兩篇古典英文版成語故事守株待兔

守株待兔WaitingfortheNextRabbitInancienttimes,therewasafarmer.Hedidn'tlikefarmingatall.Hehadnootherskills,andhisfamilywasverypoor.Ifhedidn'tfarm,hewouldgohungry.Oneday,hewasworkinginthefarmland.Afterabusymorning,hewantedtobelazy.Abigforestnexttohisfarmland.Hewenttotheedgeoftheforest,dozedcomfortablyundertheshade.Allofasudden,astringofrapidfootstepscameoutofthequietforest.------DadadadaThesoundcamecloserandcloser,andthefarmersatupinfright.Arabbitranoutoftheforestanddashedacrossinfrontofthefarmer.“Ay-ay--”"Haha,whatabadluck!Whydon'tyoutakeagoodroadandhitastump."Thefarmerlaughed,"HowluckyIam.I

havemeattoeattoday!"Thefarmerstoppedfarming,carriedtherabbitandwenthome."Stupidrabbit,stupidrabbit!IfIcangetarabbiteveryday,wouldIhavetofarm?"Thenextmorning,thefarmerdidnotworkinhisfarmland.Hewentstraighttotheedgeoftheforestandstaredatthestump."Rabbit,rabbit,comeandhitthestump!I'msolucky!Icansurelypickupanotherstupidrabbittoday."However,untilthesunset,hedidnotgetanyrabbits.Thethirdday,thefourthday,thefifthday….Thefarmersatbythestumpevery"Rabbit,rabbit,comeandhitthestump!I'msolucky!Icansurelygetastupidrabbittoday."However,hedidnotseeanyrabbitsagain.

Autumncameandthefarmlandsbesidehiswerefullofcrops,andtheharvestsweregreat.Thefarmerwasstillwaitingforrabbitsbytheforest.Hisfarmlandswasovergrownwithweeds.Hehadeatenallthefoodheharvestedtheyearbefore.Now,hewasgoingtobestarved.百鳥朝鳳BirdsPlayingHomagetothePhoenixOnceuponatime,inaforest,therewasabigtree.Everyday,thebirds

flewtothistreetoshowtheirbeautynoisily.Eachbirdthoughtshewasthemostbeautiful."Whatbeautifulfeatherstheyhave!"

ThePhoenixwasaveryinconspicuousbird.Shewasbiggerthananyotherbird.Butthecolorofherfeatherswasdarkerthanthatofotherbirds.ThePhoenixwasnotbeautiful,butshewasveryindustrious.Shelewaroundallday,storingfoodinsidetheholeofhertree.ThefoodwasenoughforthePhoenixtoeatforawholeyear,butshestillwentoutearlyandcamebacklatetoworkeveryday.Sheflewtotheeastandwest.lookingfornuts.grassseedlandplantseeds,andcrriedthembackbitbybittothetreehole.Unconsciously,thefoodinthetreeholehadbeen

enoughforthePhoenixtoeatforthreeyears.ThePhoenixalsocouldn'tfindfoodforseveraldays,to.Althoughshewasnotinshortoffod,shewasveryworriedaboutotherbirdsAtthistime,itwasnorainintheforestforalongtime.Thebirdscouldn'tfindfoodformanydays,sotheywerehungry.Thebeautifullittlebirdsweresohungrythattheyhadnostrengthtocompetitivebeauty.ThePhoenixsaidtoeveryone,""Thereisalotoffoodinmytreehole.Let'stideoverthedifficultiestogether!"Thesunstillscorchedtheforest,andalltheplant

withered,butthebirdsneverstarvedagain.TheycametothePhoenix'streeholeeveryday,sharedthePhoenix'sfood,andsangaroundthePhoenix.InordertothankthePhoenixforsavingtheirlives,allthebirdschosethemostbeautifulfeatherfromthemselvesandmadeadressforthePhoenix.

Thiswasa-hundred-birdfeatherdress.Puttingonthisdress,thePhoenixthenbecamethemostbeautifulbirdintheforest.Sincethen,everyyearthisday,birdsinalldirectionswouldflytoth