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 ! T0 G9 q8 L6 B C7 n 6 ^1 Q9 G9 {4 K7 }! s记住我们为什么做某事 3 W$ N( O/ s. u0 y8 G6 u4 b) K: QSometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing. ' B& V6 S7 T2 A有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。 m5 _$ D# a2 Z" b+ O+ E8 W2 SHave you ever done that? " v" s# Z# m3 a你曾有过这种经历吗？+ K$ X" Z% I3 X, d5 I
I'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too. " L# Y' p: t. d7 Z我并不仅仅是在谈论记忆问题，虽然那也是有可能的。 * ]8 m' d- c2 x+ c( |: c6 Q) ZI have called someone because I want to tell them something.9 D' b" u b. O* U6 t
我曾经打电话给某人，因为我想告诉他们什么。 % ~. s) y" U+ t6 A8 V0 @2 O" [And then, after just choosing the place for a while, not talking about anything particular. + R& f h0 o" @5 ?$ k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。- t. `* K0 {- i& O- N4 s) K+ @# D
Well, I forget why I called that person in the first place. 3 b6 h0 l; D, N! y8 r* m哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。$ h. l+ C0 O: f; V2 c1 v- G
That's a memory problem.- I1 w7 k) [7 h
这是一个记忆问题。# y$ ^5 L7 k& q( g: o* a
I guess that counts too. 4 Y2 s0 c- y' `' e$ r: V5 E: z我想那很重要。 5 H1 n7 {9 { v7 |, V1 ?1 M- YBut I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why?/ \8 U: Y+ W$ S# d, U2 R7 [% Z. U- [( Z
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？+ u) {+ Q$ l' k8 g+ G$ g( E9 v0 D
At one point, there was a reason we do something. 2 c4 { ?! X s9 h. f6 s在某一个时期， 我们做某事会有一个理由。 # ^2 @) x$ p2 W/ D( o) Y G0 lFor long-term projects, we need to remind ourselves of that reason., i; E( v, S" k% l1 P
对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。 7 w" r9 k% u7 a; bIt's always could to ask ourselves why. 7 a2 C1 U$ a$ \8 [# M总是可以问问自己为什么。* m0 o! H4 A- v* `' n
Why did I start to learn a language? 7 b+ H& x5 Q* Z6 ~4 E为什么我开始学习一种语言？ 1 R4 f; B# y* ?4 S) G- ZWhy did I join this club? 3 o+ F* B, f* b为什么我加入这个俱乐部？& ]1 z' ~" g2 @: _* A" V3 ?
Why my friend was this person?( l0 ?: }2 d- \! {8 _) K
为什么我的朋友是这个人？ & q1 r; u$ M- s' B X7 WWhy did I get married? , S. u+ j) o4 f+ Q* C+ R6 x# N+ r+ v3 x0 A为什么我要结婚？ & N4 j/ T& `. }# Y( k+ CIf we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why.' p) m0 \. [* q* u
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。0 o# i8 ^- X- N" a& y) {
I think we need indeed remind us of why.: r3 I2 U9 s& J8 L8 y
我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。 4 E9 Z- W: a8 i& t2 \, tOr else it's tough to finish what we started.% t0 e- z6 q& o3 @
否则很难完成我们所开始的。 , L- D5 ^6 q: x9 q1 G1 YWe stop starting. We quit the club. ; W# g' }6 w8 E' A! u我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。 3 F9 ~- C/ C/ X8 o' vWe end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged. 4 m8 X6 B: O% }& D1 X我们结束我们的友谊。我们的婚姻出现裂痕。 " O- `$ n# g: X4 V( RThere's nothing wrong with asking why.( g1 T# D% w! r% f' t
问为什么没什么问题。4 B) I' }" u2 w9 S) R) W* b ?
In fact, sometimes I think it can be very healthy and help we appreciate what you have and what you are doing.! T9 H4 r( `0 C' n
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。 0 `5 C2 }- u: h$ B1 w; `# WTalk about it.$ [9 S: \3 Q1 }& i s$ m7 I* y
谈论下面的话题：4 U8 V& a% f+ p& s
Is there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it?: F5 o* X6 Y" G6 g2 r7 M
你有过正在做某事但是你忘了为什么开始的经历吗？ # R+ F5 D* E2 D6 qIs it a kind of distant memory? : H: ?' F6 z3 Q- C" P它是一种遥远的记忆？* ]* R3 h# ]) W% e
Did you ever forget why you are doing something... . s; W% z$ _. k/ I! `6 l' ]0 K d你曾经忘记你为什么做某事…… ( y7 Z9 `% M- U6 ^How do you remind yourself why you are doing something? # H7 @4 f7 I; i2 \你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？ 4 k& Y8 f( l. g0 t; E# f5 d$ XDo you write memos?; d' s7 r9 V1 Z1 ]& B5 r
你写备忘录吗？- K4 L+ i( W+ j
Does your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing? ! T+ c0 w6 m6 R* `你有过头脑空空而自己也许忘记你正在做什么的经历吗？% [1 u- z/ o) g
What are some other methods for you to prevent yourself from forgetting?0 D& t/ W: x) `0 a- ]# s
还有其他的方法来防止你忘记吗？ + [ f% E+ m- w# M9 s5 U) RWhat do you do when you see someone that you know, but have forgotten his name?+ E+ N1 T+ ~1 y/ J4 q7 e
你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？