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

5 H% R; h4 ^; E$ {8 o. J' O! N记住我们为什么做某事
0 n. f* z" j9 L. r2 ]4 `: R% KSometimes 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。
, n. ^! {* Z8 W& y: C9 sHave you ever done that?
你曾有过这种经历吗？
8 O3 e+ H6 h9 J$ |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。
& f& q- m! G4 pI 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.
' q% B+ L( M6 q( v% [7 J0 {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。
+ [  C" T+ t; e) 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。
( s2 _7 Q' Y" T1 Y- H4 k# j+ ]  mThat's a memory problem.
; |/ j. L7 J# Z5 O这是一个记忆问题。
I guess that counts too.
: w. X0 e! G& d: Z' e我想那很重要。
But I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why?
2 C3 J6 \6 A9 }1 X: D. q# }8 y& _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.
; V( X) I6 h( ?& j5 ?- y% w在某一个时期， 我们做某事会有一个理由。
( \% c7 p0 m" g  _& rFor long-term projects, we need to remind ourselves of that reason.
对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。
6 R1 X- z* u3 U, Q5 a0 ^# IIt's always could to ask ourselves why.
5 b+ x+ P) X) l- F9 Z) \- _' p6 P总是可以问问自己为什么。
% G* k% x  @5 RWhy did I start to learn a language?
$ s# J. G* X( s为什么我开始学习一种语言？
' h0 e, F0 M0 n- S4 {5 U2 p3 _$ FWhy 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？
, R7 p3 Q/ C1 p2 y& E0 gWhy did I get married?
$ ^. x. H: [9 T; `% S- A0 \为什么我要结婚？
; k& t- Y9 A, W1 U' O+ UIf 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。
, {0 [4 C% k* LI think we need indeed remind us of why.
) @& _5 l* F6 q! Y. G& \6 t我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
' f, L, J# ?7 t- v' n' t0 tOr else it's tough to finish what we started.
. X% K; Y/ \% z  W# L6 L否则很难完成我们所开始的。
: A- G6 e. c7 i4 ]! d" H. iWe 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。
" R6 [5 L! ^; |$ a* SThere'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.
. \" m# k; R. O- w! D/ |2 R& c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。
- B: E$ u3 j9 R! hTalk about it.
谈论下面的话题：
& v+ h( l6 N' s! z4 Q' p8 lIs 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？
. k" T2 L, q0 y% z' [2 O& Z$ ^Is it a kind of distant memory?
它是一种遥远的记忆？
2 N+ D" O$ C! V% DDid 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?
! G4 E/ t% @4 {. ?; _$ @+ V你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
! X7 |: |! Z6 `; ^/ s6 |Do you write memos?
4 ^- d0 ^5 o- B0 N7 |/ W你写备忘录吗？
( `- N0 A. V0 F1 f8 @( {, RDoes your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
( j, B2 ?7 ~' ~$ c% S; W你有过头脑空空而自己也许忘记你正在做什么的经历吗？
, }& R6 f' f* {* oWhat are some other methods for you to prevent yourself from forgetting?
! E( S% n+ ]  w1 d7 k  E+ ~% B还有其他的方法来防止你忘记吗？
0 N) a( R6 a1 f7 WWhat do you do when you see someone that you know, but have forgotten his name?
( w' X6 j% n. s8 C0 Y' T你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？