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

记住我们为什么做某事
, t1 @* E) h* sSometimes 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。
7 o, [1 U; x7 s6 M  B7 h6 {7 JHave you ever done that?
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。
6 h, Q9 h% h# T. L1 A  \+ mI have called someone because I want to tell them something.
7 ^' L/ z5 B1 I* Z* D4 L& j3 n我曾经打电话给某人，因为我想告诉他们什么。
) J8 j, r7 \* h$ B1 L" HAnd then, after just choosing the place for a while, not talking about anything particular.
3 _; A$ x3 \4 D* g. w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.
; P- \. Q% E8 ?9 ]* ?  C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。
I guess that counts too.
我想那很重要。
9 I% Y3 i3 Y2 N5 n4 S5 K( zBut 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。
: ?4 Z2 M* v% G+ l5 i/ LFor 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。
; O1 ?4 C2 s. }Why did I start to learn a language?
) [. \0 i1 R. K: L为什么我开始学习一种语言？
7 t: X1 [# o* {( T; O0 @" xWhy did I join this club?
) s  F5 T' R, W6 A" _* k0 _  O为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
" ^3 o; @) ]6 o% F! S0 ]! B9 iWhy my friend was this person?
为什么我的朋友是这个人？
# Y  O( A+ E, m6 JWhy did I get married?
为什么我要结婚？
If 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。
; N! M0 M: f& h0 @7 O1 bI think we need indeed remind us of why.
. U3 v% M% t( b" M# R0 w4 V0 \# t我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
; @  ~$ D( P; M0 G' f/ tOr 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。
1 }' b# ~6 u! a- l3 J% a: C9 tWe end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged.
1 {$ \) M: t* x5 x1 q9 _) {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.
谈论下面的话题：
- O7 c- d( N5 z3 ^! }$ JIs 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？
* t5 i, |* E) UIs it a kind of distant memory?
3 |; s& ]' T# J" m  i. ?' j它是一种遥远的记忆？
5 ]" e8 Y7 Z8 {$ D. E. M7 ?  UDid 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?
# N# q% s1 {& v' ^- I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？
2 b) e2 W1 U% h' N8 o: X' pDoes your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
3 ]3 O/ J% j6 g' l$ L* z5 D. y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?
+ X( A  m; ?) f( c+ b还有其他的方法来防止你忘记吗？
- o% E% i7 u9 o8 l0 fWhat do you do when you see someone that you know, but have forgotten his name?
1 L! A" ]: |8 c  I/ b6 z5 J你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？