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.
7 Y0 T0 w" Z6 ~$ q有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。
: @  N; d7 [3 Z1 A1 u3 `+ BHave you ever done that?
你曾有过这种经历吗？
% v) C, d0 J! g: M1 W6 D) P5 ~I'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too.
# `& B5 j7 s' D) c+ H+ C+ s) S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。
And then, after just choosing the place for a while, not talking about anything particular.
4 y/ R4 u: _3 J- }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。
That's a memory problem.
这是一个记忆问题。
# a' p9 [" K7 T8 S) B+ cI guess that counts too.
我想那很重要。
8 h6 r+ U; l1 \4 h/ rBut I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why?
" s: F: E1 \. p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？
, p5 Z- i# Y- BAt 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 o" ^# J$ L# b: fFor long-term projects, we need to remind ourselves of that reason.
( ^) T* V0 V: }8 x3 n4 }. ]% S对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。
; H( a- Z7 Y6 BIt's always could to ask ourselves why.
; n6 ~- b' \1 B总是可以问问自己为什么。
. H- [$ ^( v6 l  V: m( dWhy 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?
# e. \. H. \% y. n! N为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
Why my friend was this person?
4 @4 I+ P1 B% p. B* @7 \为什么我的朋友是这个人？
1 w3 h4 {( }' x. l( hWhy did I get married?
为什么我要结婚？
* f$ i9 Q! c, pIf we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why.
! F( E& a6 x+ \/ l( H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.
; P1 n8 D, H8 G& P& B我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
( ^: g1 C  E( L+ B& q+ {, {Or else it's tough to finish what we started.
, J$ k# G- e# F1 v* A; x8 l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。
We end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged.
* }5 U4 O* w/ a8 W, v. Z5 W2 I我们结束我们的友谊。我们的婚姻出现裂痕。
# K( _' z" r* l2 u# v, ~There's nothing wrong with asking why.
问为什么没什么问题。
0 w2 r1 w2 d" j# A  qIn 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。
/ c* Q* m9 |3 r/ v$ X# C' MTalk about it.
谈论下面的话题：
Is there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it?
1 c; A& r1 v' \7 [/ ^3 Q; I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？
Did 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?
% v# V5 O& U+ h, a% I. N/ o你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
Do you write memos?
' S1 W( u0 [* C你写备忘录吗？
Does 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？
What are some other methods for you to prevent yourself from forgetting?
; O' A1 l- i: v  I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?
; C- B6 s! E/ s( F* i$ V你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？