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.
有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。
8 v6 K) [! Z* P7 L1 y2 M% [* L+ O+ V+ CHave you ever done that?
你曾有过这种经历吗？
+ b. m( F& a6 |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.
$ J2 k2 a' V7 u, t: D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.
6 }- t# k# \* p" F( x0 S- Z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。
1 A9 u1 A' m9 FWell, 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.
这是一个记忆问题。
I guess that counts too.
! k' Y- r7 _) M我想那很重要。
But I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why?
/ V, _) `4 M1 P* `; N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？
& ^! H* y: o5 c3 xAt one point, there was a reason we do something.
! ?) o8 |+ u2 y# ^% W9 t在某一个时期， 我们做某事会有一个理由。
: y0 l" |! H9 f: ?  |! N) UFor long-term projects, we need to remind ourselves of that reason.
% W% Y5 J9 ]/ E0 a8 N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。
Why did I start to learn a language?
$ A4 L( r6 L; ]* l2 u3 q为什么我开始学习一种语言？
! q! U! Z5 ~) p1 QWhy did I join this club?
8 k- h7 C' O3 M( a为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
8 J& Q. ?- ]# Z3 }  \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？
. M2 n0 K$ L* j- \2 _& e$ VIf we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why.
  v% V1 I2 _8 Y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。
- h0 e! t' P0 N3 q( X4 W- ^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.
, ?% N2 n7 d; a! g/ _否则很难完成我们所开始的。
We stop starting. We quit the club.
5 X. q7 r2 V' E" F我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。
. i1 S: T: `/ I4 {We end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged.
  v' }: `- u! ?, Q; u0 P我们结束我们的友谊。我们的婚姻出现裂痕。
& a$ x+ I4 c9 o0 ?& U; `There's nothing wrong with asking why.
问为什么没什么问题。
" y) Q/ i, q* G- D! t/ c) O( KIn 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。
: n( z+ F- a; sTalk about it.
" {; p2 T8 i8 z6 _' `谈论下面的话题：
2 h! b- y5 W# K4 e2 Y0 B/ uIs there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it?
: r( T( ]8 m( r" G你有过正在做某事但是你忘了为什么开始的经历吗？
Is it a kind of distant memory?
4 w2 p  b4 d8 V6 o( C# r它是一种遥远的记忆？
1 w2 S, {( N& S: Q# `' PDid you ever forget why you are doing something...
6 t3 c8 ~/ I/ `2 @/ ]3 v* r2 o你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……
How do you remind yourself why you are doing something?
" F4 }- n1 I7 Q  C2 G你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
( O7 y  _  y" T! e/ LDo you write memos?
你写备忘录吗？
! X+ Q0 K1 ]* N+ }# HDoes your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
, y6 M8 h6 X, |8 J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?
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?
1 Q5 R# u0 {9 T1 n% D, j& B3 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？