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
7 U6 g6 m, m+ k& r7 bSometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing.
0 B" N7 @4 k& d' K6 V6 }/ R有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。
Have you ever done that?
! c% V8 @4 Z1 L  N你曾有过这种经历吗？
. J0 n/ u# d. }, EI'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too.
+ s  g: T, [& ?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.
5 S6 h1 D: Y- b3 _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.
- O+ s9 Q( L/ r& z; ~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.
, Y9 Q* m5 d$ Q6 R' h; {# g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。
1 Y- |) ~8 O4 ?* @5 W, }# i  d& `4 h% |I guess that counts too.
我想那很重要。
& ?$ y4 s+ |( V1 lBut 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？
# `$ U. X; A& |6 r% ^6 ?( y" I( OAt one point, there was a reason we do something.
" h1 F2 v5 \- s( v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.
" z$ v, c- `* D9 A  b) ]" D8 s1 b8 \对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。
8 R0 O1 x2 ~. a9 b; e9 fIt's always could to ask ourselves why.
- U7 p' f& j  V; \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？
Why did I join this club?
为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
Why my friend was this person?
" ?+ Z7 Y' U: `9 Q  n/ I# F为什么我的朋友是这个人？
8 |5 {% J: X$ E! c( Y( H6 WWhy did I get married?
* m0 J2 p2 U0 `+ [: f1 j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.
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。
! A5 M5 I' Z! x* [1 j/ P1 ]: II think we need indeed remind us of why.
* R6 q+ U3 _  P5 [我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
/ l, W+ J' J- VOr else it's tough to finish what we started.
1 l- T7 ^1 G$ ?! D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。
We end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged.
; z: B% j8 `* I- D! V. f$ X我们结束我们的友谊。我们的婚姻出现裂痕。
1 C% z8 S# ]0 q5 R- CThere's nothing wrong with asking why.
9 p, ^  w8 d4 P5 W) k% u4 X5 b问为什么没什么问题。
, e# ?0 Y5 J6 f/ v, PIn 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。
7 l2 t: Q/ H: m4 m% }& [9 b# FTalk about it.
; a- O4 ~6 X+ ?# H$ O谈论下面的话题：
2 i% ^! H. {, o+ p! X  l. @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？
: A" r0 W" u4 I, {8 mIs it a kind of distant memory?
它是一种遥远的记忆？
Did you ever forget why you are doing something...
% O/ v3 m, D4 i; z  b你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……
- p# i3 @# U- |7 h  I- y/ _* R3 ?How do you remind yourself why you are doing something?
$ t+ X- @/ j1 j6 [. M你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
& f2 V+ D: s6 [7 }" vDo you write memos?
8 v+ i$ Q3 q4 g; _0 l你写备忘录吗？
# h! ?8 `1 \7 J' |" k. BDoes your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
6 Z, A5 v4 R. R( X你有过头脑空空而自己也许忘记你正在做什么的经历吗？
3 {: e: ?" |1 U. |. aWhat are some other methods for you to prevent yourself from forgetting?
7 p6 x; d2 o& l: p5 F还有其他的方法来防止你忘记吗？
% U7 F) t; I! \4 C0 @7 ?- i" |What do you do when you see someone that you know, but have forgotten his name?
& Q) ~) y2 U3 m6 u+ A: s) b你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？