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
6 M! [+ a* G" ySometimes 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。
1 u4 ?0 ^+ Z* gHave you ever done that?
你曾有过这种经历吗？
1 |9 h- x4 N, W6 g1 BI'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too.
. A6 z! Y! A6 i! U' o; H我并不仅仅是在谈论记忆问题，虽然那也是有可能的。
5 g! U' c0 E" t' x) oI 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。
1 j# S2 v8 b* MWell, 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。
I 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？
! A/ X5 J! }! `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.
, N' e. t' ]  W0 a对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。
It's always could to ask ourselves why.
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Why did I start to learn a language?
为什么我开始学习一种语言？
( k8 R$ A1 g) h8 s' F+ O" w( w3 XWhy 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?
" e4 p. y  Q2 y$ b4 l0 Z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.
" e9 K4 |6 o2 ?% d5 G( T3 X, Z0 M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.
" @: c, m  N' q! [& J7 J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。
0 _- a1 q# z1 C( aWe 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.
, h8 Y6 E, b; C9 ]: g我们结束我们的友谊。我们的婚姻出现裂痕。
3 P6 @( @3 E/ V  R( Z" w2 @: M- v3 ZThere'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。
8 H0 R- S: {& Q4 m8 CTalk about it.
! b9 f- e4 T$ a* R0 t谈论下面的话题：
Is there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it?
- K* R, v# {4 D+ B; w0 P; p9 H/ |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?
, F' V, J! `8 G% Y; k, T) y: V它是一种遥远的记忆？
0 n9 t* l0 D6 vDid 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?
* u8 k( v4 r1 a1 V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？
& i/ ?$ L4 J6 z- SDoes 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 y+ V0 P2 O, u) f$ V, hWhat are some other methods for you to prevent yourself from forgetting?
7 j2 a+ P3 r5 f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？