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
. l$ Y$ ?% _7 w* E7 `: i7 iSometimes 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。
Have you ever done that?
你曾有过这种经历吗？
; U! N' z$ ^( w, Z) Y( y# KI'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too.
3 x4 H; q! z9 t) H, L6 ?" |我并不仅仅是在谈论记忆问题，虽然那也是有可能的。
. x$ i* q- m, _, ^$ T( YI have called someone because I want to tell them something.
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.
& S4 ?3 I; Y6 _' k$ C' S8 J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.
哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。
1 k# M6 s3 w! T' IThat's a memory problem.
这是一个记忆问题。
4 M2 Y8 V4 z) G( `7 Y2 zI guess that counts too.
我想那很重要。
But 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？
8 J! w) c# K& i& d! X5 x0 `At one point, there was a reason we do something.
& K. u8 U  `6 d1 l0 B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.
& H6 O0 @6 t9 I1 y对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。
1 o: l% F/ f7 PIt'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?
$ ^. D' E& d$ @- ]为什么我开始学习一种语言？
; V" f2 J, N1 \7 _' ^3 n7 wWhy did I join this club?
为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
Why my friend was this person?
2 K8 Z) ]2 {" R为什么我的朋友是这个人？
Why did I get married?
为什么我要结婚？
( p2 F& X( {7 {9 w) g# z# OIf 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。
- W" @- \6 j# Y9 V0 x$ [I think we need indeed remind us of why.
我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
( W% D  f$ W; U, ?Or else it's tough to finish what we started.
否则很难完成我们所开始的。
We stop starting. We quit the club.
我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。
9 N0 U+ v4 S& P7 Y: cWe 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。
- {$ S" B/ ]- w3 P+ l) WThere's nothing wrong with asking why.
9 g- t7 @# X) u  k  R% X* u* A- e7 c问为什么没什么问题。
3 v' V9 a5 X: F) b* FIn 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。
0 Q8 w7 L+ V! kTalk about it.
4 w8 Y# @+ l# [1 L2 q5 `* `( P, [- u- V谈论下面的话题：
0 V0 ^0 v$ x! `Is there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it?
: a1 O7 F/ m& r" i你有过正在做某事但是你忘了为什么开始的经历吗？
8 V) @5 d$ e( u/ |( |Is it a kind of distant memory?
它是一种遥远的记忆？
: s. t# T/ \! D' EDid you ever forget why you are doing something...
3 l  Z. |4 v5 f1 [1 l. f你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……
0 D3 t. U  ^' n; Y* BHow do you remind yourself why you are doing something?
你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
8 \5 p4 S! {' P' p6 GDo you write memos?
你写备忘录吗？
Does your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
+ b+ Z0 y, S' _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?
& K5 L5 I8 X# [7 l你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？