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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2 d! [9 E1 J5 s$ C! v: e记住我们为什么做某事
4 A* M! t- Z" d( d. A* D9 D  PSometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing.
6 z8 c2 b! y# t4 O  l" k- h有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。
0 W3 ?3 @0 ?$ p" b' n- ^Have you ever done that?
( ]" Z( s2 d. `5 k) }# w; _  Z你曾有过这种经历吗？
: J: T  [  U, l1 w* NI'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。
8 Z; _+ F( N" y" _+ H( iI have called someone because I want to tell them something.
7 d" u# x7 q/ s! K! u1 [  ~7 k我曾经打电话给某人，因为我想告诉他们什么。
3 }; e0 T" ^- mAnd then, after just choosing the place for a while, not talking about anything particular.
) ~2 s" @4 E1 Z5 g/ D9 Y" E8 S1 e( c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.
, [& _$ O% m' G* v* t( j* c哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。
/ y) Y1 ~& x& m2 f+ k2 xThat's a memory problem.
这是一个记忆问题。
, s$ I* ^% p0 @( I5 J/ d5 b2 \I guess that counts too.
我想那很重要。
( I. n; J5 ^8 NBut I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why?
& O9 m# o# L6 l  s, H7 z7 [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？
  _  S! M- M( Q* d$ M+ DAt 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。
- w- I- ^6 r% b5 f) g% p  _& CFor 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。
7 j# J+ w; d0 K9 e- Q9 f; j6 }It's always could to ask ourselves why.
总是可以问问自己为什么。
Why did I start to learn a language?
0 \, b' i  H8 s" G* W5 [: J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？
/ |" I! T' T# K7 v8 E9 zWhy 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.
, i! m0 @3 o0 L6 a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。
! E* p$ ]' A7 e1 E0 q. J! II think we need indeed remind us of why.
3 L1 F) s/ c. Y我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
+ z+ s# A: D: J; c+ s6 U$ j" sOr else it's tough to finish what we started.
5 j7 @3 H- ]! m, h' P否则很难完成我们所开始的。
We stop starting. We quit the club.
! |. r' K' ^4 J! D  F) B我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。
We end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged.
0 ~! `9 f  n& K( Y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.
* n7 G5 m5 Q) K+ n/ |. F- d1 p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.
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3 P! q5 r  [. O7 SIs there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it?
+ \) c. r& c0 x, _你有过正在做某事但是你忘了为什么开始的经历吗？
- ]. ]! W  D4 M8 \& ?Is it a kind of distant memory?
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?
& R  v# P7 j; g' I* M你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
Do you write memos?
$ F+ d$ N6 K2 [) W8 b2 ]你写备忘录吗？
Does your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
  q9 x) s9 f0 x: g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?
( J" H5 _, Z0 C. B" V2 i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?
( q" k$ }" f: X$ \6 N' F  y你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？