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.
. b1 Z) j- {) d# G! W有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。
Have you ever done that?
0 ]8 ~, G4 H( t# v你曾有过这种经历吗？
: i1 i! X- U. c! I# Y) z7 F; gI'm not just talking about a memory problem, although that's possible too.
8 R$ e) ?$ O+ H我并不仅仅是在谈论记忆问题，虽然那也是有可能的。
1 A8 u% f8 V! L# i/ x: i0 `I 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.
, m) m$ P! _6 w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。
That's a memory problem.
' c! p8 F: o& H2 J) [6 t; K这是一个记忆问题。
) j$ B) S2 P* w0 t8 I% ~I guess that counts too.
, n9 ]7 i. b1 \2 ^( |我想那很重要。
But I'm talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why?
+ r9 y9 N6 ?. H0 g5 a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？
5 b& y# r; V8 q. AAt one point, there was a reason we do something.
7 M8 ?3 f; c3 F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.
) V) t) r; L* D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。
Why did I start to learn a language?
* J: m4 U! E1 @8 j为什么我开始学习一种语言？
( Z. n6 O* Q- M% }  w' ]& j5 wWhy did I join this club?
为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
4 f" T$ {# k( o5 m, OWhy my friend was this person?
为什么我的朋友是这个人？
Why did I get married?
+ A& P" |1 n+ s6 v7 Y为什么我要结婚？
If we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why.
% d  @0 r- Y* M" `, q  v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。
% z) Z- f0 M5 Q# |& Y* B% _+ X7 E# sI think we need indeed remind us of why.
+ k; u. a# U0 ?我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
# A2 Y% _. Z1 K& dOr else it's tough to finish what we started.
7 Z2 {9 I1 u1 B' Q否则很难完成我们所开始的。
2 D& B/ a( H; `" J* K/ WWe 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。
There's nothing wrong with asking why.
问为什么没什么问题。
, w( i  D7 N( r5 P, s5 U2 i6 BIn fact, sometimes I think it can be very healthy and help we appreciate what you have and what you are doing.
+ @+ W+ F& B( R  e9 d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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+ L# D/ G/ W8 ?/ z1 H* AIs 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？
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...
你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……
" l8 C4 w2 C; T& S! r' z+ YHow do you remind yourself why you are doing something?
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？
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？
What 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？