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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# H" N  [1 y' F. b记住我们为什么做某事
) k; a1 y4 t' R9 wSometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing.
9 e1 `1 {3 I4 ^: v: l有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。
& ?9 W# o/ L" |8 A) tHave 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.
( l; o2 k1 M! l, b8 H3 \- A我并不仅仅是在谈论记忆问题，虽然那也是有可能的。
- I$ Y$ Y& t+ O" vI 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。
) z8 q- x4 B' u0 o3 m1 tAnd then, after just choosing the place for a while, not talking about anything particular.
1 |: h' b: g5 q" ]! 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。
) X# {3 o8 V9 jWell, I forget why I called that person in the first place.
, {3 s) d/ B6 F哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。
: m& {5 [! V3 H6 yThat's a memory problem.
8 z3 F% D' A+ Z9 `, B这是一个记忆问题。
( A& c1 e4 F2 [+ o7 WI guess that counts too.
& u4 {/ v  a, P" ^8 q我想那很重要。
But I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why?
0 }1 I$ M3 q. q: l( B% k) U; X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.
" @! j* q% C, }# W* b7 M( Y; {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.
6 H! q4 C0 z, S( q3 c9 P对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。
It's always could to ask ourselves why.
) {5 ^# b9 \1 i7 f8 H4 U, h总是可以问问自己为什么。
+ Y, O6 l0 v  d" v$ C+ H; HWhy did I start to learn a language?
为什么我开始学习一种语言？
; K& X2 s) G) B9 f( IWhy did I join this club?
. Y( ^& `2 v, [/ k; `为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
Why my friend was this person?
3 l9 c  E" z2 T& ]8 I9 F# b为什么我的朋友是这个人？
' ^$ ~9 Y" G2 T9 ^Why did I get married?
# a& {4 N+ @+ o为什么我要结婚？
; v, z1 L# s3 {; B( f' ^. v. {! P& JIf 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。
, A" v/ C( }3 P. J4 T$ P" }I think we need indeed remind us of why.
我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
: f6 a) M, {& n/ z+ ^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.
5 [  t) V. L' W  R8 F我们结束我们的友谊。我们的婚姻出现裂痕。
" M7 E2 O" [# [5 L, P) \; g4 PThere's nothing wrong with asking why.
8 ~8 M# R0 [9 b问为什么没什么问题。
6 G0 a9 i( t4 d0 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。
" M3 [8 Z/ ?' n, nTalk about it.
谈论下面的话题：
Is there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it?
  ~4 F: ~1 h( b" h你有过正在做某事但是你忘了为什么开始的经历吗？
( y: G! a! I% v4 {" Y4 }- ]Is it a kind of distant memory?
( Z# {4 Z2 f7 x& ~5 }+ }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?
) V$ r* K5 m9 z2 t4 K你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
) v6 x5 c" L, ?) k' x+ VDo you write memos?
9 a+ d7 v8 Y) x) t8 O) R你写备忘录吗？
Does your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
* V$ q: s' d$ A, K8 G+ ?( r1 w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?
2 y( q3 E4 d% G" F  I6 V还有其他的方法来防止你忘记吗？
. F' q/ e, D3 i/ M/ X" @% eWhat do you do when you see someone that you know, but have forgotten his name?
你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？