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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% F8 u7 l1 C7 S5 i- H记住我们为什么做某事
6 R4 C9 I& F' wSometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing.
$ r0 ?, y3 F% m9 f; w* _有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。
& a; Y. f4 W) J/ x/ yHave you ever done that?
9 {4 F8 [0 T5 K* i% ^* A你曾有过这种经历吗？
% H" C# L: A3 F! E! TI'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.
6 L/ m2 n' I( {, {9 l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.
% @  U) l  Y0 Z( }+ V, l" I9 Y3 S0 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。
Well, I forget why I called that person in the first place.
' G( N- i1 i1 I0 |5 \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.
9 Z5 G" h5 E( e我想那很重要。
) B1 A, I- e% bBut I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why?
$ Y4 H2 d3 `' ]# p/ E: P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.
在某一个时期， 我们做某事会有一个理由。
: M$ v( l3 M! Z* n+ k1 w+ ]4 g9 ?For long-term projects, we need to remind ourselves of that reason.
2 g, J! |) Q6 w7 [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。
1 i/ ?$ I5 l) d  F2 u- kWhy 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?
2 e) B# z2 f' [( m! E为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
Why my friend was this person?
9 R, Y5 K. v% [% A为什么我的朋友是这个人？
Why did I get married?
& ~  l- N" f3 R为什么我要结婚？
2 w" x# X8 l3 u: ^9 W9 W. M  FIf 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。
/ t3 b/ w7 A  T. E" @3 KI think we need indeed remind us of why.
2 V6 `$ A' t2 J; Q5 [2 a% E我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
- j- o" F, N. ^: Q; w5 \Or else it's tough to finish what we started.
6 E( u5 y  A" X否则很难完成我们所开始的。
* c0 k! {2 N" o9 R& fWe 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.
% o8 e+ L) _* v! s我们结束我们的友谊。我们的婚姻出现裂痕。
4 w8 s* O8 M' O: s3 GThere's nothing wrong with asking why.
问为什么没什么问题。
- S  G$ v  o6 r5 Z% s4 z' YIn 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。
. k6 `9 P5 d  ~- J5 rTalk about it.
, d% Y0 u$ E2 K! V8 m7 _6 M' Y' p6 V6 g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？
6 o( n, C8 n% bIs it a kind of distant memory?
它是一种遥远的记忆？
, R: O4 ~$ B" I- j; a; `Did you ever forget why you are doing something...
7 R' @& O5 l- H5 o" h. N: F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？
Do you write memos?
% S3 m, I4 G# }* J你写备忘录吗？
Does your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
) V; d' n2 ]/ |2 p6 A你有过头脑空空而自己也许忘记你正在做什么的经历吗？
& u  p: l: O' @$ q8 _What are some other methods for you to prevent yourself from forgetting?
$ m3 _( \/ |+ n7 y& Q还有其他的方法来防止你忘记吗？
4 l; D) a+ G% E% IWhat 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？