1、守株待兔：相傳在戰(zhàn)國時(shí)代宋國，有一個(gè)農(nóng)民，日出而作，日入而息．遇到好年景，也但是剛才吃飽穿暖；一遇災(zāi)荒，可就要忍饑受餓了．他想改進(jìn)生活，但他太懶，膽子又特小，干什么都是又懶又怕，總想遇到送上門來的不測之財(cái)。奇景終于發(fā)生了。深秋的一天，他正在田里耕地，四周有人在狩獵。吆喝之聲四周起伏，驚訝的小野獸沒命的奔跑。忽然，有一只兔子，不偏不倚，一頭撞死在他田邊的樹根上。當(dāng)日，他美美地飽餐了一頓。今后，他便不再種地。一天到晚，守著那奇怪的樹根，等著奇景的出現(xiàn)。成語“守株待兔”，比喻亡想不勞而得，或死守狹小的經(jīng)驗(yàn)，不知變通。stayingbyastumpwaitingformoreharestocomeanddashthemselvesagainstitthisstorytookplacemorethan2,000yearsago,inthewarringstatesperiod（475-221b.c.）.traditionhasitthatinthestateofsongatthattimetherewasamanwhowasfamousforstayingbyastumpwaitingformoreharestocomeanddashthemselvesagainstit.hewasayongfarmer,andhisfamilyhadbeenfarmersforgenerations.yearafteryearandgenerationaftergeneration,farmersusedtosowinspringandharvestinautumn,beginningtoworkatsunriseandretiringatsunset.ingoodharvestyears,theycouldonlyhaveenoughfoodtoeatandenoughclothingtowear.iftherewasafamineduetocropfailure,theyhadtogohungry.thisyoungfarmerwantedtoimprovehislife.buthewastoolazyandtoocowardly.beinglazyandcowardlyovereverything,heoftendreamedofhavingunexpectedblessings.amiracletookplaceatlast.onedayinlateautumn,whenhewasploughinginthefield,twogroupsofpeoplewerehuntingnearby.asshoutingswererisingoneafteranother,scaredhareswererunningdesperately.suddenly,ablindharedasheditselfheadlongagainstthestumpofadeadtreeinhisfieldanddied.thatday,heatehisfill.fromthatdayon,henolongerwentinforfarmingagain.frommorningtillnight,hestayedbythatmiraculousstump,waitingformiraclestotakeplaceagain.thisstorycomesfrom"thefivevermin"intheworksofhanfeizi.latergenerationsoftenusethesetphrase"stayingbyastumpwaitingformoreharestocomeanddashthemselvesagainstit"toshowgrustingtochanceandwindfallsordreamingtoreapwithoutsowing.itisalsousedtoshowadheringtonarrowexperiencesandnotbeingabletobeflexible.trytohelptheShootsgrowbypullingthemupward/spoilthingsbyexcessiveenthusiasm2、拔苗滋長ThereoncewasanimpatientfarmerwholivedduringtheSongDynasty.(sòngcháo,960-1279AD).春秋時(shí)代，宋國有個(gè)急性子的農(nóng)民。Everydaytheanxiousfarmerwouldmeasurethegrowthofthecrops.莊稼長出禾苗今后，他每天都去觀看。Tohisdismay,hiscropsweregrowingmuchslowerthanheexpected。令他沮喪的是，禾苗長得太慢。Thefarmerrackedhisbrainstryingtofindbetterwaysofplantinginordertogetquickerresults.農(nóng)民苦思冥想一想讓禾苗長快些。Onedayhefinallycameupwithasolution.一天他終于想出方法。Hestartedtophysicallypullthecropsoutoftheground,thusmakingthemtaller.他跑到田里，把禾苗一顆顆往上拔，使它們長高。Thefarmerworkedveryhardandatday’sendwasphysicallyexhaustedbutmentallyhappyashisplanhadproducedthedesiredresults.農(nóng)民固然很累但他很快樂看到禾苗長高。Whenthefarmerwenthome,hetoldhissonofhis“brilliant”method.當(dāng)農(nóng)民回家時(shí)，把這個(gè)好方法告訴了他兒子。Hissonwenttothefieldonlytodiscoverthatallofhiscropswerealldead.他的兒子趕忙跑到田里去看，禾苗全都枯敗了。、井底之蛙：成語井底之蛙的故事--中國成語故事英語版中英比較Haveyounotheardofthefrogthatlivedinashallowwell?Itsaidtoaturtle龜）thatlivedintheEastSea,"Iamsohappy!WhenIgoout,Ijumpaboutontherailing（欄桿，扶手）besidethemouthofthewell.WhenIcomehome,Irestintheholesonthebrokenwallofthewell.IfIjumpintothewater,itcomesuptomyarmpits（腋窩）andholdsupmycheeks.IfIwalkinthemud,itcoversupmyfeet.Ilookaroundatthewriggly（蠕動地，回避地）worms,crabsandtadpoles（蝌蚪）,andnoneofthemcancomparewithme.Moreover,Iamlordofthistrough（水槽）ofwaterandIstanduptallinthisshallowwell.Myhappinessisfull.Mydearsir,whydon'tyoucomeoftenandlookaroundmyplace?"

（海一口廢井里住著一只青蛙。有一天，青蛙在井邊碰上了一只從海里來的大龜。青蛙就對海龜夸口說：“你看，我住在這里多快樂！有時(shí)快樂了，就在井欄邊跳躍一陣；疲倦了，就回到井里，睡在磚洞邊一回。也許只留出頭和嘴巴，安沉寧靜地把渾身泡在水里：也許在軟綿綿的泥漿里散一回步，也很痛快。看看那些蝦，誰也比不上我。并且，我是這個(gè)井里的主人，在這井里極逍遙自在，你為何不常到井里來游賞呢！”BeforetheturtlefromtheEastSeacouldgetitsleftfootinthewell,itsrightkneegotstuck.那海龜聽了青蛙的話，倒真想進(jìn)去看看。但它的左腳還沒有整個(gè)伸進(jìn)去，右腳就已經(jīng)絆住了。Ithesitated（疑心，疑心）andretreated.TheturtletoldthefrogabouttheEastSea."Evenadistanceofathousandlicannotgiveyouanideaofthesea'swidth;evenaheightofathousandrencannotgiveyouanideaofitsdepth.InthetimeofKingYuoftheXiadynasty,therewerefloodsnineyearsoutoften,butthewatersintheseadidnotincrease.lnthetimeofKingTangoftheShangdynastythereweredroughts（干旱）sevenyearsoutofeight,butthewatersintheseadidnotdecrease.Theseadoesnotchangealongwiththepassageoftimeanditsleveldoesnotriseorfallaccordingtotheamountofrainthatfalls.ThegreatesthappinessistoliveintheEastSea."它連忙退后了兩步，把大海的情況告訴青蛙說：“你看過海嗎？海的廣大，哪止千里；海的深度，哪只千來丈。古時(shí)候，十年有九年大水，海里的水，其實(shí)不漲了多少；