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。
4 e) l( i' C, H$ U0 RHave you ever done that?
5 t  \3 \( v& S你曾有过这种经历吗？
" {& w* y% z* ^2 eI'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too.
5 _  b" \$ t, C$ D5 n% c* g; 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。
$ z9 h% S3 Y& |$ U  E% W4 G& _! HAnd then, after just choosing the place for a while, not talking about anything particular.
8 T) {8 t" P5 F( M6 ?& r4 @3 `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。
4 M' R! K) U, q* @& j2 F1 OThat's a memory problem.
这是一个记忆问题。
5 q$ Q1 x% h# u: b/ i9 JI guess that counts too.
5 Y/ I( o4 V7 P2 f9 j我想那很重要。
4 \; L9 ], D6 Y* J% ^: u! w% X1 nBut 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.
" R4 D* x. T) t对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。
It's always could to ask ourselves why.
- n. A& W8 U# \# O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?
/ j% B! t5 r% ^, E1 X. I为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
/ y* r, l2 ~: c. l4 pWhy my friend was this person?
. r( i: z( h) F+ G为什么我的朋友是这个人？
( O& G& B; \* q2 D, X+ {$ }Why did I get married?
为什么我要结婚？
" `0 u% P, U# p+ e( a( o$ S! EIf we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why.
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.
# J5 o. ~. Y6 c( i/ l" \我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
. [, M" e  t' I) }Or else it's tough to finish what we started.
否则很难完成我们所开始的。
2 s: f" i0 t* d+ PWe stop starting. We quit the club.
6 A. U% s2 v* w我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。
We end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged.
8 Y1 h- S) x3 s9 H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.
# h* ^% c. H. X8 ?1 g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。
% C9 G& q7 D) K8 Z0 s5 C% {Talk about it.
谈论下面的话题：
Is 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？
) G0 o0 _  I  jIs it a kind of distant memory?
! a; @% R! i4 i' I! z( j: _0 S: }! E它是一种遥远的记忆？
3 W) Z) g  u) E. m& d) KDid you ever forget why you are doing something...
0 e: v! x1 A' l+ v' \! w你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……
How do you remind yourself why you are doing something?
, O# c6 X" ~$ E5 g; l- j你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
* b% v( x/ ]& c! B8 |Do you write memos?
: ^6 b: _+ S. p0 s5 _- e  ]$ }你写备忘录吗？
Does your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
# Q- n- a% G; N$ p  X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？
! H9 i4 K0 c8 y" j, H1 _6 }0 cWhat do you do when you see someone that you know, but have forgotten his name?
8 l9 k4 p1 w6 P* R7 G& L你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？