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.
. J- X) E+ A, T; M! f有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。
/ ?7 A' `- M) y: T6 w% n7 H( Q' B  yHave you ever done that?
# e) w; j" ]6 y7 W/ o  g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。
! I2 y; S2 Q* W$ a4 M3 aI have called someone because I want to tell them something.
5 g4 X2 Q  Z+ I$ M6 [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.
" z; ?4 _. l+ B) o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.
+ n* I9 v8 g: p* W9 T8 S) [0 K( U哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。
& T, t( j3 x5 K  P4 B$ O2 {8 vThat's a memory problem.
, i: Q* n0 f) B5 B7 \# T. ?, z6 n这是一个记忆问题。
3 ~: N  l- o* l8 M' {6 d5 wI guess that counts too.
) w* T# t, y2 Z- Z1 G) x) H5 v我想那很重要。
! J7 [" |5 E; n  L0 k) XBut I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why?
. F' @, W* _& R4 b- r7 F) s( F( u, X, 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.
在某一个时期， 我们做某事会有一个理由。
8 V1 _! ^3 M1 R3 K3 ZFor long-term projects, we need to remind ourselves of that reason.
4 O3 M  X+ G9 l/ M  L, h对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。
& v# e! N( Y( A. W: Q9 C: vIt'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？
( W# ]) c, S& b/ ?* hWhy did I join this club?
为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
( g5 O! {! C) f3 _! }Why my friend was this person?
为什么我的朋友是这个人？
Why did I get married?
) Q- V9 Z: N% _  }# F' m为什么我要结婚？
/ n( ]6 h! l: a2 |7 q8 XIf we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why.
% D# U4 q8 w' p2 p% w2 C4 O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。
' ^% |& w# j' S$ M% oI think we need indeed remind us of why.
我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
' r! w( f4 Z' \9 S8 ~9 m0 X. AOr else it's tough to finish what we started.
: b1 v2 b7 d  c否则很难完成我们所开始的。
We stop starting. We quit the club.
4 `  y( l8 S- \6 o* `我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。
$ Y- o' Y' s% k5 D# OWe 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。
3 a+ O+ h: W& E" |( y& cThere'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.
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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3 \/ s4 Z) N. f5 X1 gIs 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？
Is it a kind of distant memory?
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3 @8 h& Q( c. Q7 qDid you ever forget why you are doing something...
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？
Do you write memos?
. t* }/ `% G2 W* p9 O# @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？
9 i0 V8 w: |! h3 x3 X, N8 @" [What are some other methods for you to prevent yourself from forgetting?
+ F0 D4 {  R% T" s. W还有其他的方法来防止你忘记吗？
# |7 n' o9 X7 u7 [+ t; zWhat 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？