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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( M0 v2 H+ o6 p9 g" ~记住我们为什么做某事
. b* |6 ]2 y( O6 s5 `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。
. X0 z7 G6 h( b+ e3 w6 i# \% QHave you ever done that?
你曾有过这种经历吗？
6 ?/ ~; X; C+ g9 s0 a2 F0 F8 ^* i3 }I'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too.
3 ]  X$ \/ b& A8 Y我并不仅仅是在谈论记忆问题，虽然那也是有可能的。
/ z% [* d' L4 t' b/ \4 e" k  tI 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。
/ ~/ Z. o9 y6 w% o" f" c( IAnd 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.
: o! ]0 d- X  q: A* V$ ]6 N哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。
6 x$ q! c2 K+ [/ Q. \8 s$ }That's a memory problem.
& w  c" c& F) h. q  j这是一个记忆问题。
I guess that counts too.
4 n+ c7 H! \/ a% j我想那很重要。
9 F$ ]  ~: m6 q3 q7 }0 p$ @0 @But I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why?
; A$ K# f) b) P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？
& h4 |! A3 U, L/ rAt one point, there was a reason we do something.
- G" J7 J; U6 X; {在某一个时期， 我们做某事会有一个理由。
% J; M1 i" R" A2 sFor long-term projects, we need to remind ourselves of that reason.
7 Z& u3 i* g. Q8 \对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。
" B; X5 G1 [( v: c  W, }, s: TIt's always could to ask ourselves why.
总是可以问问自己为什么。
3 U; J; t" m* EWhy 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?
& C! R0 g8 p, _! B9 D; U9 S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？
0 ?9 Y$ T4 r1 R* lWhy did I get married?
, x3 V, t! t2 M) o为什么我要结婚？
5 |& A( [0 K2 S! ~; i8 dIf 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。
. z3 [9 ]4 c+ FI think we need indeed remind us of why.
4 V% Y' r* ~, d9 j8 p& Z我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
+ U, S/ d6 a) \' Q; UOr else it's tough to finish what we started.
+ ]! I6 P3 U/ }+ p" r否则很难完成我们所开始的。
+ v' `7 Y4 \6 Y4 ^We stop starting. We quit the club.
& X9 m3 p. s: m% s; t我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。
We end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged.
0 D) E* v7 V0 l! h我们结束我们的友谊。我们的婚姻出现裂痕。
' z( U) Y4 j3 v; W4 ]There's nothing wrong with asking why.
问为什么没什么问题。
& M& u) ^4 F4 a# u  [9 g$ U& xIn 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。
7 X" q/ W( Q6 e# Y, F% YTalk about it.
谈论下面的话题：
Is there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it?
5 @$ s( a+ `" {* c5 |& b. f你有过正在做某事但是你忘了为什么开始的经历吗？
/ _$ r- ?* W0 ~! T7 M9 gIs it a kind of distant memory?
$ `- B, M0 o3 h$ K它是一种遥远的记忆？
* R& c. v" d% n6 r: O" l! Q. aDid you ever forget why you are doing something...
$ k. I7 p3 l0 e2 m" P你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……
, H8 N4 j2 [- v! w: F3 S7 P0 EHow do you remind yourself why you are doing something?
, X1 O' x) o4 Q% Y你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
Do you write memos?
( f9 n* m( B/ r% s2 Y你写备忘录吗？
Does your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
  c% |: d+ X* {5 E/ Z4 G7 a你有过头脑空空而自己也许忘记你正在做什么的经历吗？
" F0 |9 Z. b8 T/ [' OWhat 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？