何必当初
In a village in the mountain in front, there was a man named Wang Laowu notorious for his laziness. Everyone called him "Lazy Laowu", but he never admitted he was lazy. Whenever someonecalled him "Lazy Laowu", he would glare and say: "Who is lazy? It is just that I don't want to make my efforts in vain."
One day he went out. Before he had taken several steps, he stumbled and fell down. He got up and walked for a few more steps, then fell down again. This time he lay on the ground and would not get up. He said to himself: "If I knew this earlier, why did I get up in the first place?"
前山村里有个王老五,懒得出奇,大家都叫他“懒老五”。可是王老五从来不承认自己懒,一听有人叫他“懒老五”,他就瞪眼,说:“谁懒了?我只是不愿意干那种白费劲的活儿罢了。”
有一天,他出门刚走了两步就跌了一跤。他爬起来走了儿步,又跌了一跤。这一回,他索性趴在地上不起来了。他自言自语地说:“早知如此,刚才何必爬起来呢!”