守株待兔
很久很久以前，有一个农民，每天都很辛苦地工作。有一天，他正在休息，突然，有一只兔子，一下子撞到了他旁边的树根上，死了。
那一天，他吃了很美味的晚饭。
可是从那以后，他不工作了，每天守在树根旁边，希望有其他的兔子撞死在树根上，这样他就又可以吃到很美味的饭了！
Like Waiting for a Rabbit in Your Lap
There was once there was a farmer who worked hard everyday. But one day he decided to rest and so sat beneath a tree. Suddenly, a rabbit rushed beside him, tripped and broke its neck.
That day the farmer feasted.
The farmer never worked again, but instead remained beneath the tree, wishing it might gift a second rabbit.
note: This story is based on the four-character phrase, 守株待兔 (shǒu zhū dài tù). Four-character phrases, like English idioms, are used in everyday speech. 守株待兔 is used to describe someone who falls into luck for nothing.
Sue Su is a Cambridge CELTA-qualified teacher with fluent English and Mandarin currently teaching Mandarin as a modern foreign language in the British School of Nanjing whilst tutoring English and Chinese privately.
Robert Eversmann works for Deep Overstock. His website is roberteversmann.com.