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 something5 \$ e; c8 r, n+ l7 `4 {' n
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记住我们为什么做某事 / v' {* \4 M* ^2 w4 e9 BSometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing.% F2 k3 k/ J7 D! J+ @
有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。 / [! e* ]% Q3 T7 _+ E1 K" |8 RHave you ever done that?; G# c( d! J( \: i
你曾有过这种经历吗？* j1 p0 `% Z- B
I'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too., f" ~0 y- X! o: v; @* o
我并不仅仅是在谈论记忆问题，虽然那也是有可能的。 , b+ r; a% r. \2 KI have called someone because I want to tell them something.' k3 ]* j9 w3 [0 O0 g! f6 R( K- s' B0 e
我曾经打电话给某人，因为我想告诉他们什么。 r$ A1 D- w* e. _
And then, after just choosing the place for a while, not talking about anything particular.* C6 ~1 F5 j4 |# 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。3 z: r+ T9 Z! \ r5 u i: f; \
Well, I forget why I called that person in the first place.& q& O. E1 q; }3 j9 m
哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。 ' Z' Z9 e8 c3 i9 L7 K9 ^That's a memory problem., M; [8 L4 b+ k+ O; e' W
这是一个记忆问题。 * W9 e5 \, ~( [2 a) hI guess that counts too.9 }# e/ m! S9 J% c! A
我想那很重要。' _% `8 p7 ?9 F) G+ k: \+ @ ]
But I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why?2 q2 _; l( n; a) L8 _
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？ . p1 h9 L3 H* o Z! [At one point, there was a reason we do something., G6 Q. N; [1 g5 n: ]9 M
在某一个时期， 我们做某事会有一个理由。 - b4 o9 K$ {- u; v' zFor long-term projects, we need to remind ourselves of that reason.2 z+ F" \1 s+ |" b1 D9 r8 D
对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。' [( K$ j2 v; U$ [4 W- {. [
It's always could to ask ourselves why.5 F) f3 f! ]' G1 f1 |0 w
总是可以问问自己为什么。8 i( @3 g4 ]9 A
Why did I start to learn a language? / k7 |7 `7 D9 u* x# o- j$ E为什么我开始学习一种语言？$ Z3 c8 Y9 V. Y' k0 S# F
Why did I join this club? + C6 i' f* e$ h/ p为什么我加入这个俱乐部？ * `0 M' {$ \$ D" W$ R+ J# L5 [6 @Why my friend was this person?1 Q8 `* U& W. f9 R: x* [" i$ s
为什么我的朋友是这个人？ 8 w4 l" A% X3 `. v) `+ LWhy did I get married?$ k7 ~ A7 L0 m$ M3 L9 p, I
为什么我要结婚？ W9 @. X3 z5 s+ }; P& d
If we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why.- t: b! Z2 d& c( g/ F! l
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。9 o! S6 X6 W. z/ F' A% o
I think we need indeed remind us of why.5 E7 F* P6 P! b' K
我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。, f8 L' \ D. B1 c6 O# j, }# C
Or else it's tough to finish what we started. ' d" I8 k, `1 F" Q4 {& [0 r否则很难完成我们所开始的。8 D2 P c8 e; Z. ~" a5 @
We stop starting. We quit the club.* U+ w9 ^' \$ K& h4 V
我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。 & e$ ?/ J, c" z/ Z$ E8 H" nWe end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged.9 p4 y i6 g. l! n
我们结束我们的友谊。我们的婚姻出现裂痕。$ p* m1 d# D$ `1 u# c/ S, z5 g1 U
There's nothing wrong with asking why.% A* S& M+ N7 u: U/ N! ]. ]
问为什么没什么问题。 6 e, q( m0 S5 L( w- XIn fact, sometimes I think it can be very healthy and help we appreciate what you have and what you are doing.# o5 Q0 U9 J2 {
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。7 {# M O2 i2 h7 M1 x, t, `5 B+ w
Talk about it.* J3 Q m; `' ?$ k, d
谈论下面的话题： % j. i' Y; M5 O _Is there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it?; L: Z1 C4 s1 b5 k* T# M
你有过正在做某事但是你忘了为什么开始的经历吗？7 Y* J0 d0 O3 M' g% V
Is it a kind of distant memory? 1 M% K4 x$ _8 O5 ~/ |* [6 I它是一种遥远的记忆？ " a" \1 g, h- Q6 H* vDid you ever forget why you are doing something...* [8 r: d h& A1 m$ g7 z8 Q$ b! c
你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……0 h. ^: Q4 }$ @
How do you remind yourself why you are doing something?+ w) e s7 v3 y& }' v& I
你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？ # g" r0 I! H- Y4 CDo you write memos?# f" _) ^ r1 {; M
你写备忘录吗？% r$ T. `. ~5 o2 h0 w
Does your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing? 1 p: g7 L1 X& y$ a/ O" n, U" j你有过头脑空空而自己也许忘记你正在做什么的经历吗？ ) x5 c* z" e8 H4 W! j% f. v9 jWhat are some other methods for you to prevent yourself from forgetting?$ z9 c9 K! D7 L! a4 G: z+ A( @
还有其他的方法来防止你忘记吗？ 6 |3 }7 Y7 p7 q0 W) @7 W' nWhat do you do when you see someone that you know, but have forgotten his name? # v; Z# E% T2 d" i( W9 L你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？