英语作文简单小故事【一】
There was a farmer in the Song Kingdom in ancient China. He worked in his field day after day. In good harvest years, he could only have enough food to eat and enough clothing to wear. If the field failed to produce enough crops, he had to go hungry. This farmer wanted to improve his life. But he was too lazy and too cowardly. He always dreamed of having unexpected fortune.
A miracle took place at last. One day, when he worked in the field, some people were hunting nearby. They shouted loudly one after another. Some little animals were running desperately. Suddenly, a hare dashed itself headlong against the stump of a dead tree in his field and died.
That day, he had a good meal.
From that day on, he no longer worked in his field. From morning till night, he stayed by that miraculous stump, waiting for another hare. Will the miracle happen again?
People often use the set phrase “staying by a stump waiting for more hares to come and dash themselves against it" to refer to persons dreaming to reap without sowing.
在战国时代的宋国，有一个农民，每天都很辛苦地在田地里干活.遇到好年景，也不过刚刚吃饱穿暖;要是遇到灾荒，他就得忍饥挨饿了.他很想能过上好一点的日子，可是他太懒，胆子又特小，干什么都是又懒又怕的，总是想着能碰到送上门来的意外之财就好了。
奇迹终于发生了。一天，他正在田里干活，一群打猎的人靠近了。吆喝之声四处起伏，受惊的小动物们没命地奔跑。突然， 有一只兔子，不偏不倚，一头撞死在他田边的树根上。
这天，他美美地饱餐了一顿。
从此，他就不再种地了，一天到晚守着那个神奇的.树根，等着奇迹再次出现。
人们后来就常用“守株待兔”这个成语来形容那些老梦想着不耕种就会有收获的人。
拓展阅读：
【汉字】守株待兔
【拼音】shǒu zhū dài tù
【基本释义】株：露出地面的树根。原比喻希图不经过努力而得到成功的侥幸心理。现也比喻死守狭隘，不知变通。 贬义词
【出处】汉·王充《论衡》：“犹守株待兔之蹊;藏身破置之路也。”
【近义词】刻舟求剑 固守成规 坐享其成 墨守成规 好逸恶劳 守株缘木 缘木求鱼
【反义词】通权达变 借坡下驴 标新立异 见风使舵 除旧布新 随机应变
英语作文简单小故事【二】
禅师将一杯水和一面镜子交给弟子。
禅师说：“以后它们就是你的老师，你要努力向它们学习。”
弟子说：“我跟水学习什么?”
禅师说：“跟水学习如何面对不同的空间!无论把水倒进什么形状的容器，水都会随之改变形状，永不抱怨空间的改变。”
弟子说：“我跟镜子学习什么?”
禅师说：“跟镜子学习如何面对不同的世界!无论镜子面对怎样的情境，它都能如实反映，毫无遗漏。”
弟子说：“为什么它们能做到这样?”
禅师说：“因为水没有自我，镜子无心，因此不落入空想而迷失了自己。”
