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
% j2 ], \; r! |- Z: ?8 Y$ OSometimes 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。
; {9 S4 f( Q; S8 }Have you ever done that?
你曾有过这种经历吗？
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。
( x1 m; v$ C' w( l- mI have called someone because I want to tell them something.
5 |5 s! r3 j0 i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。
4 P; E0 r( d: o3 rWell, I forget why I called that person in the first place.
6 M1 o- M6 J# J- F/ X哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。
0 H8 }$ K) {: p/ \: T  WThat'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?
; D3 y9 u( R! s( _4 ~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.
" d  ^8 w6 d. @8 J- `+ I5 Z* f& t对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。
3 g; \9 m' h8 J, n3 Q# Z) dIt's always could to ask ourselves why.
总是可以问问自己为什么。
8 k& B- \: v" C1 }$ jWhy did I start to learn a language?
9 _! x# Q! z) H4 X+ ~9 M6 F& i为什么我开始学习一种语言？
Why did I join this club?
  Q, W7 o. n  u% E/ {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？
9 {* V- ^- F+ k3 e" ~) `Why did I get married?
% Q7 P. Q1 P  D/ ^' J" D$ R8 j/ L为什么我要结婚？
+ c# _: t9 q  e" K/ r3 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。
* m* G6 `8 L4 P: n( ]# y- C0 yI think we need indeed remind us of why.
" b7 @. h5 I5 V: y6 Q1 o/ c& w我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
; v0 z  L8 Z2 e/ a6 {4 mOr else it's tough to finish what we started.
否则很难完成我们所开始的。
We stop starting. We quit the club.
/ v& m9 l: u( ?7 ^% o我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。
2 V( |- v! e' L& H8 PWe end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged.
( T( M+ Q1 d" u- q7 H我们结束我们的友谊。我们的婚姻出现裂痕。
1 x( q# b/ x# W& dThere's nothing wrong with asking why.
6 u9 n8 J- G6 M4 H' D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.
4 Z( C1 n: b8 w9 \% v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。
Talk about it.
4 _" `" K+ M' F* g* W. X谈论下面的话题：
5 G) v& W" S* G; kIs there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it?
8 z0 D3 m- u4 N- @" F- F1 [! s, d你有过正在做某事但是你忘了为什么开始的经历吗？
# t7 }; I+ R0 f: c7 G8 f4 i: BIs it a kind of distant memory?
它是一种遥远的记忆？
1 ~' b5 u$ B! [. jDid you ever forget why you are doing something...
. |; T+ Q( g  {+ V你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……
How do you remind yourself why you are doing something?
0 w+ g6 ?' _+ H; F. E1 _. ?你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
6 r. o# @# N; z" K4 h" C) ?Do you write memos?
你写备忘录吗？
Does your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
# G, K- C, n% r你有过头脑空空而自己也许忘记你正在做什么的经历吗？
0 E; V7 E! u* n; l3 K1 Z# C( }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?
6 F6 K  W9 Q% r! m, d你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？