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

5 R# S# F) [$ T+ N$ o; \6 _. `记住我们为什么做某事
Sometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing.
: C1 ^. t" Z! x& }# v; g. T+ h有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。
Have you ever done that?
你曾有过这种经历吗？
4 V. w% K7 y  R! uI'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too.
% J% S6 k+ k  j7 b; q- U) d3 E2 x我并不仅仅是在谈论记忆问题，虽然那也是有可能的。
+ H7 R- G* k5 U, j; ^- z% c' ]I have called someone because I want to tell them something.
2 b% ]$ c6 h: d4 w7 T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.
( v( X% C6 }+ o- w, S$ 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。
That's a memory problem.
( N9 g3 n" \- C3 U这是一个记忆问题。
, H9 ^4 G9 [" ]I guess that counts too.
- I. X4 l# |3 i; t. W; C我想那很重要。
But I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why?
, T# a8 l8 b) D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？
! R- u8 a: Q5 T2 ^; J5 {  c8 ^! XAt 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。
* x9 X+ I& u6 N5 X7 V) m; B! l; @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。
+ L/ b7 R. g# V, ], Y9 h7 u9 ]It's always could to ask ourselves why.
总是可以问问自己为什么。
- `. \1 k8 u- @4 t  x+ {Why did I start to learn a language?
. j8 ], x& g9 u' \) b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？
4 J( J' p+ X# ~% l5 Z! YWhy my friend was this person?
; z! ~* y3 h4 V' {  i6 u4 l4 V为什么我的朋友是这个人？
1 m/ e* n% B, y- G1 {* D# RWhy did I get married?
为什么我要结婚？
! \' n8 e" Y( }" K5 g% \0 t$ uIf we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why.
: B/ C, ^8 W2 @& }$ |: z" `/ D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.
1 z& g" p+ C' Z7 U. X- \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.
+ m5 T  ?1 S' M3 y否则很难完成我们所开始的。
" F9 a0 ?8 q& \2 W9 W7 n, tWe stop starting. We quit the club.
5 q' v- V+ d9 V8 H6 t: O8 Y9 \我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。
3 q. j0 a* |# y0 }+ t& N& L6 gWe 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.
问为什么没什么问题。
9 }: O  Q8 b0 MIn 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。
1 _; Y& l3 ~: i8 d# g4 w0 aTalk about it.
+ |, ]6 A! F9 f8 B( S" N8 \谈论下面的话题：
Is there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it?
& b2 J; T! H- |* E7 {7 z( l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?
& N- \( y" }0 X5 O0 Y它是一种遥远的记忆？
# {1 a! X+ _3 T( _+ jDid you ever forget why you are doing something...
+ `4 c6 f* E& h( s7 U0 E* P/ U你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……
* s0 F& P7 v  N% v& g+ t9 zHow do you remind yourself why you are doing something?
你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
Do you write memos?
你写备忘录吗？
Does your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
3 a) K1 V2 I5 p5 H你有过头脑空空而自己也许忘记你正在做什么的经历吗？
& F) [# {8 E  ~- p7 ~; C* P# [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?
你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？