtoworkatsunriseandretiringatsunset.Ingoodharvestyears,
4、theycouldonlyhaveenoughfoodtoeatandenoughclothingtowear.Iftherewasafamineduetocropfailure,theyhadtogohungry. Thisyoungfarmerwantedtoimprovehislife.Buthewastoolazyandtoocowardly.Beinglazyandcowardlyovereverything,heoftendreamedofhavingunexpectedblessings. Amiracletookplaceatlast.Oneday
5、inlateautumn,whenhewasploughinginthefield,twogroupsofpeoplewerehuntingnearby.Asshoutingswererisingoneafteranother,scaredhareswererunningdesperately.Suddenly,ablindharedasheditselfheadlongagainstthestumpofadeadtreeinhisfieldanddied. Thatday,heatehisfill. Fromthatdayon,henolongerwentinf
6、orfarmingagain.Frommorningtillnight,hestayedbythatmiraculousstump,waitingformiraclestotakeplaceagain. Thisstorycomesfrom"TheFiveVermin"inTheWorksofHanFeizi.Latergenerationsoftenusethesetphrase"stayingbyastumpwaitingformoreharestocomeanddashthemselvesagainstit"toshowgrustingtochanceandw
7、indfallsordreamingtoreapwithoutsowing.Itisalsousedtoshowadheringtonarrowexperiencesandnotbeingabletobeflexible.塞翁失马BlessingorBane战国时期,靠近北部边城,住着一个老人,名叫塞翁。塞翁养了许多马,一天,他的马群中忽然有一匹走失了。邻居们听说这件事,跑来安慰,劝他不必太着急,年龄大了,多注意身体。塞翁见有人劝慰,笑了笑说:“丢了一匹马损失不大,没准会带来什么福气呢。” 邻居听了塞翁的话,心里觉得很好笑。马丢了,明明是件坏事,他
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