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
5 K. H% H. W' {& F# 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。
& c8 \. [7 `6 V# z4 a- |. [Have you ever done that?
你曾有过这种经历吗？
) R1 m8 G$ E' Q6 c5 {2 `8 ~: ]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.
9 h& n9 C9 _: \1 N2 U6 q" u2 ^我曾经打电话给某人，因为我想告诉他们什么。
) e2 i2 [9 t& s9 y; _And then, after just choosing the place for a while, not talking about anything particular.
6 B9 U1 T' y( c: T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.
3 y& e' Y9 |& ~- B1 f% B) b! [# K. t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 @4 k# C1 T: m这是一个记忆问题。
I guess that counts too.
/ f; V  x0 c& A0 S8 K我想那很重要。
But I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why?
6 P/ K1 b( A/ _$ [3 ]7 T; M3 q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.
+ _. E/ \6 M8 J; s$ e对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。
It's always could to ask ourselves why.
总是可以问问自己为什么。
0 Q' `+ B4 |6 E# e9 {! r2 I& Q3 JWhy 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?
为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
  B% t4 N$ A( L6 F  h7 JWhy my friend was this person?
为什么我的朋友是这个人？
; m, N( U6 Q. D5 C: D4 Q8 iWhy did I get married?
为什么我要结婚？
9 f# s0 f' l, `. b9 xIf we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why.
0 n/ q2 h  j( F) \+ Z* i- 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。
. @9 @$ \+ L, \. j4 a4 s4 wI 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.
5 ]$ o% m/ s/ f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。
# m9 R/ F5 r1 d7 u& P; RWe 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。
# p& A* ?, N) \; k& b. Q8 qThere's nothing wrong with asking why.
' o0 r$ h/ E9 ]. K: z2 ?问为什么没什么问题。
/ I2 O( D2 E1 [" Q- W! `$ UIn 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。
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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？
Is it a kind of distant memory?
它是一种遥远的记忆？
. k8 d% @& O0 q9 ?  y1 q! c2 iDid you ever forget why you are doing something...
你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……
! q! f6 j1 j) r0 f! a4 K2 \How do you remind yourself why you are doing something?
你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
4 H, n- C" Z+ F! ?% J+ v1 WDo you write memos?
你写备忘录吗？
3 L8 e0 @( r8 b7 xDoes 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？
( Z* P- B& U  a) V/ P: MWhat are some other methods for you to prevent yourself from forgetting?
4 @# U. u2 i$ U6 o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?
' w7 d4 V" f$ G# {; \4 U# p! q; h) f你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？