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
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。
6 r( |) u* A! e. @Have you ever done that?
; [: H0 D6 q7 [/ D3 L9 H你曾有过这种经历吗？
/ s' m/ o# W; I# G! b) \I'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too.
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.
, l# p. T* Q/ {我曾经打电话给某人，因为我想告诉他们什么。
& L% X: E* E' f- k: C, AAnd 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。
! c2 {% C; _; A5 Q- w1 v* oWell, 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.
" h8 G1 o/ ~* N, f/ f; P这是一个记忆问题。
9 b  v9 _4 u/ R. U4 F6 h: S- ^I guess that counts too.
/ Y8 \" N4 ~8 b" X8 k- j0 ]) K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？
. r9 M' n. |1 M! Y: B+ L. ?* TAt 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。
7 y" m; _) U2 MFor long-term projects, we need to remind ourselves of that reason.
6 h) J( i5 ]* `  i0 O% r; Z' n对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。
. D  L" y' \9 |2 y! AIt's always could to ask ourselves why.
  o; T& j% z( d9 I& p, ~: W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？
$ g% P5 Q4 H6 qWhy did I join this club?
为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
Why my friend was this person?
0 C8 ]2 U& M+ C" s$ M) I7 g+ Z# P$ _为什么我的朋友是这个人？
Why did I get married?
为什么我要结婚？
4 b8 C, D3 B9 SIf 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.
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.
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We 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.
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.
+ p4 `7 p# o$ a/ P* A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。
$ g1 z' y! j0 yTalk about it.
2 ^1 O  h1 n" A谈论下面的话题：
5 A, }. h# g5 KIs there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it?
7 Q' {; X8 y' V" Q! {* i/ \& X你有过正在做某事但是你忘了为什么开始的经历吗？
; J0 U0 Y) i, j! {0 YIs it a kind of distant memory?
* Z* H. ~. x$ s: D它是一种遥远的记忆？
3 j; o2 J) g: b% LDid you ever forget why you are doing something...
1 J4 N" S5 ?! Y* ]) d$ ^你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……
. [$ O- J2 y+ e' k6 R9 Q4 HHow do you remind yourself why you are doing something?
3 Z, W% V6 T0 q' Y! ^: s% o1 W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？
# r5 }/ G2 }8 J+ q' IDoes your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
+ J7 j4 r8 @0 V; ?/ b) x* f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?
/ W2 M& g* r9 {5 t9 l9 I: S还有其他的方法来防止你忘记吗？
" l+ D, o2 ?7 G) j( e( KWhat 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？