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

8 M" b- q7 G! _/ r' n  p$ U& {记住我们为什么做某事
2 l/ h. M, X- R: K3 f! p) f! HSometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing.
" h2 M" |' G1 b( _有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。
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。
% M2 W7 c9 b7 j$ r6 w4 lI have called someone because I want to tell them something.
7 a' H  M+ }% h* b  H0 A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。
Well, I forget why I called that person in the first place.
' f2 f6 u+ S$ H8 a哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。
That's a memory problem.
2 t/ e( W9 @( T) a这是一个记忆问题。
, q9 g/ k9 F- H2 ^  M! q, v* uI guess that counts too.
( |' j, D6 E, l% \" b& I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？
: C9 |2 h0 N2 o) L- [, P4 ?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。
* n/ W9 Y7 b# P) Y- L  M  ^) kFor 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。
. I  b. F/ w% b+ G9 i& ]2 X1 RIt's always could to ask ourselves why.
% I) i9 c# k6 g' N8 c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？
Why did I join this club?
* _: X5 S( B  {! M2 Q7 }3 ?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？
6 [1 r( c7 U3 R5 A% g, R0 N- M/ ~5 bWhy did I get married?
为什么我要结婚？
If we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why.
6 Q( _7 L6 H- {- e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。
* r9 o0 m" V3 E" f  N9 a- j7 ZI think we need indeed remind us of why.
) E+ W: S2 u& C8 p5 s2 g: t/ B我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
! P9 Q4 J& U/ N) FOr else it's tough to finish what we started.
  M* Y6 w1 y7 L- e否则很难完成我们所开始的。
: t2 @' O- `7 k, }+ ~9 E9 F9 HWe stop starting. We quit the club.
- P/ v4 Y! t, g! h5 s: `: z3 d: c我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。
4 F- a! }5 e3 l# u" t5 x8 ]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.
, ^4 d6 ?' T: H# w: K& \问为什么没什么问题。
# j& w" z8 ^, |  RIn 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。
% }& [- y1 F7 r9 z3 _Talk about it.
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？
0 I' W; D/ b8 [0 ]$ n$ ~* SIs it a kind of distant memory?
" L- |% `5 |. U% u6 K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?
: W$ J+ O' p. y) T4 e0 ~2 Z你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
" x% y. E6 y, dDo you write memos?
9 W! y/ Y3 U8 ~2 L3 F- B7 ?你写备忘录吗？
, s) x$ E9 l9 m2 R, k$ U% `Does your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
5 c- ]& m/ N* v: K! U" M6 L  h你有过头脑空空而自己也许忘记你正在做什么的经历吗？
  t. }5 }+ z. ]6 wWhat 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?
你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？