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守株待兔    
shŏu zhū dài tù
英译 (English) Trust to chance and strokes of luck
释义 (paraphrase) 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。现也比喻死守狭隘经验,不知变通。 
示例 (demonstration) 我们要向天要粮,向地要粮,克服听天由命、守株待兔的消极思想。