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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( U1 d1 o, F2 C- o! [( m记住我们为什么做某事
- N2 Z! N, X9 CSometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing.
8 s0 F& Z; b9 W) j$ A5 w6 ^  _2 ]有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。
$ w7 Z' _$ I  J: s( bHave you ever done that?
你曾有过这种经历吗？
- m4 }0 B9 t% [% {& `. D3 g. {1 KI'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too.
" X1 U% c/ x  O9 m我并不仅仅是在谈论记忆问题，虽然那也是有可能的。
" h; ]" `% {  d3 g2 S! yI have called someone because I want to tell them something.
, R' ~7 I7 ~+ w+ v+ J; T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.
. a2 m& z5 W+ c  u" 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。
/ `  z+ @# x; WWell, 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。
3 [& l: s. c- s+ D( bThat's a memory problem.
& t% ?8 T7 u0 I. y: P' D这是一个记忆问题。
* T) Y2 ?: N; N- k3 uI 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？
At one point, there was a reason we do something.
; c) R, B0 g+ h$ s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.
对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。
/ N9 `- [6 d$ q$ P: v# \It'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?
3 v1 p! d( Y  V1 `  W. |为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
Why my friend was this person?
( `  P/ W" h8 t0 I) f6 r6 X  y) A为什么我的朋友是这个人？
Why did I get married?
为什么我要结婚？
. h0 u9 l& W  R  J& RIf 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。
  K8 p" b' G3 Z' t1 ~I think we need indeed remind us of why.
我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
Or else it's tough to finish what we started.
/ L1 Y) b6 a6 l$ g+ h否则很难完成我们所开始的。
' Q& m; E; X9 w* |2 hWe 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.
% I! T, ^& Y' z' `我们结束我们的友谊。我们的婚姻出现裂痕。
% Z# ^8 }% J, uThere's nothing wrong with asking why.
- d" L6 n( C; a- \* l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。
6 y! k( _- I7 J7 m+ H& Z: nTalk about it.
+ E- U/ N( b3 m8 C谈论下面的话题：
Is there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it?
/ s" X7 J) ~4 F0 b( u/ I' Z3 ]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？
  g  X3 @$ b8 oDid you ever forget why you are doing something...
你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……
" x* _8 G+ x$ e7 i* 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？
% ?. v/ ^$ w8 ^8 t/ jDo you write memos?
你写备忘录吗？
* H) w4 C6 b3 P' ~Does your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
$ _' a. }- R0 [0 p) r7 ^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?
你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？