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

3 y4 S7 i3 ?$ U记住我们为什么做某事
Sometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing.
有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。
Have you ever done that?
" @- \5 L, T5 z+ m6 W. x6 {你曾有过这种经历吗？
I'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too.
# g& G* m  i9 b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.
我曾经打电话给某人，因为我想告诉他们什么。
9 V+ V+ N6 {+ NAnd then, after just choosing the place for a while, not talking about anything particular.
& A. _" a! S. ?0 j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。
Well, 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.
7 Z1 A6 P0 I  v: i( K* h这是一个记忆问题。
I guess that counts too.
! a- y# n" \6 a, N2 Q! b7 L我想那很重要。
But I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why?
8 K5 D6 e* V6 r3 q( o1 a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？
/ x) v; u. I# u, ?0 t+ j! U5 KAt 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。
1 w, }- w( R9 n0 \8 u& |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.
9 y* J: {6 \# N总是可以问问自己为什么。
- j# v! S/ {$ u  x' N4 h) h3 uWhy did I start to learn a language?
7 f& }( y, e+ \为什么我开始学习一种语言？
" _" E# C9 M& z9 s; `Why did I join this club?
" d# M9 T4 L* l为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
- }' `. z1 G+ k, _  XWhy my friend was this person?
4 y0 z$ I$ C; `  }6 K# ]- T# P为什么我的朋友是这个人？
# N/ d8 B# g% w" t6 \+ s* J! A5 c7 WWhy did I get married?
: A: v5 h6 x' w, r  Z  q% L为什么我要结婚？
1 [  z5 M" j8 DIf we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why.
- ~; f! F+ j$ @- x# B2 Q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.
- y! B9 a! \5 Q: J我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
7 _4 \9 A! ]7 J! _/ eOr else it's tough to finish what we started.
否则很难完成我们所开始的。
) _, l3 x- v* b- g+ gWe stop starting. We quit the club.
2 Y5 a7 B6 v" h" I+ Z1 C+ E7 r我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。
& I& Y4 i5 S$ v7 U7 dWe 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 o: r% E: I' Y* z7 R5 p! kThere's nothing wrong with asking why.
! }% y% J' a, o! 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.
& o# k# K  \0 q4 O" ]: r3 c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。
, I+ B0 X1 ]: E8 Q* e% n9 U+ QTalk about it.
" y2 X' g3 ?1 H* o) \- o5 C1 h  @谈论下面的话题：
" X/ _- e  q6 q. K; d2 D" n4 F! hIs there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it?
5 b( b- ~5 d# [你有过正在做某事但是你忘了为什么开始的经历吗？
6 [" E4 r. ?( \4 \  g+ x# mIs it a kind of distant memory?
它是一种遥远的记忆？
Did you ever forget why you are doing something...
- p" v8 Q) t2 h& Y5 |  `你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……
How do you remind yourself why you are doing something?
你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
4 s' ?$ z: L$ EDo you write memos?
2 o9 b3 Q! F2 n& Q6 |5 o7 Z. }你写备忘录吗？
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？
' ]$ @% w- m9 x9 t5 SWhat are some other methods for you to prevent yourself from forgetting?
! ~0 I/ F& ^: c0 Q6 g% c& A) D3 K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？