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.
& H6 t. D7 o0 M5 m有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。
. V, C: M0 O6 m; K% nHave you ever done that?
2 l+ t  O% Z# N. f' b( n你曾有过这种经历吗？
* M7 Q- y% p  E/ C/ SI'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.
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.
. i3 P: z( l+ {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.
' \2 }- ~# G5 T- t! K哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。
, F( E! g  }3 E' eThat's a memory problem.
这是一个记忆问题。
6 f; [- }; D7 k7 V6 R; LI guess that counts too.
我想那很重要。
8 U3 U3 G3 x9 c3 R! ^- `% eBut 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？
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。
For long-term projects, we need to remind ourselves of that reason.
9 I' [/ |4 |, p6 Y" N对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。
3 @; A# n* W$ s% }9 w# jIt'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？
Why did I join this club?
! Y# t" a2 R' h, f为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
: N% b; `! j+ l8 ^2 _, Z2 |% s! hWhy my friend was this person?
为什么我的朋友是这个人？
Why did I get married?
为什么我要结婚？
9 G# `, h4 n1 C6 C; C# W$ w! J$ WIf we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why.
3 |" L* R7 [' {, t4 ?5 K& 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.
! G0 P$ p. W' v& @我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
3 \2 Y+ _- G6 s) EOr 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。
$ v1 F* P5 |. @! t: v) \! I: E" SWe end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged.
. N" Z) f$ P* s我们结束我们的友谊。我们的婚姻出现裂痕。
1 \' c4 l5 Q4 r, SThere's nothing wrong with asking why.
问为什么没什么问题。
6 J  [- G) q0 f1 M' v0 q/ XIn 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。
Talk about it.
9 d8 X- \7 n9 Z, S谈论下面的话题：
8 L! n1 ]0 o; |1 k: o* C6 hIs 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？
. k3 C" X! w/ j/ B. O+ _0 z& Q0 bIs it a kind of distant memory?
它是一种遥远的记忆？
Did you ever forget why you are doing something...
1 N1 ~, d! `* ~% z. g# `你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……
' p: k2 i4 n( NHow do you remind yourself why you are doing something?
5 m) h4 x# K& ?你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
Do you write memos?
! y4 l! D0 D  z" h5 r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？
4 e3 b( E* Y: X) EWhat are some other methods for you to prevent yourself from forgetting?
+ s- q5 y3 _( `* X3 R' x; e7 V还有其他的方法来防止你忘记吗？
9 Q8 q% ~9 s* V# RWhat 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？