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
* w8 L) x, ~' s% g: q" 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。
$ Z& j$ n0 l( \7 O2 xHave you ever done that?
( C; L7 C2 Z9 e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。
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.
1 R' F" S9 B7 f哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。
That's a memory problem.
! n& @% H( M+ o+ n/ m1 `- g( ^% C9 }这是一个记忆问题。
+ K& a3 l: ]: ]) R" `I guess that counts too.
我想那很重要。
0 ]6 v6 h7 l$ k9 oBut 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？
At one point, there was a reason we do something.
: p+ u7 S8 n% v1 M# v. p/ w% |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.
; R2 T6 p4 \+ i" K* l3 _对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。
It's always could to ask ourselves why.
- B, g* Z/ L+ |" M! q( u* F总是可以问问自己为什么。
" Y/ t) H" ~# U3 Q  fWhy 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？
Why my friend was this person?
为什么我的朋友是这个人？
9 p7 p1 H- v: B0 h- [0 S' U/ X  sWhy did I get married?
为什么我要结婚？
# y2 D8 R8 o2 U4 D% iIf 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.
2 d- ]. B  {  [- X$ H$ t0 t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.
( u: o  g" u- }- u6 ]0 ^% R' y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.
1 A- A/ f% K7 _6 p$ [0 n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.
' Q6 b& Z$ o' n8 @, t& u7 ~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。
+ L1 @# g" T, wTalk about it.
6 Y( W! g9 R! s+ n# ]谈论下面的话题：
Is 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？
6 a$ P+ H1 i9 c' `' _Did you ever forget why you are doing something...
! H! }/ r% T3 m  F) w1 d. r你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……
How do you remind yourself why you are doing something?
# }/ v& r& N. Q! k% v你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
5 \4 I' V9 r; E- f/ _7 z1 wDo you write memos?
+ e  _! C1 k; o$ ~, y. y你写备忘录吗？
Does your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
7 T" f  N# W, l( ^6 }5 e, A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?
3 B  ~% F* ]  Z你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？