Waiting for Hares

Waiting for Hares (adapted from a Chinese fable) here once was a farmer who laboured in his fields all year round. One day, as he was working, a hare came out of the bushes. Frightened at the sight of the farmer, the hare started to run. It ran so fast that it smashed into a tree and died. The farmer brought the hare home. He enjoyed a wonderful meal with his wife. The next day, the farmer did not work as hard as before. He turned his eyes to the bushes from time to time, hoping to see another hare.

守株待兔 (根据中国寓言故事改编) 从前，有一个农夫，他终年在田里劳作。 一天，当他正在干活时，一只野兔从灌木丛中跑了出来。兔子一看到农夫就吓得撒腿就跑。它跑得太快，撞到一棵树上死了。 农夫把兔子带回家。他和妻子享受了一顿美餐。 第二天，农夫不像以前那么努力地工作了。他不时地把眼睛转向灌木丛，希望能看到另一只野兔。

The whole day passed and the farmer didn't see another hare. He didn't get much work done either. The third day, the farmer was not in the mood to work in the fields anymore. He put his tools aside and sat near the tree. There, he waited for another hare. Again, no hare appeared. From then on, every day, the farmer waited beside the tree. Days passed, and not a single hare showed up. Meanwhile, his felds became deserted and nothing grew on them.

整整一天过去了农夫没有看到另一只兔子。他也没有完成多少工作。 第三天，农夫再也没有心情下地干活了。他把工具放在一边，坐在树旁。在那里，他等待着另一只兔子。还是没有兔子出现。 从那以后，农夫每天都在树旁等着。几天过去了，没有一只野兔出现。与此同时，他的田地变得荒芜，一无所有。