成语“守株待兔”出自《韩非子·五蠹》，原文讲的是战国时宋国有一个农民，看见一只兔子撞在树根上死了，便放下锄头在树根旁等待，希望再得到撞死的兔子。
守株待兔有两层意思，一是贬义的，批判那些妄想不劳而获，或死守狭隘的经验，不知变通。
另一层意思是褒义的，说的是只要掌握了规律，在兔子必经之道上栽几棵树等兔子撞，也是可以的。
今天励志人生网要分享的是守株待兔的故事英文版
Get on a gravy train
守株待兔
Once upon a time, there was a farmer.One day, while he was working in the fields, he saw ahare run into a tree stump accidentally and die of a broken neck.
从前，有一个农民。一天，在他耕田的时候，忽然跑过来一只野兔，恰好碰在一个树桩上，脖子折断死了。
The farmer took the hare home and cooked a delicious meal for himself.
农民把兔子拾回家去，美美地吃了一顿兔肉。
That night he thought: "I needn't work so hard. All I have to do is wait every day by the stump to pick up the hare that runs into it."
当晚，他就想：“我何必辛辛劳 苦的种地呢？天天在树桩旁等着捡撞死的野兔就好了”。
So from then on he gave up farming, and stood by the tree stump waiting for the hare to come and run into it.
于是他从此不再耕种，天天在树桩旁等待野兔的到来。
But from then on, he never saw another hare run into the tree stump.
但是，从那以后，他再没有发现一只野兔撞在树桩上。