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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2 I2 G: X" p1 }& W记住我们为什么做某事
* A# o# k' W3 Q- ~6 J* G& oSometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing.
& H0 s7 e! i& t3 \+ x有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。
. s" H) t/ A" k9 ?Have you ever done that?
" V# R$ T- C  D3 _" b你曾有过这种经历吗？
I'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。
6 Z# h6 L1 A; g3 ]1 {% hAnd then, after just choosing the place for a while, not talking about anything particular.
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。
% }' X: }7 j. F4 r; {Well, I forget why I called that person in the first place.
8 [  d, K0 a3 F+ Q/ i$ B( f, D+ s哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。
2 n% h" F4 L7 Z3 G$ R7 \That's a memory problem.
/ L) R" v+ M% {5 t  j5 ]这是一个记忆问题。
$ N& G, J. B, U' ~6 sI guess that counts too.
" G& u, \3 i# n% B3 A6 S我想那很重要。
4 h/ ~- \' M& h. V+ l) sBut I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why?
. W: y9 ?8 O+ n5 S- c1 T( Q( }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.
% w$ ]5 m& l! A0 x: b: L# A在某一个时期， 我们做某事会有一个理由。
  O9 m( N3 c0 P$ j7 \- TFor 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.
总是可以问问自己为什么。
, H. n: @! _: Z0 iWhy 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?
为什么我的朋友是这个人？
  m, J% z9 o8 X8 _: ]. OWhy did I get married?
& q- G5 N3 Q! X% @! |' W  c为什么我要结婚？
# h6 ?9 e0 N& OIf 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。
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.
$ H9 O, d: @6 o; |. k9 y: n) }否则很难完成我们所开始的。
We stop starting. We quit the club.
2 C8 B: R, D3 \2 s4 i我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。
- t7 N, k, m; y$ I. o( U7 _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.
2 P; r/ }& v9 @+ }. X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。
Talk about it.
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  J, P) d) o% C0 A3 \" }8 v; zIs 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？
, D& H! S7 g0 cIs it a kind of distant memory?
它是一种遥远的记忆？
Did you ever forget why you are doing something...
: e3 M/ z' a" J! \你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……
How do you remind yourself why you are doing something?
6 @- Z( S' S+ d* m: f: c你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
: w8 y& M+ g/ C: j0 KDo you write memos?
" a; p/ u+ H. V( k" T你写备忘录吗？
Does your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
4 _) K3 z( B/ z, L: u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?
9 {/ b  V. R1 S, ?, v' e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?
$ B1 i& ?) S6 t  Z6 R你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？