美文赏析：记住我们呢为什么做某事

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Remembering why we are doing something

记住我们为什么做某事
Sometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing.
& E. L9 h  V9 n有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。
Have you ever done that?
你曾有过这种经历吗？
I'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too.
+ X4 e" ~9 i' Y9 V1 C我并不仅仅是在谈论记忆问题，虽然那也是有可能的。
I have called someone because I want to tell them something.
: Q* \2 N+ r. U( n: l" m我曾经打电话给某人，因为我想告诉他们什么。
And then, after just choosing the place for a while, not talking about anything particular.
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。
7 M; s' p" T9 q% p7 m$ _4 _5 aWell, I forget why I called that person in the first place.
3 A; u& E) N0 ~# w" p: m8 I哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。
+ r  w! m. v4 k. e. c7 ^( hThat's a memory problem.
这是一个记忆问题。
I guess that counts too.
' W; H4 V6 J$ H2 l我想那很重要。
7 f( n1 U7 r  B% z: u& f! m/ eBut I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why?
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？
  [5 V! k- q6 l$ H8 i  M+ c+ dAt one point, there was a reason we do something.
在某一个时期， 我们做某事会有一个理由。
+ h9 h5 v) c; o6 ~8 ^5 y% jFor long-term projects, we need to remind ourselves of that reason.
对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。
# j# V% q; d6 t# `1 A* [* M3 WIt's always could to ask ourselves why.
3 j. ~( G2 u  f6 ?- o: p' d' H总是可以问问自己为什么。
7 l0 T8 v* n" D( V0 W( o! ~6 ?; RWhy did I start to learn a language?
为什么我开始学习一种语言？
Why did I join this club?
为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
Why my friend was this person?
5 O: ~; S$ X2 e( l1 T# c为什么我的朋友是这个人？
Why did I get married?
, b, ^0 Q/ W/ i, ?为什么我要结婚？
If we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why.
& N7 D" h- m* A% e2 q8 |$ h; P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。
I think we need indeed remind us of why.
( ]2 ~; g5 D5 \: x4 v我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
9 H  g7 ?7 Y1 `6 b6 F3 K6 J% UOr else it's tough to finish what we started.
否则很难完成我们所开始的。
We stop starting. We quit the club.
我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。
We end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged.
我们结束我们的友谊。我们的婚姻出现裂痕。
5 l! p6 F) I. i+ LThere's nothing wrong with asking why.
6 A6 N& v5 n! Z4 r6 Y问为什么没什么问题。
In fact, sometimes I think it can be very healthy and help we appreciate what you have and what you are doing.
" P% o& A- H+ [! `: M$ k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。
  Q7 q5 }; Q3 N( [+ L- `) k+ QTalk about it.
谈论下面的话题：
: |- `( i9 w6 m& @) l4 AIs there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it?
你有过正在做某事但是你忘了为什么开始的经历吗？
- X: I7 c) S" L1 FIs it a kind of distant memory?
它是一种遥远的记忆？
Did you ever forget why you are doing something...
/ V$ n1 \4 O! {- r3 _9 Y8 _# g( h你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……
How do you remind yourself why you are doing something?
1 B/ ]5 l, |8 e* Z3 V, }$ m, m你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
4 [$ w: q- x8 A% w! e% |7 hDo you write memos?
你写备忘录吗？
Does your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
) |# N7 z4 l3 Q2 r* l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 r0 l/ i( b5 @# f5 lWhat are some other methods for you to prevent yourself from forgetting?
还有其他的方法来防止你忘记吗？
What do you do when you see someone that you know, but have forgotten his name?
你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？