战国时候的一个农民，他的田中有一棵树。
一天，他看见一只跑得很快的兔子。
兔子撞到了树上，死了。
所以，农民就每天在树边等，等啊等，希望能再等到一只兔子。
当然不可能等到第二只兔子！
他被大家笑话。
“守株待兔”意思是不努力就想成功，也是说总是用一个方法，不想新的方法。
这是《韩非子》里的故事。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 战国 | Zhàn guó | the Warring States period (475-221 BC) |
| 时候 | shí hou | time / length of time / moment / period |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 农民 | nóng mín | peasant; farmer |
| 他 | tā | he; him; his |
| 田中 | tián zhōng | a place within a field |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 棵 | kē | classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc |
| 树 | shù | tree |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 看见 | kàn jiàn | to see; to catch sight of |
| 只 | zhī | classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc |
| 跑 | pǎo | to run / to run away / to escape / to run around (on errands etc) / (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate |
| 得 | de | structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 快 | kuài | rapid / quick |
| 兔子 | tù zi | hare / rabbit |
| 撞 | zhuàng | to knock against / to bump into / to run into / to meet by accident |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 上 | shàng | (noun suffix) on; above |
| 死 | sǐ | to die |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore / as a result / so |
| 就 | jiù | merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly |
| 每天 | měi tiān | every day |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 边 | bian | suffix of a noun of locality |
| 等 | děng | to wait for; to await |
| 啊 | a | modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent |
| 希望 | xī wàng | to hope |
| 能 | néng | can / to be able to / might possibly |
| 再 | zài | again; once more; re- |
| 等到 | děng dào | to wait until |
| 当然 | dāng rán | certainly / of course / without doubt |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 可能 | kě néng | possible / probable |
| 第二 | dì èr | second / number two / next / secondary |
| 被 | bèi | used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone |
| 笑话 | xiào hua | to laugh at; to mock |
| 守株待兔 | shǒu zhū dài tù | to wait idly for opportunities / to trust to chance rather than show initiative |
| 意思 | yì si | idea / opinion / meaning |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 努力 | nǔ lì | to make an effort; to try hard; to strive |
| 想 | xiǎng | to desire; to want (to) |
| 成功 | chéng gōng | to succeed |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 总是 | zǒng shì | always |
| 用 | yòng | to use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using |
| 方法 | fāng fǎ | method; way; technique; procedure |
| 不想 | bù xiǎng | unexpectedly; to one's surprise |
| 新 | xīn | new; newly |
| 这是 | zhè shì | this is; this is the case |
| 韩非子 | Hán Fēi zǐ | another name for Han Fei, Legalist philosopher (c. 280-233 BC) / Han Feizi, book of Legalist Philosophy authored by Han Fei during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC) |
| 里 | lǐ | lining / interior / inside |
| 故事 | gù shi | narrative; story; tale |