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
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记住我们为什么做某事
" ?& \5 \) ~% e/ R* BSometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing.
; ?' ], `$ `6 ~6 C有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。
- p! N. {' `- A: `5 THave you ever done that?
8 L0 |: n2 S" d, ]/ ?% \; S你曾有过这种经历吗？
I'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too.
6 M% P6 I* P5 C( V" I我并不仅仅是在谈论记忆问题，虽然那也是有可能的。
4 l$ t6 c5 r# L; JI have called someone because I want to tell them something.
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。
3 ^4 P( l  Q' l* u+ B# F2 D6 aWell, I forget why I called that person in the first place.
哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。
That's a memory problem.
这是一个记忆问题。
' ?0 X0 R% @5 WI guess that counts too.
% n3 A, a3 {* s6 q# f! ~我想那很重要。
But 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？
At one point, there was a reason we do something.
0 h3 O% O, H+ I. n6 ?在某一个时期， 我们做某事会有一个理由。
For 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。
It's always could to ask ourselves why.
总是可以问问自己为什么。
) x8 i$ e& Q8 `7 o. H5 o7 g! B9 M( yWhy did I start to learn a language?
为什么我开始学习一种语言？
& g  @0 k3 W6 }( ~3 Q9 `! iWhy did I join this club?
为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
& X5 W0 M( m; T+ l. H$ QWhy my friend was this person?
为什么我的朋友是这个人？
' t. |$ C( F9 g6 |* n8 A1 u9 K" FWhy did I get married?
/ g7 L3 U3 ?; P6 @9 ~( z为什么我要结婚？
; k5 g$ u. e8 a1 g% A  [If we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why.
# M8 p3 {2 o6 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。
) ~; \; c  Q9 z9 ^, ]I think we need indeed remind us of why.
: r% h( k; O4 M5 ]7 Z, g0 e我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
Or else it's tough to finish what we started.
% ^$ z% @; i- \" T* W: F$ K否则很难完成我们所开始的。
We stop starting. We quit the club.
3 \) _% \0 [: L5 Z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。
There's nothing wrong with asking why.
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.
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。
( P/ I( G+ d, p. \' JTalk about it.
谈论下面的话题：
; d! j8 r' |- w/ rIs 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？
Is it a kind of distant memory?
) @# m& y8 |; s: Y. g它是一种遥远的记忆？
Did you ever forget why you are doing something...
你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……
How do you remind yourself why you are doing something?
" h$ v' X" `5 H8 m- c, c你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
Do you write memos?
你写备忘录吗？
+ D; J) V; o% R" F& ^Does your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
你有过头脑空空而自己也许忘记你正在做什么的经历吗？
4 j2 I+ S  V( b3 t# M! Q/ b1 [What 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?
) N6 D$ ]& ^8 m& r* M. `$ _你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？