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

记住我们为什么做某事
6 ~) R( m0 j0 d, i! jSometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing.
9 S: Q& Q) [/ ]$ U! }! N* J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？
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。
! a" G0 w3 ]! R( h, O( |4 H/ |I have called someone because I want to tell them something.
. V! E% X$ J2 _% Y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.
' _& f. c  {4 z% K5 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。
$ D( S5 p* Y, m# g# R7 u8 p; uWell, 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。
" t- ?2 P$ K; ]) m  t; r; z/ m: d( |! vThat's a memory problem.
这是一个记忆问题。
- z7 I4 `" ^7 l; G$ kI guess that counts too.
/ y  o9 ]+ Q- H5 }" c, M* K6 F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？
4 X5 W# w$ T* e4 zAt 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。
% r; m1 b6 G  U1 ^* u; B$ MFor 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。
3 Z. f  u. o3 H/ EIt's always could to ask ourselves why.
总是可以问问自己为什么。
. ^& O* D% o1 q: B- e" G  wWhy did I start to learn a language?
为什么我开始学习一种语言？
, i& [. i4 a1 f1 B1 d4 sWhy did I join this club?
7 e% K5 F$ `; ^9 h/ N9 |) X$ n4 ~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？
/ {% A( Q$ j3 |! D" @. v) WWhy did I get married?
. z; [& h( ?: u: A/ |" N为什么我要结婚？
) s' i( w9 g8 DIf 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。
6 T0 o& L' y4 f% K; x' oI think we need indeed remind us of why.
我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
) p+ H7 y5 S# b: GOr 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。
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。
0 ]4 {8 X' ?) M/ gThere's nothing wrong with asking why.
. W/ l9 v4 Q9 \! B' 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。
5 v2 n, T' j: }+ E- j/ W/ i0 BTalk about it.
谈论下面的话题：
Is 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？
! ~4 B* g2 }5 r: [Is it a kind of distant memory?
它是一种遥远的记忆？
6 H4 V3 r( I9 Y2 D1 ?# C0 O0 mDid you ever forget why you are doing something...
你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……
) |! N0 ~" p" o3 }7 YHow 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?
1 I$ X* N1 p4 N, ~) R: r( V你写备忘录吗？
Does your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
, i2 q9 N2 q  N& D: s你有过头脑空空而自己也许忘记你正在做什么的经历吗？
7 y0 T# T& Q  xWhat 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?
# o- l5 B# t' t: _5 N: K* {; @- |你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？