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
Sometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing.
9 U- m0 S0 O/ y7 K! t$ V$ c有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。
9 |& F" l# |5 M6 }- V3 Q- n  k# tHave you ever done that?
- ~- W- |$ H1 b0 Q! q7 V3 t你曾有过这种经历吗？
I'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too.
我并不仅仅是在谈论记忆问题，虽然那也是有可能的。
, c, z# v) X  i3 [: P8 o) LI 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。
' x; v1 Q7 L- b8 H% QAnd then, after just choosing the place for a while, not talking about anything particular.
9 g- V5 [! V3 r4 e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。
2 K- I. q( l! m  I; Q" X( q* nWell, 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.
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?
" o& W) a1 l  a9 y% {& 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？
5 ?, }$ n" j- J- m* Z9 zAt one point, there was a reason we do something.
: O! r- m9 S+ E9 M在某一个时期， 我们做某事会有一个理由。
  E! V3 j9 n0 h2 T) x, n# s, _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。
. U  P4 V5 k3 ?% V& QIt's always could to ask ourselves why.
总是可以问问自己为什么。
  |9 S' o( V' i: |( bWhy 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?
1 |' z4 U% `9 Q- `2 u$ q' z为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
Why my friend was this person?
6 Y! K& u" n  N. i( k+ ]( ^# u为什么我的朋友是这个人？
Why did I get married?
为什么我要结婚？
6 M7 D  F1 |$ C$ H! PIf 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。
I think we need indeed remind us of why.
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.
# h7 \5 o5 }4 Z$ b2 d) J否则很难完成我们所开始的。
We stop starting. We quit the club.
$ H0 j2 z5 A2 y/ R1 f$ k" G  k我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。
- P% z5 n% S* {7 R& p: CWe end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged.
' Y2 i: G: l* T2 q我们结束我们的友谊。我们的婚姻出现裂痕。
; w2 h. F8 t% f2 ]6 z3 ], IThere's nothing wrong with asking why.
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.
- d$ C( N) f; w. V$ G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。
$ }8 s+ \/ d- {9 G- r+ YTalk about it.
7 h/ C3 C, T4 E1 V- Q+ `谈论下面的话题：
8 [. k0 i& d# kIs there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it?
8 v- i, H6 R9 `你有过正在做某事但是你忘了为什么开始的经历吗？
$ h6 F3 ?' K7 N- d1 c. pIs it a kind of distant memory?
4 g; l& _, y% l  i6 d它是一种遥远的记忆？
4 ~( ]& D: ]9 ^5 ?9 m. i0 KDid you ever forget why you are doing something...
你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……
How do you remind yourself why you are doing something?
- V# A/ ?* g5 @, E% |9 a# E3 H你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
, \0 F' N. j* N4 \Do you write memos?
你写备忘录吗？
Does your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
' D9 s) r+ V5 f8 j你有过头脑空空而自己也许忘记你正在做什么的经历吗？
What are some other methods for you to prevent yourself from forgetting?
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？