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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6 M- |) a" G" ]0 u- H记住我们为什么做某事
% C* E+ F) T% K& hSometimes 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。
) ?: {  [* h( x6 _( W& FHave you ever done that?
( q) Y$ P. e8 o% o0 J2 z$ I你曾有过这种经历吗？
) o5 r  }) ]. `& hI'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too.
$ |; c+ F) W3 b* d* a+ Q( K3 s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.
3 ~' K, J3 ^$ b4 G我曾经打电话给某人，因为我想告诉他们什么。
6 e: w* C# K7 A0 M9 f  C6 B% oAnd 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。
That's a memory problem.
这是一个记忆问题。
- N  b! A+ u" I% i* FI guess that counts too.
2 F' [. V3 t  }* K我想那很重要。
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？
: P3 G. t( n8 ^( HAt 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.
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。
1 C% _6 m) z, v' KWhy did I start to learn a language?
" f) s  u4 G9 P1 F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？
8 m& o; \4 l" B1 F9 o  M1 QWhy my friend was this person?
为什么我的朋友是这个人？
Why did I get married?
2 g3 P& E# Y- y9 p0 v# e3 n为什么我要结婚？
  i# E5 D+ i0 p# d- }5 i- mIf we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why.
! t" Y+ g9 v5 C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。
0 R: l0 \4 L, a1 A2 nI think we need indeed remind us of why.
! w% [, t4 {$ Z; A5 D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.
" P6 q% X6 g9 K* r我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。
We end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged.
1 K9 i9 g; H; g6 G% N! `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.
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。
Talk about it.
9 s. Z# J- z' D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？
+ {# C6 \1 M) B# f' t' W0 \Is it a kind of distant memory?
# I6 `4 @) [0 [! o2 K它是一种遥远的记忆？
Did you ever forget why you are doing something...
你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……
" z3 a# C1 ~  O% Q( V0 |5 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？
Do you write memos?
8 {5 n- [2 N7 o; u( `: ?# S你写备忘录吗？
% t( b+ R' w# w& e+ dDoes your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
/ q: o8 R. C1 m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？
8 C* w6 `4 C: k- J1 {$ HWhat do you do when you see someone that you know, but have forgotten his name?
2 u% U9 A4 e/ W6 u9 C4 L你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？