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守株待兔 – Shǒu Zhū Dài Tù

一、中文故事 / Chinese Story

很久以前hěn jiǔ yǐ qián， 有yǒu 一个yí ge 农夫nóng fū。

一天yì tiān， 他tā 在zài 田里tián lǐ 工作gōng zuò。

忽然hū rán， 一只yì zhī 兔子tù zi 跑pǎo 得de 很快hěn kuài， 撞到zhuàng dào 一棵yì kē 树shù 上shàng， 死了sǐ le。

农夫nóng fū 看见kàn jiàn 了le， 非常fēi cháng 高兴gāo xìng。

他tā 想xiǎng：“ 今天jīn tiān 真zhēn 幸运xìng yùn！ 我wǒ 不用bú yòng 工作gōng zuò， 也yě 能néng 得到dé dào 一只yì zhī 兔子tù zi。”

从那天起cóng nà tiān qǐ， 农夫nóng fū 不再bù zài 认真rèn zhēn 工作gōng zuò。

他tā 每天měi tiān 坐在zuò zài 树shù 旁边páng biān， 等着děng zhe 兔子tù zi 再来zài lái。

可是kě shì， 再也没有zài yě méi yǒu 兔子tù zi 撞到zhuàng dào 树shù 上shàng。

最后zuì hòu， 田里tián lǐ 的de 庄稼zhuāng jia 都dōu 死了sǐ le， 农夫nóng fū 什么shén me 也yě 没有méi yǒu 得到dé dào。

二、Moral / Bài học

English: Do not wait for luck. Success comes from hard work.

Vietnamese: Đừng chỉ ngồi chờ may mắn. Thành công đến từ sự chăm chỉ và cố gắng.

Chinese: 不要bú yào 只zhǐ 等děng 运气yùn qì， 成功chéng gōng 来自lái zì 努力nǔ lì。

三、Vocabulary Table / Bảng từ vựng

Chinese	Pinyin	English	Vietnamese	Example
守株待兔	shǒu zhū dài tù	to wait by a tree for a rabbit; to wait for luck	ôm cây đợi thỏ; chờ may mắn	他不想努力，只想守株待兔。He does not want to work hard; he only waits for luck.
农夫	nóng fū	farmer	người nông dân	农夫在田里工作。The farmer works in the field.
田里	tián lǐ	in the field	trong ruộng	他在田里看见兔子。He saw a rabbit in the field.
工作	gōng zuò	to work; work	làm việc; công việc	我每天都工作。I work every day.
忽然	hū rán	suddenly	bỗng nhiên	忽然，一只兔子跑来了。Suddenly, a rabbit ran over.
兔子	tù zi	rabbit	con thỏ	兔子跑得很快。The rabbit runs very fast.
跑	pǎo	to run	chạy	他跑得很快。He runs very fast.
撞到	zhuàng dào	to hit; to bump into	đâm vào, va vào	兔子撞到树上。The rabbit hit the tree.
树	shù	tree	cây	树很高。The tree is very tall.
死了	sǐ le	died	đã chết	兔子死了。The rabbit died.
看见	kàn jiàn	to see	nhìn thấy	农夫看见一只兔子。The farmer saw a rabbit.
高兴	gāo xìng	happy	vui vẻ	农夫非常高兴。The farmer was very happy.
幸运	xìng yùn	lucky	may mắn	今天我很幸运。I am very lucky today.
不用	bú yòng	do not need to	không cần	我不用工作。I do not need to work.
得到	dé dào	to get; to obtain	đạt được, có được	他得到了一只兔子。He got a rabbit.
从那天起	cóng nà tiān qǐ	from that day on	từ ngày đó trở đi	从那天起，他不再认真工作。From that day on, he no longer worked seriously.
认真	rèn zhēn	serious; carefully	nghiêm túc, chăm chỉ	我们要认真学习。We should study seriously.
每天	měi tiān	every day	mỗi ngày	他每天坐在树旁边。He sits beside the tree every day.
等	děng	to wait	đợi, chờ	农夫等兔子来。The farmer waits for a rabbit to come.
旁边	páng biān	beside; next to	bên cạnh	他坐在树旁边。He sits beside the tree.
可是	kě shì	but	nhưng	他想等兔子，可是兔子没有来。He wanted to wait for a rabbit, but no rabbit came.
庄稼	zhuāng jia	crops	hoa màu, cây trồng	田里的庄稼都死了。All the crops in the field died.
努力	nǔ lì	to work hard; effort	cố gắng, nỗ lực	成功来自努力。Success comes from hard work.
成功	chéng gōng	success; to succeed	thành công	努力学习，才能成功。Study hard, and then you can succeed.

四、Reading Questions

1. 农夫在哪里工作？
   Where was the farmer working?
2. 兔子为什么死了？
   Why did the rabbit die?
3. 农夫为什么很高兴？
   Why was the farmer very happy?
4. 从那天起，农夫每天做什么？
   What did the farmer do every day from that day on?
5. 最后，农夫得到了什么？
   In the end, what did the farmer get?

五、Answer Key

1. 他在田里工作。 / He was working in the field.
2. 因为它撞到树上了。 / Because it hit a tree.
3. 因为他不用工作，也能得到一只兔子。 / Because he did not need to work but could still get a rabbit.
4. 他每天坐在树旁边等兔子再来。 / He sat beside the tree every day and waited for another rabbit to come.
5. 他什么也没有得到。 / He got nothing.