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
4 H+ M& Y( K5 ~4 W. `Sometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing.
# D5 P- T6 F! H) K4 E0 s有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。
1 R5 v- V" E6 z% i. V5 aHave 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。
I have called someone because I want to tell them something.
. N: }" m" z$ ?* x我曾经打电话给某人，因为我想告诉他们什么。
+ y  G4 s7 P9 `2 cAnd then, after just choosing the place for a while, not talking about anything particular.
4 z& b1 M* i. _" L% E4 ?/ l$ W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。
! }3 d' z, T4 \6 O# R6 vWell, I forget why I called that person in the first place.
6 A2 G. @1 h5 V$ S哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。
/ n$ ?8 j) G' M( ?' {/ ^1 {8 _That's a memory problem.
; M; r! |. `& }这是一个记忆问题。
I guess that counts too.
; Y, x  w3 X2 ^" T# D我想那很重要。
3 Z, I5 U( e- z6 x' j) r9 KBut 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？
" Q5 |9 m3 h8 Y! VAt one point, there was a reason we do something.
2 f. y( y7 _* H7 ~( L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.
对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。
It's always could to ask ourselves why.
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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?
为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
Why my friend was this person?
3 l5 \5 E2 ^! ?* i! P0 r& s& m为什么我的朋友是这个人？
" F9 X1 u' F. \" W; HWhy did I get married?
+ c! X# O7 r8 i  J* ?  Z- e# ^! M为什么我要结婚？
) x" y+ i3 N/ K" M5 C  ZIf we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why.
4 d- X4 w* k! p5 Y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 e8 ^  q( M0 D  @, ?I think we need indeed remind us of why.
# k0 O0 f% R5 `. i! G  p) b我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
Or 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.
, G6 t& E! s- a  A  `$ @我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。
We end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged.
' [) {8 x( j9 ^& {; y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.
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。
( n+ i3 }7 o+ P( _) [6 g, B8 cTalk 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？
( M$ n  h- e% o% y8 b& Y3 bIs it a kind of distant memory?
( k( a2 q0 ^9 j9 N) ]+ ]它是一种遥远的记忆？
! G# n4 {: B( ~6 Y9 d$ iDid 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?
. a4 d  h. L- p' W5 u6 A# W" c. ^你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
# s/ z* f/ z3 @! ^4 bDo you write memos?
你写备忘录吗？
9 n4 B, i  v+ F" x# LDoes your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
& D( s9 w' _  ^; t你有过头脑空空而自己也许忘记你正在做什么的经历吗？
7 [8 P1 k2 Z7 p+ d" L4 h4 EWhat 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？