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 2 K. S$ d6 g1 d$ Q6 F) f$ }! m! F/ g
记住我们为什么做某事 ; U/ @4 p- V( [4 L3 i* _, n. nSometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing. 8 u7 a4 q9 B3 x; F D( K有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。 5 D4 y, ~9 R' ]# T4 L' g4 G3 vHave you ever done that? / t$ e; L0 d0 H7 c! C你曾有过这种经历吗？* E' Q* X3 i5 \, g) B+ I4 m1 T
I'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too." P5 d8 q- K% j
我并不仅仅是在谈论记忆问题，虽然那也是有可能的。 ; U4 ?% ~0 P& N0 mI have called someone because I want to tell them something. - ~% ?/ h/ X' R9 k. B我曾经打电话给某人，因为我想告诉他们什么。 & t U9 L6 ]* Y; n' ?6 Q2 AAnd then, after just choosing the place for a while, not talking about anything particular. 2 C5 \; s" N7 G. x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。/ x. y; F5 _9 `5 V6 }
Well, I forget why I called that person in the first place.( j, Y4 y" p8 U0 c( M! ?
哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。, H9 S+ }+ P, i! ~7 P& |6 c
That's a memory problem.- T% J! Z3 q9 | U! S
这是一个记忆问题。& ]' h- Q+ @' k2 t/ j
I guess that counts too., S& @2 j. x2 E: e7 Y& N
我想那很重要。 ) O8 z9 Y. J% E& ^) tBut I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why? ( x2 T( ?8 V) J/ Y) 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？ + g( M6 M+ N" {# b. O+ pAt one point, there was a reason we do something.. h) N- @4 y$ c$ d" h; q+ m" W9 ~( p5 x
在某一个时期， 我们做某事会有一个理由。% C8 ?. F/ L( ^; n
For long-term projects, we need to remind ourselves of that reason. / l; W! X4 Z+ `. x) K对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。 + d% }% u3 N) n( d* v% z: eIt's always could to ask ourselves why.* C$ |" n8 |$ s# i
总是可以问问自己为什么。) H; c" a8 h6 Q" Z
Why did I start to learn a language? ! A1 Y" v( d: R! c0 n1 m6 ]( F为什么我开始学习一种语言？) {/ {8 F3 H; v& R8 Y
Why did I join this club? r. l: r& c+ U& Q
为什么我加入这个俱乐部？ 5 s. y! D. k3 I) C: k. k; SWhy my friend was this person?5 Q& V- z# j! D1 i8 p: T
为什么我的朋友是这个人？! I' ?9 @3 P8 R) q
Why did I get married? ) [4 u. {8 u1 c/ a为什么我要结婚？0 w: W4 R; a- f X% c8 v" o# h
If we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why. , k3 \" c9 r1 l9 j/ ^% t0 @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。& m1 l' U1 @$ m" }- A) R
I think we need indeed remind us of why. ' ]1 t; c$ w2 D0 r4 g4 _- B我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。 c- B2 l+ V- y& V, t# r
Or else it's tough to finish what we started.- ]- c$ l2 y- q! A
否则很难完成我们所开始的。 / c. Z: ?& i q# C! X5 L* CWe stop starting. We quit the club. ( A1 T0 r5 J+ ^' O我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。3 b: i; F) H; V, B/ r
We end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged. : G. ]+ Y1 ~0 l$ L. e" e7 D3 O0 u) E我们结束我们的友谊。我们的婚姻出现裂痕。. Q8 ~8 f' L5 g/ G9 ?4 W. n3 z
There's nothing wrong with asking why. 1 [. y6 s. l) r% U% J/ f7 L- s问为什么没什么问题。4 t( o2 r& U) c
In fact, sometimes I think it can be very healthy and help we appreciate what you have and what you are doing. 5 |2 `, }+ ~8 g- Q% V1 o; u: p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。 6 N& |$ _/ s( N, N5 n6 q$ y4 F- x5 bTalk about it.- c5 U2 x2 m8 G
谈论下面的话题： ; O7 p, a8 ?& l2 RIs there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it? 5 E# e6 z/ M5 t4 g6 R你有过正在做某事但是你忘了为什么开始的经历吗？ : N; A2 ^; G# \Is it a kind of distant memory?; h1 Q, [" D1 i0 {1 h- G
它是一种遥远的记忆？ 1 }! V0 V i( z. T" mDid you ever forget why you are doing something... & ?1 ]$ n- W4 I& x你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……9 D9 s, t$ V/ M3 U
How do you remind yourself why you are doing something?% p/ v$ p- c/ t" d+ {- L7 p
你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？ : N" O! w, x1 HDo you write memos? 4 R4 Y) ~" K+ t1 v你写备忘录吗？+ t, ~4 D4 r: h* l
Does your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?8 j% o) W9 I4 q6 r h' ?5 @
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 G: ]8 m9 k$ Y8 _2 kWhat are some other methods for you to prevent yourself from forgetting? $ R. |5 B$ E2 P, r5 v7 r还有其他的方法来防止你忘记吗？" B. C0 G$ S/ _1 x- ]9 O0 v# [
What do you do when you see someone that you know, but have forgotten his name? 3 J9 v3 G0 A2 T( b. ~ u* W你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？