何必当初

In a village in the mountain in front, there was a man named Wang Laowu notorious1 for his laziness. Everyone called him "Lazy Laowu", but he never admitted he was lazy. Whenever someonecalled him "Lazy Laowu", he would glare2 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 stumbled3 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！”

1 notorious

adj.臭名昭著的，声名狼藉的

参考例句：

He was notorious as a gambler.他是臭名昭著的赌徒。

His short temper had become notorious.他的臭脾气是出了名的。

2 glare

vi.怒目而视，发射强光；n.强光，怒视，炫耀

参考例句：

Don't glare at me like that,you deserved the scolding.不要那么瞪着我，你本该受到训斥的。

The glare from the fire lit up the sky.火光照亮了天空。

3 stumbled

v.（不顺畅地）说( stumble的过去式和过去分词 )；跌跌撞撞地走；绊脚；（说话、演奏等）出错

参考例句：

I stumbled and sprained my ankle. 我摔了一跤，把脚脖子扭了。

The child stumbled and fell. 孩子绊了一下，摔倒了。