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

& y  U, {& w* w! D记住我们为什么做某事
4 Y9 t  Z* I6 ~3 m- J. V$ oSometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing.
6 e/ b: I" k" p' X( |) W( [/ x有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。
, u5 S+ @7 J1 A2 u; ?. T8 wHave you ever done that?
你曾有过这种经历吗？
" u3 e5 d$ z4 ~: J. a/ Z+ W# jI'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too.
+ h& m# D) ]& A2 ]5 A3 i; @8 k8 q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。
) j5 e- c# Q8 D4 L: h' V6 B& \/ QAnd then, after just choosing the place for a while, not talking about anything particular.
% E5 p# E2 b& h6 G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.
7 Q2 G6 Z8 J7 _/ c哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。
( d& |: ~. e! X, q! R) W7 `That's a memory problem.
1 p/ k* z/ u& |! E这是一个记忆问题。
, h& r4 R) ?* h7 t) b+ f. C0 H  r( U+ JI guess that counts too.
) X) m, E2 }- D我想那很重要。
8 E, V; Q" ~5 b. e  B" P$ J1 L, QBut I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why?
, A# v$ @2 ~4 F; _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。
For long-term projects, we need to remind ourselves of that reason.
+ ]" B' z; c, f9 y) I$ ~4 x" ^8 Z对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。
It's always could to ask ourselves why.
总是可以问问自己为什么。
/ a. B' K( c9 K2 d3 c7 |8 K+ ]) AWhy 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?
- y$ j- }' d3 ^  X/ C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?
9 h# d! L/ w, t" m. P为什么我要结婚？
8 ^9 \9 Q, C* G3 S/ [9 w0 H' H4 {If we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why.
4 L2 V0 C4 b/ b8 L( G. Y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。
; \& U. C- ?* R0 I' O3 UI think we need indeed remind us of why.
  [* Z& [* D0 R/ _) P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。
) r) t8 f* l* A& z* G) Z$ Y3 @We stop starting. We quit the club.
我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。
* ?/ {$ \9 C6 P1 u; \6 }We end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged.
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.
& C& y: [0 S  H9 F问为什么没什么问题。
9 P' W) \8 m+ ^& ~: RIn 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。
9 ^8 |: x* T: ]5 r2 gTalk about it.
3 l  Y. q; ~# P+ D  n5 B) a谈论下面的话题：
0 N! L9 x/ j+ AIs there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it?
4 v% O# ~8 T& h你有过正在做某事但是你忘了为什么开始的经历吗？
& E! f1 ^3 {3 w: rIs it a kind of distant memory?
# M* @9 t: R1 @9 Z/ B它是一种遥远的记忆？
) v# V' r0 d$ A; V7 H; X0 }Did 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?
你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
Do you write memos?
0 [: \& n1 c" A1 `" F2 f你写备忘录吗？
0 z" W/ ]. g- I2 A6 q3 IDoes 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？
" K: n% {( l1 uWhat are some other methods for you to prevent yourself from forgetting?
; F5 M3 i. N9 s0 w2 C( x( q5 O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?
( V% N, I3 l0 |! P; I% }) j. F( N你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？