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* s& d. C2 v5 ]
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Sometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing. . L8 k8 S- X1 r1 |, X有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。 $ O2 M1 w1 c" GHave you ever done that? W( F0 E8 Y8 D2 I1 f9 ?你曾有过这种经历吗？ / x( N3 Q' x7 rI'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too. l \2 P6 ` g) {0 D! j7 f7 d我并不仅仅是在谈论记忆问题，虽然那也是有可能的。 , ?4 o8 k% B# U* f# |% J# _I have called someone because I want to tell them something.* ^% U8 D( L! y5 B) I) f6 \
我曾经打电话给某人，因为我想告诉他们什么。+ }8 P3 I4 v0 G M; O D) W. y/ {
And then, after just choosing the place for a while, not talking about anything particular. ! W7 J" b* [* n! D7 \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。/ c4 o+ t6 `/ ?" C; N
Well, I forget why I called that person in the first place.1 p$ R! j$ H% c0 T7 a" w
哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。2 j6 \& [. o7 U1 y& \0 r$ N. c
That's a memory problem. 4 r( h' n" ]) o' O. x p( f9 \这是一个记忆问题。 6 \+ u, g0 |0 yI guess that counts too. 9 }2 Z1 f& M. [; \* s我想那很重要。6 q- _) j. D3 m- {9 X. W
But I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why?2 ?8 g( }' T3 e6 }
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？ 7 H9 |4 K! O2 z# p: a. y6 \At one point, there was a reason we do something. - U2 s+ O! s, [, Z在某一个时期， 我们做某事会有一个理由。 + ~7 G5 u; i$ y0 XFor long-term projects, we need to remind ourselves of that reason.- Z5 b; t1 W0 G2 L. o- h5 M
对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。. Y% a3 s# W" q6 q
It's always could to ask ourselves why. , g! J8 Y( a B* _总是可以问问自己为什么。 / o, C) F7 f2 M9 t% G( \Why did I start to learn a language? 3 l, |0 d- T% r6 P6 x5 `; l为什么我开始学习一种语言？ ' H+ {& @; P4 A7 O& sWhy did I join this club?- o8 Z6 r$ q4 k* {2 Q: D) q9 ]
为什么我加入这个俱乐部？. E" O3 C W, w9 q! _$ Z, X
Why my friend was this person? 4 y1 u( |( {! p& A为什么我的朋友是这个人？ P1 e; K. R0 h0 _Why did I get married?6 h4 g1 a" r1 }/ e9 H+ |; N
为什么我要结婚？ 3 X5 \9 H3 L, Z9 v M1 b0 } ^; VIf we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why.$ z+ N& q. F2 s7 W9 f. b" {' @
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。 ! E/ m" @+ |( Y* g; ]: w6 a" V% ~& W# jI think we need indeed remind us of why.0 h0 m/ j5 z/ E$ j; A( I$ w9 z! Q
我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。 9 Y' w$ e$ [) h$ l" J0 A7 IOr else it's tough to finish what we started. 0 f# ~" S4 O3 B: e" b* [ d8 z否则很难完成我们所开始的。 ; X- e' r$ d2 H" zWe stop starting. We quit the club. / Q5 _2 L k5 [我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。 * q5 ~. H5 w$ c7 c% |We end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged. 4 P5 r @. f1 D8 Q, O我们结束我们的友谊。我们的婚姻出现裂痕。 ' G$ w+ V" A8 [ dThere's nothing wrong with asking why. 6 C! A6 o0 N$ H7 v" u: x0 m, S问为什么没什么问题。; @! s, ]. n1 T$ |
In fact, sometimes I think it can be very healthy and help we appreciate what you have and what you are doing. ) m5 y; q, \6 f& s2 _0 m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。3 a$ n5 s3 J' g3 \
Talk about it.4 c2 F) F+ ~5 y0 o( L V7 o c
谈论下面的话题： ! r7 l; e4 p! FIs there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it? # W0 Q$ ]- h# ^/ i你有过正在做某事但是你忘了为什么开始的经历吗？ 8 M* S3 m; R, dIs it a kind of distant memory? 1 J0 P5 }$ }( q/ }) P它是一种遥远的记忆？* ] K( a( N- f4 ?' Q
Did you ever forget why you are doing something... 2 i; y: O3 m' D: h; H2 D" s你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……1 m; C+ j5 N+ |( K7 Q; t9 c; `6 o2 V
How do you remind yourself why you are doing something? $ Y3 W! W6 @' `* u! f, P2 D. t你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？$ y' ~% W5 g: V
Do you write memos?) Q3 k& U& y0 s) g; U! A1 ?
你写备忘录吗？ % J+ i' A* P4 b8 zDoes your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing? % t" h7 ]- M' k$ l }, f' ~你有过头脑空空而自己也许忘记你正在做什么的经历吗？. A }8 |$ o. H: U0 R# |6 e
What are some other methods for you to prevent yourself from forgetting? ) |# ]6 S- \+ f还有其他的方法来防止你忘记吗？( G- r8 p9 e0 ]! U( c6 \% N
What do you do when you see someone that you know, but have forgotten his name?% D4 o3 c; v) G
你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？