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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" L& ~6 S; ~! E# h! m* m' ^2 t记住我们为什么做某事
$ {; R; t% {$ h! q) }( W9 [Sometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing.
0 f& G5 z$ m, R; e( l, l有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。
- w- k) j6 g! _7 p5 D; \& [Have you ever done that?
你曾有过这种经历吗？
I'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too.
5 ?- N! H( u+ ^8 l, W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.
- u( o; I0 R- g+ ~" l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.
哦，我忘记了自己为什么要首先给那人打电话。
4 H7 ^0 C. f# t8 z" ]6 X) U4 gThat's a memory problem.
+ L) D5 c. O* m这是一个记忆问题。
& L, S1 k2 L. X5 KI guess that counts too.
/ }, {$ U! t# q/ M# P我想那很重要。
3 t. ^. t  N$ Z% I- D% S$ fBut 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？
6 X& ~2 C6 W6 M  g7 }) n- }At one point, there was a reason we do something.
1 N" x$ I: u: b, N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.
对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。
It's always could to ask ourselves why.
7 H; x& V) K# {3 c总是可以问问自己为什么。
+ Z2 c7 a0 v/ E3 z% F" UWhy 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?
7 V/ P! e7 }% r+ M' J( b7 L+ A为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
+ g0 s& Z9 y. WWhy my friend was this person?
为什么我的朋友是这个人？
9 x6 ~! {0 o7 [! e4 q  w1 gWhy did I get married?
为什么我要结婚？
2 z7 a5 q: i' d: W8 \3 Z  yIf 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.
. V4 G0 [# B- G( A" |$ V8 a8 x7 O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.
: m( |" W& X4 y/ z& x% ^9 O否则很难完成我们所开始的。
9 l  a5 d, K, OWe stop starting. We quit the club.
, N; S7 R! Q# C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。
There's nothing wrong with asking why.
, A! ~/ Q5 E( d# G# u4 {8 i. `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.
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.
1 @! S+ M4 c1 G( j- t( n谈论下面的话题：
; R5 [3 r: Y% ^+ _" g8 VIs 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？
: h; _6 \% l# M3 d0 C9 x$ p5 zIs it a kind of distant memory?
. g3 c1 R# Q3 c: D; }它是一种遥远的记忆？
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?
你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
8 M% x7 z' z4 n+ P, QDo you write memos?
- O2 \, j. t2 r9 t- Q你写备忘录吗？
Does your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
3 I9 X# T( R  f' b/ A' f$ }* X你有过头脑空空而自己也许忘记你正在做什么的经历吗？
& r, w3 k' L' W9 x; _What are some other methods for you to prevent yourself from forgetting?
6 S" t4 i+ O& E) S5 D. q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?
, J7 H) u$ \5 W7 \4 Z! @+ w+ G$ Z你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？