Yī gè nóng fū jiǎn dào yī zhī
一个农夫捡到一只
A farmer found a
zhuàng sǐ zài shù zhuāng shàng de tù zi.
撞死在树桩上的兔子。
rabbit that had run into a tree stump and died.
Tā hěn kāi xīn,
他很开心，
He was very happy
jué dì měi tiān dōu zài shù zhuāng páng děng.
决定每天都在树桩旁等。
and decided to wait by the stump every day.
Kě shì, zài yě méi yǒu tù zi lái le.
可是，再也没有兔子来了。
But no more rabbits ever came.
Tā de zhuāng jià dōu kū sǐ le.
他的庄稼都枯死了。
His crops all withered and died.
Zhè jiù shì “shǒu zhū dài tù”
这就是”守株待兔”
This is “Shǒu Zhū Dài Tù”
Gào su wǒ men
告诉我们
This idiom tells us
Bù yào zhǐ kào yùn qì, yào zì jǐ nǔ lì.
不要只靠运气，要自己努力。
Don’t rely on luck alone, work hard yourself.
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