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.
有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。
5 q3 E  j4 X+ ?Have you ever done that?
$ s0 W7 }& [( T  T5 P% C" I1 C9 W你曾有过这种经历吗？
$ z+ S" K6 T+ ^$ Q4 N* \7 EI'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.
( `6 ?! U6 T; x5 u6 x) y& p+ B我曾经打电话给某人，因为我想告诉他们什么。
* n3 [7 g$ r9 x+ ^And then, after just choosing the place for a while, not talking about anything particular.
; v7 e6 l6 ?) ^; h3 ?- k! ^4 M! A7 t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。
1 k3 I2 Q) D: |6 ^+ pWell, I forget why I called that person in the first place.
. ^7 {) s2 d3 h6 S( T) `# |6 _哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。
, R% }* t0 K0 ?  O7 _8 o8 FThat's a memory problem.
这是一个记忆问题。
, w0 d- ?7 E+ w& W% e+ u- AI guess that counts too.
我想那很重要。
But I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why?
  \, G. E( n+ f$ J4 |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。
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。
& @! q1 d" Z* m5 Z6 ^8 O: \It's always could to ask ourselves why.
- {. o8 G. X* `0 c) H/ [总是可以问问自己为什么。
Why did I start to learn a language?
8 U, X& E. E  b+ O/ a1 r2 I6 y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？
Why did I get married?
; q+ i# q0 _* m; ~" K, r4 r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.
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。
- `1 g- I4 X1 f$ r; U; q! J7 J% RI think we need indeed remind us of why.
9 T+ Z) P' g" \1 }6 \  D1 N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.
& n/ g2 O* L7 O5 P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。
There's nothing wrong with asking why.
  X4 l8 t/ Y% @& i9 D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.
* w9 m. Z- t8 a* m: t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。
2 I9 B0 X8 f. qTalk 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？
Is it a kind of distant memory?
它是一种遥远的记忆？
Did 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?
. N7 G. i: x. o' \- t你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
; V' K1 X/ _8 E3 R3 WDo you write memos?
" W( E: x, A, u; ~$ j) S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？
6 u& \, h" D! t1 g9 QWhat 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?
你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？