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

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。
2 N) H" s2 {8 S  LHave you ever done that?
4 m  n6 N, l- T7 A- n, M6 ^5 d你曾有过这种经历吗？
% i& P2 H5 b) w6 J/ aI'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。
9 ~9 h# P/ h; y* aI have called someone because I want to tell them something.
! @! R8 K& a# P( a  j我曾经打电话给某人，因为我想告诉他们什么。
9 i# n) p6 D3 G9 Y4 j" eAnd then, after just choosing the place for a while, not talking about anything particular.
; y2 g; v! b: w- ~" 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。
" d' D/ E0 Z% y6 z% BWell, 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。
5 v3 b' h5 p! D5 rI guess that counts too.
% U; v" M1 j: g; ]* L我想那很重要。
  k$ b2 s+ k8 |4 P: l6 q- d: XBut I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why?
/ j5 }7 i8 O% t$ A! ~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？
4 B+ o- c  f4 C# s; PAt one point, there was a reason we do something.
6 ?7 J  a. |5 }6 F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.
7 C# x& i& t8 U) C3 Y1 ^对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。
& Q/ ^, Y: X  K% x) MIt'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?
为什么我开始学习一种语言？
- f5 s; |' ?7 v4 Z: DWhy did I join this club?
! F" {% ^: z0 z" U( c" l为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
Why my friend was this person?
* N# q. x" G! q  n为什么我的朋友是这个人？
Why did I get married?
4 j% l! s  N6 w& G' k' ^为什么我要结婚？
/ k7 y" E; R  y+ b' K  LIf 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。
- E2 _9 f4 R9 T1 a) R3 I( II think we need indeed remind us of why.
我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
5 I3 u+ B, Q  @3 J9 KOr else it's tough to finish what we started.
否则很难完成我们所开始的。
; B) O% T0 ~# |3 \2 pWe 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.
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.
' v/ h' |/ d/ x5 ~/ p5 Y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.
* I: i3 Q9 |' f( k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。
3 u$ H/ D# b4 e2 q  X) o" y  fTalk about it.
谈论下面的话题：
+ x, o% L3 B6 p' M! hIs there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it?
: q# N6 I# w# R# t你有过正在做某事但是你忘了为什么开始的经历吗？
! q/ e+ o" C" N% |; k% G6 LIs it a kind of distant memory?
* j9 V: d9 X& U; _# O( n它是一种遥远的记忆？
6 \2 P$ r; {0 Z2 ?. ?  \; f; lDid 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？
4 @9 z( t4 V& h( Q( VDo you write memos?
你写备忘录吗？
6 Z! Z; {  M: h* v4 y' M, S  ?6 _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？
4 C7 M1 e( i* n8 y5 QWhat 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?
你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？