/ r3 a& t3 P o& _" l4 K' O$ f记住我们为什么做某事 * d. x4 d: D- xSometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing. ( h4 K8 j d0 \7 y有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。/ `) j2 h/ S5 D/ r% O& q
Have you ever done that?7 @6 B* x. y2 m7 u( `% u: Q; ?" y o
你曾有过这种经历吗？4 W. _! q- B+ g4 G P
I'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too. ' t7 C: H4 ]& A7 Y我并不仅仅是在谈论记忆问题，虽然那也是有可能的。, |+ e% G# A1 Q3 R
I have called someone because I want to tell them something.. A6 O+ w% H. m0 u
我曾经打电话给某人，因为我想告诉他们什么。 ' b& v9 X, R6 @1 p& tAnd then, after just choosing the place for a while, not talking about anything particular.; G" T' u2 R$ ^8 {6 T1 b2 _# W$ E
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。; ? H. i2 `2 t- b
Well, I forget why I called that person in the first place. 0 m& f o X' P) C' S& N' P哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。% a \' p1 |' z2 Z- |9 @
That's a memory problem. + Z! h" x+ j9 }+ I1 J3 k* Q, Y这是一个记忆问题。 - G8 p m. U% HI guess that counts too. ! b, l$ o( k$ Q' i我想那很重要。 9 y, U3 J, s) [5 |, [+ @$ t8 J9 aBut I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why? t( f1 [( D* s3 {# _' Q# y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？ : u7 m n2 r/ w" {0 rAt one point, there was a reason we do something. 0 m" w& E( i1 x2 R; ^在某一个时期， 我们做某事会有一个理由。 , A6 ]8 i2 G5 r( z' r! ~For long-term projects, we need to remind ourselves of that reason. / O, t6 i9 Y7 z& d对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。 , R8 v% S4 z* {% S. P$ QIt's always could to ask ourselves why. + @/ L) h8 X+ ?/ j总是可以问问自己为什么。+ }2 g I! M- X ?" t- A
Why did I start to learn a language?! H3 W7 m" j9 T( h
为什么我开始学习一种语言？ ; H; P7 y* N. a0 T4 k: k4 ~Why did I join this club? 3 d% A/ ^* i$ Y- T. E, F为什么我加入这个俱乐部？3 q t9 c; Y' `* C2 Q
Why my friend was this person? $ M M: q2 H1 l3 z/ J' D为什么我的朋友是这个人？ ) Z3 }7 C1 u; uWhy did I get married?5 P8 T- [& A4 Q
为什么我要结婚？ 1 g2 } k+ F; k0 a- eIf we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why. ) [& J. \# T0 ?+ O* G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。 ' G f- I. H3 A5 g- @" \I think we need indeed remind us of why. + U6 j% K2 F7 B! A5 A我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。- o. X1 j1 j: S
Or else it's tough to finish what we started.( w7 p8 D$ ^: N( _1 T, g$ L0 p
否则很难完成我们所开始的。 . H \* w8 o7 i7 x) HWe stop starting. We quit the club. 2 _: K; }$ A/ ~3 W! P- }4 p# z我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。) z. m% C, C, \% x( W. O a6 P
We end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged. ' \+ r/ \* |' R我们结束我们的友谊。我们的婚姻出现裂痕。" W9 R; J& x# G9 g- w6 }
There's nothing wrong with asking why.( a/ f7 P! x, Y8 @3 s2 Y2 ^% d0 O
问为什么没什么问题。 8 G: N' K' d, S+ O+ zIn fact, sometimes I think it can be very healthy and help we appreciate what you have and what you are doing. 2 k* P5 k& o. E; U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。 $ x0 i) r6 M- f3 C1 t+ cTalk about it." Y) u- d% }1 a' @' i
谈论下面的话题：6 P5 O! O2 s5 r5 S
Is there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it? # I* E- Z1 m8 R' b# U你有过正在做某事但是你忘了为什么开始的经历吗？ 4 M; B! G+ v: n$ E6 r& c) p- HIs it a kind of distant memory? & ?$ ?# G5 _! k它是一种遥远的记忆？ ) j' y+ i# ~8 t$ `- NDid you ever forget why you are doing something... & S. b+ c" i; O- \& i2 c) o, F你曾经忘记你为什么做某事…… ' {+ M. z8 J/ m4 _- A. e6 U0 kHow do you remind yourself why you are doing something? ) H4 J2 F) U% D. V! b. S- {4 a你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？, h6 b- F3 {6 ]8 c
Do you write memos?+ z& n7 ? t+ f: Y6 v5 e, T. T
你写备忘录吗？- T8 E2 ~1 j% C2 O2 l W5 i" l
Does your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?% a: C8 X3 [ d- t# V! t
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 ]8 @4 @/ w/ D& M" s" bWhat are some other methods for you to prevent yourself from forgetting?2 r6 Z0 S. E/ _: o+ ?& \! O
还有其他的方法来防止你忘记吗？ % E7 j) g& d# H( T' V) KWhat do you do when you see someone that you know, but have forgotten his name? 5 R0 i2 @3 Z ^3 b8 `- z5 }你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？