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

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。
- o+ c6 n0 E  o) u/ O( c5 WHave you ever done that?
你曾有过这种经历吗？
$ H& H! {( E* S. L2 l9 lI'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too.
$ Z9 \; H: O& S. g! p% p& @我并不仅仅是在谈论记忆问题，虽然那也是有可能的。
, E1 Z+ k. N, C. J" QI 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.
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.
6 f  g/ u$ w6 d- _/ j" [2 Z' M( }哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。
* l" o4 O  w; `That's a memory problem.
这是一个记忆问题。
. ~) {* s8 J) R' eI guess that counts too.
( R. [" ?( s2 Q  z' {; V我想那很重要。
But I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why?
& q# b5 V  R& N5 L# ?* }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？
; B6 ^2 z! g* d  T( [7 oAt 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。
$ J* n* C& q' d! Z! `/ eFor long-term projects, we need to remind ourselves of that reason.
8 M% \# N: T  {/ }* M. V对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。
3 Y+ z. w9 e( H( u+ hIt's always could to ask ourselves why.
总是可以问问自己为什么。
* d% b/ E# V, v4 xWhy did I start to learn a language?
为什么我开始学习一种语言？
" p5 [  a9 P6 eWhy did I join this club?
' E, d: @1 M! s# d  I; ^6 W3 ^3 S% C2 u为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
) E7 f% F/ z' M$ |8 J7 Z, ^8 kWhy my friend was this person?
" z. y, K7 q# j) s. K为什么我的朋友是这个人？
Why did I get married?
为什么我要结婚？
9 T/ h5 w. X" Q+ z4 {3 ?3 ?4 v3 GIf 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。
I think we need indeed remind us of why.
我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
+ a9 S! h$ `& p% v& fOr else it's tough to finish what we started.
否则很难完成我们所开始的。
$ q$ }' C# g' qWe 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.
我们结束我们的友谊。我们的婚姻出现裂痕。
) L9 g$ c: h6 N, DThere's nothing wrong with asking why.
. `8 r8 G7 b: c% S0 A- `& U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.
6 T/ E+ h/ K% d/ p+ E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。
  G9 J' W8 I) u% gTalk about it.
) s% b, X% w# H8 E" E# B  {谈论下面的话题：
Is there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it?
2 I) O$ l0 \: a$ e8 h+ }- {你有过正在做某事但是你忘了为什么开始的经历吗？
8 b5 x: J1 A: W: d* [, ]Is it a kind of distant memory?
它是一种遥远的记忆？
* q/ B: q: n' [: L+ Y% ^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?
. g! P3 G* g) l- k6 Z你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
Do you write memos?
你写备忘录吗？
# l) m) W+ T' X; _& i* n. f/ M/ ^Does your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
1 F/ F9 U- b" \( H7 R1 N' E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?
2 h; ~  Z( c. H! l还有其他的方法来防止你忘记吗？
* b4 \3 J4 Z/ a" w- A& G/ G  HWhat do you do when you see someone that you know, but have forgotten his name?
% m5 r% z& P5 G7 Y你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？