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

2 Q1 J+ Y3 p8 }% Z- _% J( H, _记住我们为什么做某事
& W* l9 |& b' l) ISometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing.
, N; W4 a$ w* `' |有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。
* p  z  g- d  }) u4 nHave you ever done that?
你曾有过这种经历吗？
4 [+ t3 z# ^8 H) a  oI'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too.
4 h0 Y2 v# O; N. _# W/ k我并不仅仅是在谈论记忆问题，虽然那也是有可能的。
6 o7 Q4 c2 I& w4 }" |- C# A+ VI 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。
( c& y( x4 E% E6 F. rAnd then, after just choosing the place for a while, not talking about anything particular.
/ j) R- [9 @6 w3 c' }! |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 P! D- C" M" E. p& M- e这是一个记忆问题。
I guess that counts too.
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？
' A0 h5 i* y, B6 u3 G! ~& P8 mAt 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。
# X  }; I9 u8 |2 l7 ^. f: xFor 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。
# [# `0 w0 C$ O- I3 I) xIt's always could to ask ourselves why.
总是可以问问自己为什么。
Why did I start to learn a language?
为什么我开始学习一种语言？
$ C3 S# H1 S5 c9 N1 JWhy did I join this club?
, m  w7 g2 A+ o& L5 o为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
# Y& n9 ^  s9 z- o  G$ w: }1 CWhy my friend was this person?
为什么我的朋友是这个人？
Why did I get married?
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.
) O/ y* u; F8 P" d, D; x8 n+ A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。
  S0 l+ e) H  A) w$ L& D9 eI think we need indeed remind us of why.
我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
, i! F7 e: }$ s1 V0 I/ jOr else it's tough to finish what we started.
否则很难完成我们所开始的。
" T! Y2 H- \' z" _We stop starting. We quit the club.
$ x; n$ Q. e) w, a0 r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。
8 _9 j) h0 f5 |- FThere's nothing wrong with asking why.
: m& |9 }* T; c$ [1 B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。
: U( m. g9 C0 b' i0 T7 H1 V) xTalk about it.
& r5 t" N5 {+ V! t) M1 F9 O谈论下面的话题：
5 U  L$ T+ q* pIs there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it?
- ^( Z1 p0 s6 @+ F; C$ ^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?
它是一种遥远的记忆？
* s( r; t. Z( A9 T5 h  p; ]Did you ever forget why you are doing something...
  F5 h" e, p; P  F. J3 G7 v7 m你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……
% G; V7 X" W# l9 }" ^8 X8 i3 |How do you remind yourself why you are doing something?
# k: d& p" K6 D+ \$ F1 K& k$ K你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
5 }2 h( A( i, {( iDo you write memos?
$ L: g. J3 P/ y$ C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？
# U3 Z7 `' R8 s1 e2 q; q5 FWhat are some other methods for you to prevent yourself from forgetting?
- q3 Z) q' w& Q5 R! I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?
! {' z3 I. N" v2 c2 o! h1 Y你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？