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.
& h) T! ^5 ^- |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.
, N. L9 I) \. C: Y4 {1 N我并不仅仅是在谈论记忆问题，虽然那也是有可能的。
7 J! O9 `5 l5 ]I 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.
9 R& s) U8 _7 x5 N) M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.
5 U" b7 a# s0 F% [3 G- S- _7 Z哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。
0 D$ w7 T  J) M: U8 `. nThat's a memory problem.
这是一个记忆问题。
1 Y! A& @+ _' n# U' {3 r' l8 v8 cI 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？
  M& z& x2 x3 k7 \1 v* gAt 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。
) W+ r3 B1 i( M- x5 VFor long-term projects, we need to remind ourselves of that reason.
对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。
6 p/ r1 r( k$ S% k6 ^* y7 uIt'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?
# y2 d' U" ~/ K$ \2 d! \! t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？
" o( x" }, f. m+ ]( t% WWhy my friend was this person?
为什么我的朋友是这个人？
: F2 w! F2 R& IWhy did I get married?
为什么我要结婚？
If we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why.
# q8 o/ F. M0 S& J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。
I think we need indeed remind us of why.
+ l; Z' K9 [; e( w3 e5 D我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
0 d$ h) n! b* w3 u, hOr else it's tough to finish what we started.
  o4 a: B4 K' H: i% E" ~) c否则很难完成我们所开始的。
* j; q' @  A2 L% eWe stop starting. We quit the club.
: e7 q# h* h8 r; W, z0 }% L我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。
/ A: }3 e1 b: bWe 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。
; ~, v) \6 t+ P+ OThere's nothing wrong with asking why.
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.
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。
) i$ f3 n$ p( W% d, h' N3 NTalk about it.
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？
Is it a kind of distant memory?
它是一种遥远的记忆？
. l- V: C2 R& R3 y% s) b9 tDid you ever forget why you are doing something...
1 z' h+ t1 H3 @. |9 U5 K你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……
- |* R. G, S6 K; nHow 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?
! O5 N$ `5 l0 L' Z! X  [1 \8 |# I" n# u你写备忘录吗？
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？
What are some other methods for you to prevent yourself from forgetting?
$ B/ d) o7 A- ^. Y# _2 h! R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？