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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) ?8 d+ B  y0 z& \% V  |记住我们为什么做某事
4 Q- A( J" L1 m5 p6 N% z9 g: DSometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing.
4 ~. [. w- Z' A1 c$ S% ?' K有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。
6 a2 H6 [- W* N) b! g. d9 {/ N7 t6 vHave you ever done that?
2 a6 L4 U/ ]' v; I你曾有过这种经历吗？
I'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too.
) j! W, c$ n$ J1 p0 O' ^我并不仅仅是在谈论记忆问题，虽然那也是有可能的。
- Q2 u) \/ _/ }% ^8 Y4 w& _/ nI 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。
0 ~) K. }# z* ^. t5 _! O, B0 EAnd 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。
( m/ j8 k* L1 B+ L- _1 Y$ X) b' o/ EWell, I forget why I called that person in the first place.
) ?. g5 @7 l0 R哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。
; e" H; b( K8 a! o6 E  ^7 OThat's a memory problem.
这是一个记忆问题。
I guess that counts too.
9 x- e7 z5 V2 Q  r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？
8 {- B6 _, R! b9 {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。
( A5 W% j5 L! \# X; RFor 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.
; x  K7 e+ M! S2 U4 o* W总是可以问问自己为什么。
Why did I start to learn a language?
# K( z& g4 p/ |% U( ?( K2 S4 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？
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？
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。
4 m5 k1 ?2 v+ T1 D+ ]+ CI think we need indeed remind us of why.
我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
; p3 W8 p2 q: J* J3 a5 EOr else it's tough to finish what we started.
否则很难完成我们所开始的。
5 g3 R" b( s3 x  r' e0 J" E2 y( lWe stop starting. We quit the club.
我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。
. v# J- ^8 Q- K. j0 Y, OWe end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged.
8 P7 V6 l& v1 F) H9 Q2 c- k! f我们结束我们的友谊。我们的婚姻出现裂痕。
: Q( j3 o) h! s+ [/ WThere'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.
4 H0 |! C4 i3 \$ W/ X4 n- g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。
- \! _7 A( j( X. g. ^Talk about it.
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？
4 D$ M" h. y' TIs it a kind of distant memory?
它是一种遥远的记忆？
3 m# H4 R+ c; @& M, A7 Q# Q( gDid 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?
8 {  g8 T( m7 ^你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
Do you write memos?
5 }4 B4 M! A, f1 W+ J; `你写备忘录吗？
Does 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？
9 E. U+ o& w5 ^7 d  v% BWhat are some other methods for you to prevent yourself from forgetting?
, Z; j6 P7 W- z7 c$ v) }+ n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?
* h% O5 }. w" V  O3 ^* v' T" N6 u你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？