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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! m! U$ a7 I. P: R1 z. o记住我们为什么做某事
* j& u( L( A0 q& |, o) U. R& H) N- CSometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing.
& n: f! r% L1 T) \有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。
Have you ever done that?
2 T9 D" m1 j% U. P- _4 _你曾有过这种经历吗？
6 A# @2 F6 R7 _4 Y; A  wI'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。
And then, after just choosing the place for a while, not talking about anything particular.
8 a$ {2 v4 r5 t9 f+ B4 q- z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.
哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。
8 z' c% \/ t5 Z$ m, BThat's a memory problem.
5 s- J8 H$ F- k# a* g/ W这是一个记忆问题。
I guess that counts too.
: @' g! d/ H9 A( H+ H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？
3 c! d  F) f  HAt one point, there was a reason we do something.
9 g! o, z- |5 g在某一个时期， 我们做某事会有一个理由。
0 s4 z4 N: a0 ~1 S! a  aFor 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。
5 E! K# K5 T  ~" j5 A( ^% |It's always could to ask ourselves why.
; h& S+ q  G# o. m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？
! P) b0 }; J8 |) p+ v% L" sWhy did I join this club?
为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
. y! M1 ~% D* v- `! UWhy my friend was this person?
为什么我的朋友是这个人？
Why did I get married?
1 T# T& s& j8 _- b4 t" I为什么我要结婚？
/ d$ z% r* U# L% P8 h2 ~+ ?/ n8 O2 V" VIf we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why.
. S* x# N# p( ~. X$ S- X, y& \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 U; ]- Q  _" g, Y. iI think we need indeed remind us of why.
3 }$ H+ K! ?" k& i* d  p我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
1 o  b) ~- N# c6 a  rOr else it's tough to finish what we started.
否则很难完成我们所开始的。
6 v6 q7 |. X1 f8 Y1 A; M: _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.
) J4 z* Q9 @2 P$ O9 i我们结束我们的友谊。我们的婚姻出现裂痕。
0 |/ y0 m  O* bThere's nothing wrong with asking why.
问为什么没什么问题。
8 M- L+ c3 w  t" Y9 P! R( kIn 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。
' h/ H& Q/ E! R  p8 C% CTalk about it.
2 ^; j( n) g2 m# X谈论下面的话题：
  N' M6 ^: x- e3 m+ jIs 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?
% k+ E6 e; O1 j) j, d, `" m& E7 q% N它是一种遥远的记忆？
Did you ever forget why you are doing something...
  L& X8 ]# A7 J& W& y1 J. r5 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？
" X% ~% O1 ~, Y. f0 V( VDo you write memos?
你写备忘录吗？
$ L0 o6 w* O- C4 GDoes 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 R; Z: I" \$ |" W" q; @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？
8 S6 Z7 {5 x- h8 \7 _, s0 ]2 H+ qWhat do you do when you see someone that you know, but have forgotten his name?
( j& _: G  q5 S4 m( ^2 H" }) B& \你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？