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

5 R% e. b/ j* D& j7 Z记住我们为什么做某事
; i5 S9 t9 B  H4 X  X5 I9 y8 rSometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing.
; Q) L8 O/ `3 _% z有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。
Have 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。
' [+ c2 L0 ^) l' |I have called someone because I want to tell them something.
- Y, L8 r( K6 v( o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.
, S) n2 {5 M5 N: N5 x0 @7 B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.
0 F6 \( |4 C$ v* \哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。
- Y. j6 x  _6 s" @: t) zThat's a memory problem.
+ T' m& X; `/ w2 y. X6 Q这是一个记忆问题。
3 W" \0 N; d4 P( O! dI guess that counts too.
我想那很重要。
/ T; r* \- D9 \7 ^$ nBut 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？
1 I( ~4 Y. }& [- ]' e# V2 ]At one point, there was a reason we do something.
' G# F, ~0 }. B. C, J" I' W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.
- I& _; q5 l% d* H3 q0 N9 c! R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 Y$ D3 I# f9 J, O总是可以问问自己为什么。
4 s9 |) p3 Z" H2 |9 J( `Why did I start to learn a language?
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？
2 ]* T. l' Q! gWhy my friend was this person?
: Z- M& x" d; V4 D2 w- I/ |为什么我的朋友是这个人？
Why did I get married?
为什么我要结婚？
6 f4 J5 G/ Z5 x5 v2 NIf 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。
6 J7 D3 N, e% F9 B5 a; l" ~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.
否则很难完成我们所开始的。
6 z& p( G5 r. t  R9 AWe stop starting. We quit the club.
9 T8 \8 f7 j6 P我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。
We end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged.
我们结束我们的友谊。我们的婚姻出现裂痕。
3 `( T2 W- ^& A# ?; bThere's nothing wrong with asking why.
7 W! Z6 I9 p5 r问为什么没什么问题。
- U2 Y; {: J; W3 g! I1 L  GIn 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。
2 H( L; c9 O9 K  DTalk about it.
谈论下面的话题：
& s! F6 E7 c+ x  LIs there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it?
3 J: K+ D5 u( L4 ^' @8 w你有过正在做某事但是你忘了为什么开始的经历吗？
  [+ Y6 }  z; i# J, n$ q/ YIs 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?
你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
+ m  U) Y2 d8 q& LDo you write memos?
你写备忘录吗？
Does your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
! G6 k% [8 l. K  T; 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?
/ q+ z( T. _" B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?
你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？