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
! [6 S9 g0 G8 e' lSometimes 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。
: J$ X% M3 O  k! c; d! HHave you ever done that?
9 A+ f: i$ l' q% M你曾有过这种经历吗？
I'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too.
. h2 {% s9 {* G& T+ L5 q* Q$ U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.
' u6 i1 H: B2 |1 n# S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.
5 V" U1 |4 S% z- V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。
6 ?7 _; H, `* O7 M! KWell, 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。
2 O/ g/ f0 @7 M1 m* gThat's a memory problem.
3 u& U* a) _, ^* ]+ H* e; E这是一个记忆问题。
I guess that counts too.
我想那很重要。
, n, H' i  N7 o4 {4 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？
; Y3 d. N- j1 qAt one point, there was a reason we do something.
& P& v5 y/ G" b  t  ?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.
! t2 H0 {/ B( K* W- R- i* U  \, ?( 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.
9 {  p8 j$ ~6 E1 P总是可以问问自己为什么。
Why did I start to learn a language?
/ v% m- k9 W% B: c) o为什么我开始学习一种语言？
3 h; W( ?2 c9 A3 {Why did I join this club?
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？
- Z' C: F) x1 t0 L# `6 IWhy did I get married?
为什么我要结婚？
. b0 }0 |0 S/ p6 PIf we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why.
" `$ Z/ E9 |! g6 s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.
- e# \+ J# t) Q' d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.
, j/ ~( C, Q# N3 b. k否则很难完成我们所开始的。
We stop starting. We quit the club.
4 Z9 W- A5 J; g2 R: ~8 s我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。
1 E# g; z4 F* W2 ~) ?  i/ pWe end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged.
1 N* z" u8 j) L! K% k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。
, h# Y2 w7 j  r* v) G& QIn fact, sometimes I think it can be very healthy and help we appreciate what you have and what you are doing.
# t, L2 G0 Q" t- {& y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。
$ a) z4 o; V7 t8 QTalk about it.
& T1 I. l5 z8 s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？
1 ]( U9 h8 K, A6 f  M* m( |Is it a kind of distant memory?
1 A2 v+ W/ \; i' D7 P  E6 }它是一种遥远的记忆？
, O* B7 Y. G3 ?' p8 K4 E  T$ LDid 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?
你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
0 }. H1 i% X# C/ p4 J  S! k  sDo you write memos?
) F! ]8 A$ {' L$ k8 `* T你写备忘录吗？
Does your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
4 I0 {7 |& I- G* ^0 }# D0 f. p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 L8 ~3 q( p1 @# u' FWhat 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?
* t; x4 [0 f, k6 J3 o* {6 m/ I3 x& Q你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？