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:

　　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:

　　"Who is lazy? It is just that I don't want to make my efforts in vain."

　　“谁懒了?我只是不愿意干那种白费劲的活儿罢了。”

　　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:

　　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:

　　"If I knew this earlier, why did I get up in the first place?"

　　“早知如此，刚才何必爬起来呢!”

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