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Remembering why we are doing something
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记住我们为什么做某事0 f9 I o7 m1 q8 j0 C5 C, I4 E" s, P
Sometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing.8 s( A( I! \4 }
有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。
" f' ~5 m& u+ SHave you ever done that?
' {9 Z8 q/ I; h$ G# c9 t1 ~你曾有过这种经历吗？$ K( k. R5 C- @
I'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too.% s3 T5 B+ ^( x# \
我并不仅仅是在谈论记忆问题，虽然那也是有可能的。. {4 o; k& | |( Z6 w- H
I have called someone because I want to tell them something.
& Y' e- p% |; W我曾经打电话给某人，因为我想告诉他们什么。
. f9 J o7 p3 Z, M; [1 {And then, after just choosing the place for a while, not talking about anything particular.
+ n/ {7 Z- i3 u- w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。
- d4 q3 W) D$ W7 D# K) M/ UWell, I forget why I called that person in the first place.
/ V9 b5 [" s/ y" Y$ {' ?7 O# Q4 X哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。
" \8 r+ r' X( e3 u1 z7 RThat's a memory problem.
# Q3 ~ R, i5 L0 [& c9 b这是一个记忆问题。& I+ j% E& ?. _0 }" n8 J
I guess that counts too.0 k( R9 _8 }# J
我想那很重要。
6 D( W$ J6 { s& K* J$ k8 vBut I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why?# u1 ~( P; N; g* H, I
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？3 J# X2 D) E! ?2 ?
At one point, there was a reason we do something.6 {! z+ x5 n/ T1 {! m w. W! I
在某一个时期， 我们做某事会有一个理由。7 c- {9 m \1 P+ Z& c$ _! H
For long-term projects, we need to remind ourselves of that reason.
: v& d) M1 n: y对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。. E+ i) W) t$ i. y% G y T
It's always could to ask ourselves why.7 b7 w# H% q& Z4 Y3 a
总是可以问问自己为什么。
7 ]3 D: P1 C: k; TWhy did I start to learn a language?' g7 K) Q# i+ k6 J8 G# U
为什么我开始学习一种语言？
K; \: Y/ D, wWhy did I join this club?
+ b# i! B: V& E- q2 n4 _为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
" y; Z, v1 g0 R" X w, H# t" xWhy my friend was this person?
5 f0 i+ i) \; ]& k; k为什么我的朋友是这个人？4 C% D, i7 k9 d. X
Why did I get married?; ^7 y; M/ p9 s' P0 t0 I* l
为什么我要结婚？
p! i; n* w$ i. T3 H c W+ |# WIf we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why.
! f" P) h4 A, n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。* T6 G' [2 I, }1 ]* u
I think we need indeed remind us of why.
4 i2 \% f2 t9 V4 L. j8 [" e- p我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
1 g) v' @+ _7 O& t5 G8 w) VOr else it's tough to finish what we started.
5 M4 V) k" j& r3 ?6 s否则很难完成我们所开始的。1 ?% O; c- Q D) ^; W
We stop starting. We quit the club.
3 H: b4 ~9 K! ?$ _; X& H6 V2 F我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。' P- N0 ~* G% c R
We end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged.
/ U: r1 P; }3 m3 T K7 h/ n' \我们结束我们的友谊。我们的婚姻出现裂痕。5 N0 i5 f! s9 x9 ^
There's nothing wrong with asking why.
, x* o$ j) h- m2 ~' q5 h问为什么没什么问题。
) @; A3 A% g3 Z9 M! E9 hIn fact, sometimes I think it can be very healthy and help we appreciate what you have and what you are doing.
- } L9 L5 A X: G0 p& h, i% d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。. |9 \" p" M; s6 G0 z
Talk about it.3 g; ?, G3 u: l" V6 s
谈论下面的话题：7 ^3 T: d8 f/ X$ g# u3 z C" \9 e
Is there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it?
G# [9 g! l2 g8 i: {5 x你有过正在做某事但是你忘了为什么开始的经历吗？
3 m& |2 k. P+ Z+ k5 m( IIs it a kind of distant memory?
! C0 w. F D, r6 e: d9 d它是一种遥远的记忆？! ~4 D' f1 o3 f* @+ H
Did you ever forget why you are doing something...
) ]% M$ P# S5 Q% d! i$ v [- U你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……9 T: Z1 ^0 |8 z
How do you remind yourself why you are doing something?
" G# @6 H1 G6 `( A* P' U你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？" H" s3 G" U' X9 e
Do you write memos?
1 ^' O% W5 v' j- t. t4 [你写备忘录吗？' F; v& i! F5 ~& A
Does your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?# O4 K, a3 m$ u. P9 p6 v: Z. {
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- X: M2 Y9 M* [0 ~* r }
What are some other methods for you to prevent yourself from forgetting?$ Y* N, j! M+ }% q* v5 I
还有其他的方法来防止你忘记吗？! ]: D. @! ]: {- i- V' n
What do you do when you see someone that you know, but have forgotten his name?
4 t2 Y, z- d! w7 O5 R) \- G6 d' _你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？ |
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