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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# g7 [8 h9 q' w) B  S) a记住我们为什么做某事
7 r! _% Y) x) I( ?) q1 vSometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing.
$ C! W5 b- a- y9 ]( }/ w/ Q有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。
$ c  \# B$ }" ZHave 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.
, i7 W6 u2 b! k/ S2 @& ^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.
% w; M5 Y  c% r" e/ H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.
7 k! D" V/ l5 [# E8 T, 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。
' q' O1 m! m7 P2 iThat's a memory problem.
这是一个记忆问题。
& G' S. I: N4 L/ q4 QI guess that counts too.
, ?" h3 n( N# c/ n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？
2 X2 r6 ?, b( Z# q% J6 UAt one point, there was a reason we do something.
  Y4 z, S3 g/ U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.
) C5 A3 m& p7 \5 Z7 r: a, z, e* x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。
" p! C" O) [) h' F0 KWhy 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？
& t1 T6 t# C% C; e1 I) F1 CWhy my friend was this person?
, W( u8 h: l6 ^- x) I8 ]% Q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.
; f" Y, f( w6 L: ], T" X+ D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。
6 J8 i2 Q( d$ i) h6 \I think we need indeed remind us of why.
' ]  p3 m! x4 x2 v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.
: h4 D% F9 m1 ?8 }否则很难完成我们所开始的。
$ U; T- h6 B1 }6 u% ^5 `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。
There's nothing wrong with asking why.
$ s" l9 B* z5 |+ z  k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.
' ?" @) f, D8 X( x7 a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。
' U8 Y! G: f+ m8 P( V2 w7 WTalk about it.
8 v8 Z; d. T) J2 Z. f5 e1 _5 I- C3 I+ S谈论下面的话题：
  l8 A' u5 J9 d, Q  e7 ~9 ZIs 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?
它是一种遥远的记忆？
. z; s" x0 t8 z$ i) _5 ~Did you ever forget why you are doing something...
- z1 X# r$ k& t3 S你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……
+ m! c7 t8 _6 B  w% h6 |+ bHow do you remind yourself why you are doing something?
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？
Does your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
" a' }( t$ u/ e6 s9 ]$ S3 Q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 ~8 a" sWhat are some other methods for you to prevent yourself from forgetting?
; H  {8 I1 V) K. V' j还有其他的方法来防止你忘记吗？
9 M7 H/ e; E0 W8 b* Z1 @6 ~5 `What do you do when you see someone that you know, but have forgotten his name?
  o  [6 e. V1 A. 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？