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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5 F) V. L, l* ~) G记住我们为什么做某事
Sometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing.
5 F) V$ K, ^4 m5 h2 `有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。
1 i2 N9 I! c' q: BHave you ever done that?
* p! J1 d; ^" a% ]9 b! N你曾有过这种经历吗？
6 z2 Q! M+ S! }0 hI'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too.
' ?- ~7 Q( h# m3 d" F* \# Q0 J9 M我并不仅仅是在谈论记忆问题，虽然那也是有可能的。
; z# J" k  Q8 G0 _I have called someone because I want to tell them something.
$ i; f3 L0 W) e3 B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。
: M: t" q7 n$ B( `1 U. _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。
0 L4 Q; S, u' t/ {3 [That's a memory problem.
9 ]6 Y* {) P/ H& ~: B& Y这是一个记忆问题。
I guess that counts too.
8 c! {, s, ^1 l. n5 N我想那很重要。
4 O+ _) r( R5 L( U' o0 t( Z% f4 b5 rBut I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why?
5 p# ]6 r2 C& a( Z; R$ N  K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.
1 y# R' i. i7 @  |& G在某一个时期， 我们做某事会有一个理由。
: G; `/ ~# S/ z7 t5 Z2 jFor long-term projects, we need to remind ourselves of that reason.
) a, k4 y7 p6 H7 V0 T3 N对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。
It's always could to ask ourselves why.
$ f" c& `" P2 Z* b2 ]总是可以问问自己为什么。
& @4 H0 F! l: Z8 v5 fWhy 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?
+ J- b8 B2 R- I2 v% l$ l为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
7 ^( L; F0 @& R- A1 g. e7 zWhy my friend was this person?
为什么我的朋友是这个人？
# f( U+ d* r) c/ D3 uWhy did I get married?
# u, H* [- \% E. W% J5 @2 `" u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.
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。
# b$ {: J! r1 n- f+ [/ Q$ H; n' Z* b. aI think we need indeed remind us of why.
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。
, m* M) T6 M3 r- ?% g' j5 CWe stop starting. We quit the club.
4 ?  q4 l. }1 ^我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。
8 O- ^/ a- h9 _3 t' K4 e' xWe end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged.
+ ~. y& b; ^' W; S我们结束我们的友谊。我们的婚姻出现裂痕。
' P; l9 A' [$ a9 r- B: ]/ t; N2 HThere's nothing wrong with asking why.
问为什么没什么问题。
; M4 n# C$ F4 s3 r6 ?" Z" mIn fact, sometimes I think it can be very healthy and help we appreciate what you have and what you are doing.
2 X: ?! _3 u: v5 G0 B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：
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？
" i2 E% l' _% r* Y2 L7 {: t( iIs it a kind of distant memory?
它是一种遥远的记忆？
Did you ever forget why you are doing something...
  Z2 `5 Z( j* z% {5 n7 x, P* T你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……
How do you remind yourself why you are doing something?
8 Q+ `; c1 J8 C3 N% T/ e你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
* p( c- h1 s, |( ], ^Do you write memos?
/ t8 A1 u1 M# `0 I' g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？
& c, {7 |2 U% N$ ]3 c: vWhat are some other methods for you to prevent yourself from forgetting?
, l6 e( ^2 k9 m) ]" R5 k还有其他的方法来防止你忘记吗？
8 Z. D! l: G6 m  bWhat do you do when you see someone that you know, but have forgotten his name?
+ Y% |6 X7 z3 ]% S: w你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？