标题: 美文赏析：记住我们呢为什么做某事 [打印本页] 作者: 2452790809 时间: 2012-9-5 20:16 标题: 美文赏析：记住我们呢为什么做某事 Remembering why we are doing something 3 s% l6 K4 T1 d9 C4 C; X0 w 6 h4 |. V2 Y9 q1 v i记住我们为什么做某事% V X9 G; }. n3 {0 v/ e) h4 ? Z# \
Sometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing. 7 n& d+ H0 S. z8 I2 X有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。' a m7 Q8 O, s% t6 E
Have you ever done that?0 H+ Y. m5 j/ m4 P
你曾有过这种经历吗？ 3 ]/ g L' V, g* Z' w3 s UI'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too. " R7 y( q' J9 w, ^) T' s7 r我并不仅仅是在谈论记忆问题，虽然那也是有可能的。. O; @0 X+ V& j0 j' C' D3 S/ x
I have called someone because I want to tell them something.' L; L2 k+ Q* b6 }
我曾经打电话给某人，因为我想告诉他们什么。3 P; f( L4 X) v. p$ I0 \
And then, after just choosing the place for a while, not talking about anything particular. 8 k+ b* b5 |3 H) m. i) P$ Q然后，在选择合适的地方后，还没有谈论什么特别的东西的时候。 4 ?$ z) t# {# I; m ~% ^Well, I forget why I called that person in the first place.0 v: X# A, ?/ l
哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。 9 X: }$ ^' Y6 _3 k+ cThat's a memory problem.. u/ \% I8 B; o
这是一个记忆问题。: N% T! p: H, r4 p" h4 o* g2 w
I guess that counts too.8 i- P/ t+ _& N2 Z# U" ?1 C
我想那很重要。) m8 @& Z# }. r% Y, J1 }( I
But I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why? 4 ]' b: g b5 y+ N. W( w但我在谈论一个更深层次的问题，而且更为重要，那就是为什么？ 6 {6 k% q+ h6 V; [1 C7 KAt one point, there was a reason we do something./ U/ B! N7 `( D$ O0 n
在某一个时期， 我们做某事会有一个理由。- C0 S0 C$ b/ ]! W4 B- |/ z6 R' e
For long-term projects, we need to remind ourselves of that reason.: p$ O+ k- f# S6 J K
对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。 $ a; A0 U9 z: X' [It's always could to ask ourselves why.7 q! M1 o" ?7 L. `& f
总是可以问问自己为什么。 5 _6 {7 ~4 Z% [2 [! C$ R" f4 k' DWhy did I start to learn a language? - o6 v% H- m3 t8 q0 u" b- x为什么我开始学习一种语言？ 5 @+ ~/ }, ` @7 }" jWhy did I join this club?( s% H) w1 t; j; d8 P1 }
为什么我加入这个俱乐部？0 |% F% Z* h1 I3 t
Why my friend was this person? , x2 F3 } y" L7 u1 J9 a为什么我的朋友是这个人？ ; J9 d1 T! v! M6 TWhy did I get married?- K/ U" Z: h" P- v2 G' n
为什么我要结婚？ 1 n* s3 _+ Q" o# @9 q: GIf we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why. # [) R& ~, o) G, _2 n" L( d如果我们迷失在做什么，在生命中，在每天的存在，那么我们不能说为什么。# n! e8 i: e: w- Z! E; S
I think we need indeed remind us of why.8 z9 Z/ Z- p9 V& A3 v6 y1 h- M4 r7 o
我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。! Y% Q9 S( ^! F6 D! n* Z7 D& }
Or else it's tough to finish what we started./ \. }% R' G9 u8 T. W0 w, D
否则很难完成我们所开始的。 k& ~1 Y$ ^5 X2 k1 `
We stop starting. We quit the club. 5 J4 [/ C1 u. ]$ }/ L我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。% f, e0 R. t1 h! Q) ?; ` |
We end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged. 2 S+ N: e5 u* E" o# x' X: y4 W我们结束我们的友谊。我们的婚姻出现裂痕。 / G l a3 ?5 TThere's nothing wrong with asking why. * I/ ~# [' }; Y+ E8 a0 L' c问为什么没什么问题。/ ]4 g5 \/ r. A8 A9 t
In fact, sometimes I think it can be very healthy and help we appreciate what you have and what you are doing. , k8 M( X x( c; H事实上，我认为有时候它会很健康的帮助我们珍惜所拥有的及正在做的事情。 & T" q3 `: M$ w, ~7 U% h; WTalk about it. 5 w; G# k. f* J谈论下面的话题： 7 T4 O; B* q' y8 G4 ~2 p$ qIs there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it? $ C# K z2 w6 U6 r. u6 |你有过正在做某事但是你忘了为什么开始的经历吗？ : A P9 h. r3 x' JIs it a kind of distant memory?0 [& a4 H+ K9 }% E+ ?2 ~
它是一种遥远的记忆？1 v1 f! G% r# L' v1 J
Did you ever forget why you are doing something... 4 {7 q, @% H! V0 J2 O c* P7 v你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……2 y6 h2 v" A$ m2 M7 [& T1 k2 o6 g
How do you remind yourself why you are doing something? . P8 r5 a1 Z6 V* w$ f7 w你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？6 {. Q m% ?6 M9 y, d
Do you write memos? ( f0 I8 ^9 T7 B$ b* F你写备忘录吗？ : |2 b0 e0 `+ K" `8 CDoes your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?; ~; _" R% m0 g5 ^& n+ V
你有过头脑空空而自己也许忘记你正在做什么的经历吗？2 C9 v- Y1 @6 g$ T0 W
What are some other methods for you to prevent yourself from forgetting? 8 w* n) [+ t$ s0 @还有其他的方法来防止你忘记吗？0 S( Z3 u, t. ^8 _. o# u/ B% c$ Q% f
What do you do when you see someone that you know, but have forgotten his name? 1 |/ g) |+ h) M# s你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？