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
8 G6 g) y$ [- x. s' YSometimes 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。
, ]( \# P" Y4 Z1 B: \5 k3 d4 dHave 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.
1 ]( y0 e1 ~3 s! v; a$ z( s: S我并不仅仅是在谈论记忆问题，虽然那也是有可能的。
9 l& O9 e& q9 e; ^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。
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.
哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。
, f: U. s- a. e' E3 G5 A* dThat's a memory problem.
这是一个记忆问题。
/ y' r2 c) U( QI guess that counts too.
$ ^! R% w5 i- O0 h我想那很重要。
But I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why?
  y* N, V% B9 t$ }8 Y% h; t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.
在某一个时期， 我们做某事会有一个理由。
. O5 v7 I- z2 D+ iFor long-term projects, we need to remind ourselves of that reason.
6 w& C2 r$ h0 J" F对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。
* c! x+ e( z& K' MIt's always could to ask ourselves why.
3 |0 y. `  ?+ y7 N$ @' i总是可以问问自己为什么。
0 ]6 Y/ \' T+ y/ M, u) gWhy did I start to learn a language?
6 F9 ?5 h5 P  ^. [5 R% B为什么我开始学习一种语言？
. ?  Z% O+ k' kWhy did I join this club?
为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
Why my friend was this person?
( P& f! z' R3 E6 i# Q" U为什么我的朋友是这个人？
1 a. h8 r0 d" b, G* d# l1 M( cWhy did I get married?
3 l, t- t) A- x" ~( o为什么我要结婚？
+ B! F, Y3 u0 I, B4 j8 v- R0 P! r0 @! YIf we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why.
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。
# M2 l2 h/ X1 z. G+ k" z1 d2 C( |% vI think we need indeed remind us of why.
我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
5 Z2 W! {( |! t, m9 a% Q' sOr else it's tough to finish what we started.
, z* A  L3 Z- ~3 k; E1 R否则很难完成我们所开始的。
We stop starting. We quit the club.
, ?' b% N2 X- ]$ n6 p" _我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。
We end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged.
2 L1 E9 A6 e2 Q5 |) e  d我们结束我们的友谊。我们的婚姻出现裂痕。
0 a: G" _2 F6 J9 o( h% ~There's nothing wrong with asking why.
% [  R4 R7 a+ O; q% c2 F. c5 |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。
2 ~4 p- b5 J6 [/ wTalk about it.
谈论下面的话题：
5 a5 G$ R% [( c0 c/ IIs there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it?
7 M4 C6 q% o: G* ^9 y你有过正在做某事但是你忘了为什么开始的经历吗？
' `- H. t  d0 r% g9 t. u. e8 yIs it a kind of distant memory?
' Y1 k3 P0 @4 u1 k它是一种遥远的记忆？
9 M7 v1 o7 K! v9 ZDid you ever forget why you are doing something...
. x- l5 \4 D& ?: D- ]你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……
/ J& Z, z' A* z( N" zHow do you remind yourself why you are doing something?
你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
, E% C8 L! k2 z' K4 @8 I# l; _Do you write memos?
& a0 C7 Q6 c) f: s你写备忘录吗？
- u* |# F% W( T& z' `$ X! UDoes your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
% B; P$ b# k+ Q# d3 t9 _1 U) V0 G你有过头脑空空而自己也许忘记你正在做什么的经历吗？
9 _8 r, x1 H; K$ W& l5 d( {What are some other methods for you to prevent yourself from forgetting?
9 |. b5 T& Q* K2 Y2 e& K  t还有其他的方法来防止你忘记吗？
1 X) w( \% J( ?' I& d) X- TWhat 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？