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.
2 L0 E2 G. V, q* E- B0 x* o  i有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。
Have you ever done that?
! S, q/ a- u, k0 f# A1 q& c( _8 e$ U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.
. N# Q& N7 {1 c2 B3 N) t. ^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。
: i& e, ~& u7 G4 d/ F1 S+ h: IWell, 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.
/ y) S1 s; ^8 g这是一个记忆问题。
) E4 q$ w' N7 p7 lI guess that counts too.
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？
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.
对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。
& M3 d" C. e' D1 }# S" Y" yIt's always could to ask ourselves why.
. _7 D3 T' q4 z8 K. r总是可以问问自己为什么。
# F& \, x6 M& T  WWhy 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？
Why did I get married?
为什么我要结婚？
3 ]) P  a  l7 H; x+ ^8 Y- i/ FIf 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.
否则很难完成我们所开始的。
  B6 ~" g* i+ ^We stop starting. We quit the club.
我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。
. t- P% s% D5 w+ X1 V: cWe end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged.
& b$ Q" z6 l* p" a3 |9 G6 ^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.
" N/ X$ a+ i" ~  o) |% |3 w问为什么没什么问题。
* I- h* ^0 G, N: C3 w8 k) U3 ^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.
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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？
' K( K0 W8 r5 S* o- j& \; p. I5 SIs it a kind of distant memory?
  o+ N1 v  L3 L. G: x7 G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……
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?
3 M4 Y+ a* ]# T3 Y9 M* J) Q: M  G你写备忘录吗？
Does your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
9 C- [, r  E, T, d1 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?
/ |1 z0 c% W6 _0 o( j1 q( a: l4 T. j还有其他的方法来防止你忘记吗？
  r- }) B: ~0 S* lWhat do you do when you see someone that you know, but have forgotten his name?
3 j* \) s7 u% j- R, A2 @你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？