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
  X3 ?( e) K* m2 T. u5 ~" vSometimes 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。
Have you ever done that?
你曾有过这种经历吗？
. F5 Q8 ~; p0 |I'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too.
, o, u- D! M+ k) f& J我并不仅仅是在谈论记忆问题，虽然那也是有可能的。
. n# P  a. j# q0 B* OI have called someone because I want to tell them something.
" m6 Q) N- n7 L3 ?( P我曾经打电话给某人，因为我想告诉他们什么。
5 t! M$ x/ Z3 t1 FAnd then, after just choosing the place for a while, not talking about anything particular.
; _; a4 n* Z4 a4 D- D7 U) \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。
/ {5 k" I6 `# q0 D  _Well, I forget why I called that person in the first place.
. y+ N& q  Z% b' O; |6 L3 f" G哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。
) H4 f# R! m: F* ]That's a memory problem.
这是一个记忆问题。
I guess that counts too.
我想那很重要。
+ g. D; T" D, H1 [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？
1 R% w. @9 S8 h% nAt 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。
; b/ x; K- k; N( g! \- rFor long-term projects, we need to remind ourselves of that reason.
6 c4 q8 ?: o; j6 v4 h% b* C. B) E对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。
7 ]0 S' ~+ m" S. U- dIt's always could to ask ourselves why.
3 ]; G+ Z( Q2 b, h( l总是可以问问自己为什么。
+ G/ x" l+ J. K/ L- V# sWhy did I start to learn a language?
7 k# F3 P+ T, E4 j, R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？
Why my friend was this person?
为什么我的朋友是这个人？
: a8 o& D! r0 j) v8 ]; H+ S9 hWhy did I get married?
* [' q& x' `7 L1 c) k为什么我要结婚？
; H' a8 C: o8 H9 [  K* k4 G4 lIf we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why.
5 L# l1 k* S5 j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.
  i$ @% y9 G, e' b! i$ p( e我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
. _* S2 \4 b' w/ wOr 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.
" ]* ^8 V  g/ K0 m+ Q1 [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.
' `$ k7 V# J0 ?. ?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# W8 o2 U. o/ W" F$ `# Z6 t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。
# w0 e: k1 a0 f7 ~1 @Talk about it.
9 t# O1 s1 m/ s6 y谈论下面的话题：
  Y8 O( q7 w6 g9 G  OIs 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？
3 p( x2 i0 Z$ WIs it a kind of distant memory?
' J% L# q# _/ U& r  g9 W它是一种遥远的记忆？
( m5 f3 q- [! F3 @( e" W. w/ lDid you ever forget why you are doing something...
你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……
( _' N( C1 m8 JHow do you remind yourself why you are doing something?
# p2 t  L! u" p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?
你有过头脑空空而自己也许忘记你正在做什么的经历吗？
8 n# X/ P  E8 M8 C1 h5 NWhat 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？