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
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。
' G7 T3 Z9 Y. d, F9 |" X; }, r4 E6 PHave you ever done that?
你曾有过这种经历吗？
' z0 N+ X& q* a: ^  T1 S- t1 eI'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too.
2 ]3 e1 s% I* u0 ?- p; D0 J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.
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。
. Q: |+ Z+ f" m5 E0 R. l: X2 L+ WWell, 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。
That's a memory problem.
这是一个记忆问题。
9 z5 j* N5 z. uI guess that counts too.
+ \" R/ u  C9 e2 @0 j" I- j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.
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。
7 f6 l1 ?( S% q2 {( s8 aIt's always could to ask ourselves why.
总是可以问问自己为什么。
8 o! G0 g  |% O' W% m& {* kWhy 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?
; @% y; g9 B& }6 j9 k为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
1 o6 Z1 M. d- e, @Why my friend was this person?
6 J  V' {& l+ \" G5 h为什么我的朋友是这个人？
Why did I get married?
* P: F( F; {% {7 Z为什么我要结婚？
/ e7 J2 w* `: e" D. F, w( pIf we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why.
. C; @1 p' w. u2 M( T8 W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。
! e5 [  S: _( tOr else it's tough to finish what we started.
2 w" A' b! I! w; X1 j1 S, Z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。
+ Z0 N7 u0 N, ^# ]" LWe 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。
; K' X: c, p- v9 SThere's nothing wrong with asking why.
" e. G$ a2 @( O% _- ?# U- g. \2 B; `问为什么没什么问题。
. \- |  ^2 ~" B7 {/ `3 u4 AIn fact, sometimes I think it can be very healthy and help we appreciate what you have and what you are doing.
( |; T' E6 p4 C- F8 i( H; ^, L$ H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：
- _( O3 ?: `5 R5 HIs there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it?
1 X. U! J4 M+ f3 ~+ I2 V你有过正在做某事但是你忘了为什么开始的经历吗？
! `- I  g/ M3 iIs it a kind of distant memory?
它是一种遥远的记忆？
Did you ever forget why you are doing something...
8 t9 U7 f, K5 C* T* G7 B) c  M- F! ~, L你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……
  ^  H5 S. q) {+ b3 O5 kHow do you remind yourself why you are doing something?
你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
7 J; B- ]8 H3 nDo you write memos?
你写备忘录吗？
. `/ B* e7 u3 j  Q0 n" j" KDoes your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
  M/ J& e- i9 p* a5 N* 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?
4 v* V  R, z* C3 i+ }  q你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？