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。
" B1 K0 D5 N/ G6 J7 o- lHave you ever done that?
: g& y& j  g# p, X2 j你曾有过这种经历吗？
6 _* a1 `$ ?' i+ ]" iI'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。
5 w7 F" T/ o6 DI 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。
* s# t5 ~1 m3 U3 _3 e/ c5 SWell, I forget why I called that person in the first place.
4 U7 Z9 E0 u0 T1 U# y哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。
* @, N- x; k+ b/ sThat's a memory problem.
! h' C4 b5 {6 x6 D6 ]$ ~这是一个记忆问题。
4 H7 h' z, j& A3 W3 p) V/ k& NI guess that counts too.
我想那很重要。
) B  @$ u4 H; h+ C4 D4 `) i' BBut 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？
4 k: j' K8 v% K  ^, V( _. PAt one point, there was a reason we do something.
. p% C+ s$ q9 F/ W3 L, h% _在某一个时期， 我们做某事会有一个理由。
! W& _9 j- f$ K+ V7 n7 P3 x1 w; ZFor long-term projects, we need to remind ourselves of that reason.
" R/ P- R; E* p* ]$ t" K/ H对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。
It's always could to ask ourselves why.
总是可以问问自己为什么。
% a& j+ K& q0 X7 hWhy did I start to learn a language?
9 f0 i, k% Z+ d7 M% ?& h' S% G: c- D为什么我开始学习一种语言？
6 \6 z3 S$ p& s7 \8 r% s+ nWhy did I join this club?
$ i/ W' ~/ |* ]% `1 J为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
1 D; y0 U4 W) D0 M' zWhy my friend was this person?
. X! `5 Z" e/ c7 A. r6 w' p1 }为什么我的朋友是这个人？
9 P. Q  k6 f; ?" F! I- R0 n/ h8 D" aWhy did I get married?
$ X+ I, d( o* D% R0 d为什么我要结婚？
/ V" ^( l$ W  A5 vIf we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why.
. C3 ?# w2 y( W1 O5 F/ R  f" m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.
! a% v0 V9 I2 @$ R我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
6 v9 }+ w2 {  ]Or else it's tough to finish what we started.
0 X: A% }* f8 z& F9 K8 Z否则很难完成我们所开始的。
We stop starting. We quit the club.
$ Z6 Y- J4 {8 C; b: B/ E' R2 A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。
0 k, [; U% w, W* aThere'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.
* z2 l2 Q5 o; b6 ?, I8 G% s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.
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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？
1 i5 m1 h3 `" ]. ]9 W" U) \Is it a kind of distant memory?
它是一种遥远的记忆？
Did you ever forget why you are doing something...
% M" w5 R0 \& |( U你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……
! M( Z, a/ @; Q9 z) z( k: }6 jHow do you remind yourself why you are doing something?
你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
7 [  z" g7 F1 [2 t+ U7 wDo you write memos?
/ ^' ]) v# z. |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？
2 E  m2 {0 x2 c/ ]% zWhat 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？