英语故事《守株待兔》

A farm wanted to eat good food every day,but he didn’t like working.He often went to other farmer’s homes.When they ate1,he ate with them,so the farms didn’t like him.
有一个农夫每天都想着吃好吃的东西,但是他却不喜欢劳动.他经常去别人家,如果赶上别人正在吃饭,他就和别人一块吃,所以农夫们都不喜欢他.
One day,he saw a hare running down the hill.The hare knocked against2 a tree in his field,broke its neck and fell dead.The farmer was so happy.“Great!” he went to the tree and got the dead hare,and went home with it.
一天,他看见一只野兔从山上跑下来.野兔他田里的一棵树上,折断脖子死了.农夫太高兴了.“太好了!”他走过去捡起了野兔就回家了.
That day,he ate a lot.He thought that the meat of the hare was very nice.The next day,he put down3 his hoe,and waited by the tree for a second hare to turn up4.He waited all day long,but no hare come at all.
那天,他吃了很多饭.他觉得野兔的肉太好吃了.第二天,他放下锄头,在树旁等第二个野兔出现.他整整等了一天,但是根本没有野兔来.
点睛：总想不劳而获的人,最终什么也得不到.
注释：1.ate 吃.他是eat的过去式,这是一个变化不规则的动词,他的过去分词是：eaten
2.knock against 碰撞
例：He walked and thought something,suddenly he knocked against a wall.
他一边走一边思考事情,突然,撞到了一面墙上.
3.put down 放下
例：Put down the gun.把枪放下.
4.turn up 出现
例：I hope the book I lost will turn up.我希望丢掉的那本书能再出现.
turn 构成的短语还有 turn on 打开；turn off 关上；turn down调低；turn in递交等等