+ \ n- B$ n! H- u$ f3 R4 E记住我们为什么做某事( |7 I. c/ L) O5 e' f
Sometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing. 8 ^0 F$ \5 M2 c7 Y3 b+ ?' O8 i! c9 J有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。* l+ z2 @2 y+ Z* u0 f
Have you ever done that? 9 P4 b& Q4 `# M. b+ @# V, l9 X" L你曾有过这种经历吗？+ i$ g. \- m3 w/ Z
I'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too. 6 _/ I4 u! @$ v/ J我并不仅仅是在谈论记忆问题，虽然那也是有可能的。 1 V" Z) d* ]$ s! r0 {' hI have called someone because I want to tell them something.6 p3 d- @+ D/ {4 O
我曾经打电话给某人，因为我想告诉他们什么。) W7 `& @ y2 `7 j. e, l; o
And then, after just choosing the place for a while, not talking about anything particular. $ q' j1 x6 M0 \' ~( J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。 , l. C+ j9 G; J# ^/ a3 SWell, I forget why I called that person in the first place. L4 e l, x- d) s% P
哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。8 W* t4 }, d' k' M/ }# J
That's a memory problem.; n6 K7 K" e9 m
这是一个记忆问题。 , l8 o; k% V- T9 ~8 @( Y% O0 \/ ~I guess that counts too.- B% H$ T" `; T
我想那很重要。1 W8 M. K" \3 ]8 r! ~7 c
But I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why? 9 [1 i9 C1 Z# g" I) N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？8 K4 L3 k7 O/ M$ H6 e" n U
At one point, there was a reason we do something.0 ?+ q- w- x6 X B5 S; }' q
在某一个时期， 我们做某事会有一个理由。) f6 O0 ^& u- r. Z" Q: Q' f
For long-term projects, we need to remind ourselves of that reason. M$ ?$ q7 x2 Q* h* @! V4 g2 e) ]对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。0 q* U) y$ ]. r' k2 o
It's always could to ask ourselves why.; B% o0 G) q/ J- q" {8 o. J7 J1 I. t P
总是可以问问自己为什么。 # i6 q! o- n& A; m* I5 C2 o: dWhy did I start to learn a language? ! e. {% f5 ~7 p4 t为什么我开始学习一种语言？' A. Q+ M$ n# r; P" |; R, {$ m
Why did I join this club? ( H: o2 D: \( X% W为什么我加入这个俱乐部？ ; [! x; J0 o; U; A3 |. S4 i! dWhy my friend was this person? # m! R' { t+ E. I1 y2 C! D4 S' Z为什么我的朋友是这个人？ # G" h4 ?. w. [1 K2 YWhy did I get married? 4 J* v9 O( Y" Y* T5 y为什么我要结婚？ 8 R# z3 \1 o/ Y7 n F- R% E# AIf we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why. - `) G% s) s4 f h! k' x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。$ S2 }, l. ]' H2 Q- ^' @) |' @
I think we need indeed remind us of why. $ U; [1 @7 e% Z/ ^: \我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。' z0 N' ?1 t$ m) ^" @$ R" t
Or else it's tough to finish what we started. - E! k3 D4 {6 S5 _否则很难完成我们所开始的。2 @6 a1 H5 W }. G' |
We stop starting. We quit the club. + F: M$ [" ?4 F. J6 G. p( Y) h我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。7 G$ j% L/ b- x2 B$ ]% R
We end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged.9 _; m3 j7 F1 u( G, q# U4 B
我们结束我们的友谊。我们的婚姻出现裂痕。9 ~9 V O: w W" N+ P5 C# ]
There's nothing wrong with asking why. 6 j0 K' A7 }4 [/ o" ]问为什么没什么问题。2 w3 s+ ~ F& s: i0 }; u. c
In fact, sometimes I think it can be very healthy and help we appreciate what you have and what you are doing. , l/ D: B8 ?5 c) b& x7 t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。& z# Y3 b2 k! ~$ ]! b) |
Talk about it.& d0 @ d6 W' t! x+ E c9 L# `
谈论下面的话题：3 ~4 N/ O0 m) d0 L: f* f
Is there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it?2 P3 w8 b$ p# G8 n: ?; l$ ^
你有过正在做某事但是你忘了为什么开始的经历吗？ 1 c6 P# P$ g1 \& @+ H' RIs it a kind of distant memory? " T7 A4 J- G8 X5 Y它是一种遥远的记忆？ 0 q0 O1 G. @' [1 R$ dDid you ever forget why you are doing something... 7 [ n# h% L# W2 T你曾经忘记你为什么做某事…… \. ]- U1 _% B$ NHow do you remind yourself why you are doing something?* u" O* D7 Q5 A. Q
你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？9 [: `! M/ ~, y6 Z/ n C
Do you write memos? / f. E/ u/ X1 X( B你写备忘录吗？* q5 J/ S4 S8 {/ k( B0 I
Does your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?0 l# v0 }. I* `
你有过头脑空空而自己也许忘记你正在做什么的经历吗？: J! |1 Q) r: b
What are some other methods for you to prevent yourself from forgetting? i- m) n# Y5 d* ~! n% n
还有其他的方法来防止你忘记吗？ . e# k7 r, z7 fWhat do you do when you see someone that you know, but have forgotten his name? 0 Q) Z$ V# c, a/ q& \( a你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？