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
; z8 b* X* \8 ?% B+ B  a( YSometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing.
$ Q4 g& C% j  h8 d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？
& \; ^, N" A5 S  ]' T# ?I'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too.
/ I+ ~4 w" ]/ T, ]. O  C5 B6 m我并不仅仅是在谈论记忆问题，虽然那也是有可能的。
1 ^& s* u) j' c' H0 QI have called someone because I want to tell them something.
2 T7 X  i" i; K* s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.
8 M! i! a$ D- F$ `2 B. g' a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。
7 D/ R" h1 K6 M+ W) f! |" ?3 ~% dWell, I forget why I called that person in the first place.
  Y3 k5 ]0 I" F  v( C哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。
; m* z6 y! v  Z. C2 ?That's a memory problem.
- `- r6 W9 @- q2 |0 [这是一个记忆问题。
I guess that counts too.
: \/ n- Q1 n& Y5 `我想那很重要。
8 o+ t- A* h2 ]; a( t! e+ BBut I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why?
* ?5 c% n, T! b  W0 B# u+ f/ [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.
/ Q7 u; @6 z, p5 r1 w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。
It's always could to ask ourselves why.
0 p8 G6 R) j7 N5 `" E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？
) g  K& v: o4 c8 S* [0 B; J2 OWhy did I join this club?
0 {% U2 e% s2 U. ~7 @) B% d为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
Why my friend was this person?
为什么我的朋友是这个人？
) P; J4 `  X" h- R0 c# h& ^Why did I get married?
( d8 G: U3 Z/ W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.
6 q2 M$ o' v; S, V; k( _* q# h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。
3 L+ i9 a: T% U! ], T% EI think we need indeed remind us of why.
我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
  o) g) I" n0 M$ {9 E% x6 ZOr 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.
! {+ I4 x. ]  e( u+ Q/ }我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。
We 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。
There'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.
5 W+ [7 E! \; j' S8 l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.
谈论下面的话题：
. x, M% [# i+ r3 c- O( dIs 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？
8 ^+ F: ?. e( k9 ]6 VIs it a kind of distant memory?
它是一种遥远的记忆？
% _1 n8 a2 Q5 q: a' pDid you ever forget why you are doing something...
. y7 b7 D; e" B9 V" ]; `: w% y你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……
How do you remind yourself why you are doing something?
你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
  D8 F- `9 Y5 J0 ^, k$ sDo you write memos?
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？
" @- V7 Q5 b, _" x. M- MWhat are some other methods for you to prevent yourself from forgetting?
: R$ Y9 `! ~7 B6 C* ^7 s5 c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？