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.
有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。
( Z' Y5 w0 E4 j. `: j2 p7 Y6 tHave you ever done that?
! r9 E) ]! z# B' U0 S3 v* ^& g% Z  r你曾有过这种经历吗？
& U- S+ d: h$ }" P' g1 W/ A9 cI'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。
9 `" B# C$ K; E$ J' NI 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.
7 L: M/ G) w' l* {0 L, N( g# V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.
; d+ Y2 Z# H9 d# l& M9 v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。
7 l$ D1 B5 [3 _, d$ w7 E% V* \0 aI guess that counts too.
9 e- Z, E) f: m' I* s我想那很重要。
& D+ Y1 \& J, j, P: @But I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why?
/ Y6 ~. k+ ]: R; s0 e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？
# H$ K) V9 m3 K* E& E/ x: @5 `! mAt one point, there was a reason we do something.
2 Q3 F4 {" }; R在某一个时期， 我们做某事会有一个理由。
3 U# V) z2 P/ @4 dFor 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。
It's always could to ask ourselves why.
( X/ d5 L6 `' b% N1 U总是可以问问自己为什么。
+ t! p# j, x1 I% h$ ~Why did I start to learn a language?
为什么我开始学习一种语言？
/ P9 R# v  B' v: L( Z/ B( zWhy did I join this club?
5 ]- f# a8 k4 @7 A为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
/ u: _# i0 f$ mWhy my friend was this person?
! Z0 v/ j3 Z0 B, v8 M" l为什么我的朋友是这个人？
Why did I get married?
3 _$ H: [+ k7 x' G  `( O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.
  v" F6 h& a. `. r5 }7 g5 q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.
我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
+ F# ^  y5 ?5 `1 SOr else it's tough to finish what we started.
! B6 R0 U) L4 k7 a+ n+ z" j5 R- M# X否则很难完成我们所开始的。
We stop starting. We quit the club.
1 T$ ~6 R8 ^' m# o6 M2 o我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。
We end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged.
# m4 Q/ c1 R0 A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 }& {# ?0 k6 Z8 ?6 b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.
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.
谈论下面的话题：
/ J; l1 K) x# Q- WIs 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？
! v* ]. c, o- h, [! H3 o. TIs it a kind of distant memory?
" K7 X% W: I6 b1 {9 U) X/ M3 P它是一种遥远的记忆？
9 x! p8 C# \) A, y( vDid you ever forget why you are doing something...
你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……
5 M1 S% ?4 C7 d- YHow do you remind yourself why you are doing something?
) G; a$ O9 `+ D# z. G你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
4 b% }! \1 t% V% RDo you write memos?
; e/ O0 G7 S& z7 L3 Y- N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?
还有其他的方法来防止你忘记吗？
7 y* r) F1 g; n4 ~- GWhat do you do when you see someone that you know, but have forgotten his name?
0 N6 x* f( K* G/ ~1 ]你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？