Waiting for Another Hare守株待兔

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“守株待兔”出自《韩非子·五蠹》。比喻不主动地努力，而存万一的侥幸心理，希望得到意外的收获。也比喻死守狭隘的经验，不知变通。

One day， a farmer in the State of Song during the Warring States Periodwas laboring in the fields when he saw a hare running past him， dashing itselfinto a tree 1）stump a few metres away. It fell beside the tree stump without amove.

The farmer went over and found that the hare had broken its neck anddied. The farmer was overjoyed. He thought aloud， “If I can pick up one harea day， I wouldnt need to 2）sweat in the fields any more. The tree stump onmy plot must be the blessed place to wait for 3）windfalls.”

So， starting the next day， the farmer stopped tending hiscrops and did nothing but wait by the tree stump for morehares to come by and knock themselves out.

Several days passed， and no hare appeared.Meanwhile， the field had quickly becomeovergrown with weeds， and the farmer becamethe laughingstock all across the state.

1） stump n. 樹桩

2） sweat v. 流汗

3） windfall n. 意外之财

战国时期的宋国有个农夫，一天，他正在田里劳作，突然看见一只野兔从他身边跑过，撞在几米外的树桩上。只见野兔倒在树桩旁，一动不动。

农夫走过去一看，野兔因脖子折断而死亡。农夫喜出望外。他自言自语道：“如果每天都能捡到一只野兔，我就再也不用在田里流汗干活了。我地里的那个树桩，肯定是我发财的宝地。”

于是，从第二天开始，农夫不再照顾庄稼，而是无所事事地守在树桩旁，一心等着有更多的野兔跑过来撞树桩。

几天过去了，农夫连野兔的影子都没看见。与此同时，农夫的田地很快杂草丛生，农夫也成了大家的笑柄。

True or False：

Finally， no hare appeared.

Know More

Han Fei， also known as Han Feizi， was a famous philosopherduring the Warring States Period. He is considered to be the majorrepresentative figure of Legalism school. His works proposed manytheories of Legalism and had a great impact on the first emperor of theQin Dynasty.

韩非也被称为韩非子，是战国时期著名的哲学家。他被认为是法家学派的主要代表人物。他的作品中有许多法家理论，对秦始皇的影响很大。

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