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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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。
Have you ever done that?
8 [1 F; _( w: n; k6 I你曾有过这种经历吗？
I'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too.
- z" \( v% u+ T- R1 R7 L: O( [* j+ c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.
! i' Y8 C" |! p! l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。
9 s/ {/ K( u9 ^7 }  sWell, I forget why I called that person in the first place.
7 [. l7 F" I$ x* h" [9 A" f哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。
' A2 p% T- Z' dThat's a memory problem.
这是一个记忆问题。
' d1 S" s* V' i1 II guess that counts too.
我想那很重要。
But I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why?
1 O; q! E3 ~( E2 [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.
- ~/ x" M4 M# W9 B! l' i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?
为什么我开始学习一种语言？
Why did I join this club?
2 q4 j* t" F$ O; A# H为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
% M/ U) i5 ]3 H5 L" {: U; q; p& rWhy my friend was this person?
为什么我的朋友是这个人？
- ~! {7 }0 }1 d3 h" o# l2 h, eWhy did I get married?
: f& E* c% r9 Z! a4 C8 X( K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.
5 C# L/ K0 e9 m" @+ 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.
我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
, S( G# V2 \' g7 r1 k, U# TOr else it's tough to finish what we started.
) s/ D( z9 Y% u  h9 W1 Y否则很难完成我们所开始的。
1 \; C" ?7 I1 r/ {- H* p3 bWe stop starting. We quit the club.
我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。
$ C8 v7 x( j3 P( A! i# ^/ JWe 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。
( o3 Z+ S* j/ @4 q' z+ PThere's nothing wrong with asking why.
, T. w7 _; q6 T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。
, ]  F1 I4 y+ B0 e5 z" JTalk about it.
谈论下面的话题：
Is there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it?
- ?& j$ c( Z; N+ S  G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...
9 k! B% C" {7 L* p3 C! P你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……
How do you remind yourself why you are doing something?
+ n5 X2 S2 x# ^( f" J; w3 @你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
Do you write memos?
# x) g$ C8 l' U  }6 }2 M$ }你写备忘录吗？
Does your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
) v9 i6 m' r+ E+ x: k  G: f1 w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?
, \( H" b9 j. x6 S( w9 ^还有其他的方法来防止你忘记吗？
; A& Y$ r+ B+ c, \$ hWhat do you do when you see someone that you know, but have forgotten his name?
9 x1 K% I3 d; S你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？