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
0 I  {$ b& u; n" T  q3 d6 b" ~! OSometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing.
! W+ j  A0 C7 z& m' l$ z" V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？
1 X( x" c4 u& p$ M- Y! ~I'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too.
) f5 x, o% I: Z& A( h1 i9 U- ]" @& x  V我并不仅仅是在谈论记忆问题，虽然那也是有可能的。
; F  I% U+ R1 k( EI have called someone because I want to tell them something.
$ E  |/ Y# G1 F: d# Z- b0 S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。
Well, I forget why I called that person in the first place.
& p" E, R0 l1 T0 _7 e& g哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。
/ J5 p! Z. h1 }2 A7 NThat's a memory problem.
这是一个记忆问题。
* {/ p, a1 e3 r9 v5 TI guess that counts too.
我想那很重要。
But I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why?
6 _0 E9 T9 Q0 P( ?- s7 ~5 H# Z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？
. s; U* T! `" y( p$ y7 eAt 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。
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。
6 ^! z' ?/ X. A5 H# ?It's always could to ask ourselves why.
' a( q& P- u4 j( L, W0 N8 @总是可以问问自己为什么。
% P" M* x6 ]) m% D8 j8 u0 TWhy did I start to learn a language?
; ?% D/ c0 J5 z7 _" |/ R) K为什么我开始学习一种语言？
, _; l( E0 U, v( w3 }4 H/ yWhy did I join this club?
为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
Why 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.
7 \# j/ l3 d+ @  p* u3 m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。
, u8 S$ y  W2 y/ M; [) qI think we need indeed remind us of why.
( n  F. b- k8 q7 l) I2 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.
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.
9 y- S$ H: u+ u# I" G我们结束我们的友谊。我们的婚姻出现裂痕。
. N+ w$ a$ ^9 w6 ~There's nothing wrong with asking why.
问为什么没什么问题。
/ J/ |, X& z0 c& S& H4 fIn fact, sometimes I think it can be very healthy and help we appreciate what you have and what you are doing.
0 H( U% q1 J! 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。
5 o8 q: \* u& \1 A* a/ `Talk about it.
谈论下面的话题：
. v6 w  L5 v; M$ f/ N0 p9 o8 B$ }Is there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it?
8 a* u- j  o! c- a! E你有过正在做某事但是你忘了为什么开始的经历吗？
/ z2 x& A- g! R( v+ y3 Y* @: T2 JIs it a kind of distant memory?
" O& q% j0 {  R2 L9 p2 \' b" `它是一种遥远的记忆？
+ r* ?4 S3 }% ~1 [" u3 c* l  o. TDid you ever forget why you are doing something...
) E$ k/ O( m1 z& b3 M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？
Do you write memos?
你写备忘录吗？
9 Z+ C& D; M* k& HDoes 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？
  d0 V1 {6 S6 J0 ]6 H& `7 QWhat are some other methods for you to prevent yourself from forgetting?
* W) m# ]& Q3 j/ J8 W" b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？