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
( V7 O7 `! k+ \. `: e# d; fSometimes 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。
Have you ever done that?
6 P: N: i' i+ q% {5 B你曾有过这种经历吗？
I'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。
; F1 p$ z+ y! b* s' ^, y+ u* ^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。
' F* \8 F3 V0 p; [- CAnd then, after just choosing the place for a while, not talking about anything particular.
+ L8 V" H& B6 y! C& r4 S" _- }0 d; K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。
" P& W& ]" V% b; S* |: J2 wThat's a memory problem.
这是一个记忆问题。
I guess that counts too.
我想那很重要。
8 i# L6 Z) f7 F8 QBut 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？
: h; {. S( j: Z# L4 M- IAt one point, there was a reason we do something.
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。
, Y" q5 a, K$ l3 q& t) [+ ~It's always could to ask ourselves why.
) v1 i2 J# [- D% c$ }3 e4 ~  @1 w4 `总是可以问问自己为什么。
7 V$ ?* m; o2 w3 WWhy 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?
5 M/ V) s' K) p0 U. M- W3 c; N# Y, d# f为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
# S8 j' Q: O/ K, c2 l. O% HWhy my friend was this person?
为什么我的朋友是这个人？
  l8 q$ J2 t) d7 k. j) I# cWhy did I get married?
% r  w7 C" x! K& g; Y为什么我要结婚？
. `. ]( A1 U. Q6 x# c/ rIf we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why.
; w# _6 k4 q9 B7 \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.
我想我们需要确实提醒自己为什么。
* _4 v( d0 ~% V4 `6 SOr else it's tough to finish what we started.
. B0 V( V3 l) h否则很难完成我们所开始的。
We stop starting. We quit the club.
$ {  k7 v8 M6 i- s我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。
' E( z4 S! |; |$ d' X* o# p/ xWe 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。
5 `1 f# S: Z* i4 R% dThere'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.
$ v+ p0 K: g6 _/ P* h% d( V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.
谈论下面的话题：
% n4 P2 ?5 W/ T$ [9 y( cIs there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it?
. s* K$ m' y8 p5 _4 j% ?5 W你有过正在做某事但是你忘了为什么开始的经历吗？
: X4 E! f+ J0 ZIs it a kind of distant memory?
它是一种遥远的记忆？
Did you ever forget why you are doing something...
8 W4 g# u: E+ W2 X# j& ~6 b6 L! h你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……
' ~) y3 G, ^  F# }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？
Do you write memos?
! h1 S' Z3 _" k0 X. z! C你写备忘录吗？
Does your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?
1 L7 s# d0 b+ \; p0 t) @* _- N6 v6 s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?
8 o3 M$ \% c) r" P( m" v" [: _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?
) W5 p3 W7 j( T# l) e7 M" A5 y你看到认识的某人，却忘记了名字，这种情况下你会怎么办？