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
4 r2 \3 d# y$ p6 Y. t5 n* p" I% nSometimes 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。
  B; H6 g+ {" \% B0 x0 YHave you ever done that?
& B" E2 L4 G' A( B你曾有过这种经历吗？
: b3 n6 @. _1 v0 sI'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.
0 p) w! Z, X2 l我曾经打电话给某人，因为我想告诉他们什么。
! w. u9 w  f. dAnd then, after just choosing the place for a while, not talking about anything particular.
' h9 N) v( @( K" Z- S" K7 ?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。
6 Q2 f; j1 B6 d/ S5 f; f# tWell, 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。
6 w- W' _. k' n. H- r' J' ~That's a memory problem.
2 R/ H! U# }+ `这是一个记忆问题。
7 J8 M/ \) i7 o+ [% u0 U7 HI guess that counts too.
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？
At one point, there was a reason we do something.
3 b8 K+ i* f. \$ z2 b; p" z在某一个时期， 我们做某事会有一个理由。
$ g0 ?1 c& F  a0 I; _& x" E; b# DFor 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。
Why did I start to learn a language?
. b' G% M" W7 T3 J- A为什么我开始学习一种语言？
: p4 d' E8 d$ z/ h, q9 a  {, nWhy did I join this club?
为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
9 Q1 p' x0 s7 B" p+ fWhy my friend was this person?
" X9 n, E, Q1 |2 y# F4 K为什么我的朋友是这个人？
- B$ t7 V$ R+ fWhy did I get married?
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.
! k, |3 F4 E* l3 [" X9 L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.
) z" q9 ]7 |2 p- o3 c% [+ A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.
否则很难完成我们所开始的。
4 `2 ]& z3 j4 ^2 I8 BWe stop starting. We quit the club.
: g* j$ c* p* ]; Q% T我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。
' X; I/ o; j6 c" G! }We end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged.
6 e6 I' K, T/ J! A$ J2 ?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.
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.
谈论下面的话题：
+ O" K5 }* a" G1 M* rIs 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？
& L$ S9 x, s# j9 j. N6 G3 ~1 VIs 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?
6 W6 W& `+ g2 @8 c1 r2 s你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
Do you write memos?
: h9 h8 V7 R* |# [# E你写备忘录吗？
Does your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
- R& J4 H1 x0 m9 P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?
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?
% x! f: ?8 {4 K, C) C  z你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？