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Remembering why we are doing something
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记住我们为什么做某事
T9 ^' V* R' N+ jSometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing.
! G! D9 G5 y$ t1 F) g( P' V) A有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。3 D$ P! U; c m+ a
Have you ever done that?
% `3 D4 D# s1 M; J+ t4 k你曾有过这种经历吗？
% x* j- g+ {- f0 b: I! FI'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too.
! p5 T! ]: K P I; O我并不仅仅是在谈论记忆问题，虽然那也是有可能的。
; k4 `9 O+ Z% @6 q7 p. V3 }5 @I have called someone because I want to tell them something.
: M0 Z8 S* C( q& E( h我曾经打电话给某人，因为我想告诉他们什么。
8 [$ ^/ T' M; t. Z8 G1 X+ GAnd then, after just choosing the place for a while, not talking about anything particular.
% w R( }1 } q: z; n. `/ z$ x# 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。
% B9 z }& Y s1 Y w6 VWell, I forget why I called that person in the first place./ T7 [5 \) w; f
哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。9 P* Q6 ]3 e4 [% l) D& s! K
That's a memory problem.
. m3 q) r/ o5 e9 v这是一个记忆问题。
$ B* J% k' o) t$ e a+ C3 ^, B$ Q) ]I guess that counts too.
4 I$ G2 G! g* l) ?: c! \+ C我想那很重要。
5 x3 m2 b7 W* ZBut I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why?
, R: @) a0 Y3 K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？7 P2 K+ l/ z r1 ~
At one point, there was a reason we do something.
, `4 n0 ~; K; R在某一个时期， 我们做某事会有一个理由。2 ?0 {3 o) D6 V" ]
For long-term projects, we need to remind ourselves of that reason.- o2 ~% {. [( }& S4 i
对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。6 S4 s2 ]& t0 n0 Q/ J0 _
It's always could to ask ourselves why.
: x+ X, D) k2 g8 U1 i: v总是可以问问自己为什么。4 ?5 y: Z" h% E" d7 ?- s
Why did I start to learn a language?
3 k" @1 E& m0 \; u" _! W为什么我开始学习一种语言？
2 b' Z' ^ f) j5 ~5 _Why did I join this club?$ |+ v, ^, w9 V" L& r, h
为什么我加入这个俱乐部？% ^5 o3 B3 s7 q' s N2 L) H
Why my friend was this person?
- i0 @3 ~2 f6 t/ z# `7 q3 ]为什么我的朋友是这个人？& N" ^. z; a! J! K
Why did I get married?
1 j4 |+ P+ F7 g" f) m为什么我要结婚？; ]; i8 o( B/ A# j# j9 A% u
If we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why.
% S2 s K& g6 E; y# T( h* q9 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。3 ]; i7 i0 p' ~ u( X
I think we need indeed remind us of why.$ [' R; X* q2 ~$ n0 g6 J
我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。* N& P& k. Q2 B( d& f, B# J+ |
Or else it's tough to finish what we started.3 l( a9 `% f/ Z
否则很难完成我们所开始的。
& k q+ [9 |5 z# U- C( W5 wWe stop starting. We quit the club.5 o7 e" S3 E* k/ D
我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。 ~" E H! h" e! Q) k! w
We end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged.
4 Y" H/ Q. A2 d- V4 L我们结束我们的友谊。我们的婚姻出现裂痕。
# X; N; m/ E$ L Q7 M% f! q$ sThere's nothing wrong with asking why.. B: d0 v- q% g3 j' s
问为什么没什么问题。
% o4 N- S. Q* x$ _. I3 TIn fact, sometimes I think it can be very healthy and help we appreciate what you have and what you are doing.' b4 L& D+ p: 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。
; q" V7 ~' b" W8 f' iTalk about it.
; n Y$ h9 O5 N/ i* r4 e1 W, j9 T p& I谈论下面的话题：0 u0 G& W6 P q1 B9 {
Is there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it?2 x `3 _5 _4 z* x7 K& I
你有过正在做某事但是你忘了为什么开始的经历吗？
. j1 H# k% f1 \# zIs it a kind of distant memory?8 ?6 q8 Y0 @ z9 }6 F
它是一种遥远的记忆？
- U; r3 G5 _8 m2 R. iDid you ever forget why you are doing something...
, k* U: j& D4 o8 n5 y6 f1 r你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……8 U9 ?% q8 R( d% C) R5 P+ y7 x, U
How do you remind yourself why you are doing something?% |- l* \' O1 n( ` f7 g
你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？. r1 V4 s# M* J& c @
Do you write memos?
8 P& ~; i: T9 p& T你写备忘录吗？$ p0 ^! T: x9 z. `
Does your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?- ?! ?3 A$ l3 U
你有过头脑空空而自己也许忘记你正在做什么的经历吗？& ^" L& k1 h. k# Y) h' i0 v& }
What are some other methods for you to prevent yourself from forgetting?* T# L: A6 G" D2 b
还有其他的方法来防止你忘记吗？
; E }; x! _" O' w3 f# _What do you do when you see someone that you know, but have forgotten his name?
& T y+ ]; c$ L) j% g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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