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
$ i2 s6 G) W$ LSometimes I forget why I'm doing, what I'm doing.
" [( z8 A6 F- [' M8 R有时候我忘了为什么我在做，我在做什么。
$ C+ w- S/ Y) p9 @, m4 ?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.
( [0 U9 R/ G- A4 J我并不仅仅是在谈论记忆问题，虽然那也是有可能的。
4 u) g4 c' j& g5 W/ wI have called someone because I want to tell them something.
7 d2 A/ L& W9 a4 @! V, i* z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.
& }' l; q/ r! S) ~# 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。
! V0 t0 L( D" T( r3 lThat's a memory problem.
; t( N5 q/ X3 w1 I这是一个记忆问题。
I guess that counts too.
( S$ x+ r2 B# o, i% O. u/ d8 [我想那很重要。
But 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？
At 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.
6 H2 j' b" R5 |& j# l对于长期项目，我们需要提醒自己原因。
; ]" t7 K$ b% z' _It's always could to ask ourselves why.
) K6 G/ z7 f/ S# y% j7 D% b总是可以问问自己为什么。
8 w3 f/ C3 ^; N1 S- f6 t8 sWhy did I start to learn a language?
为什么我开始学习一种语言？
* _# k- p/ k8 D+ j0 U4 X9 H8 d7 }7 }Why did I join this club?
为什么我加入这个俱乐部？
Why my friend was this person?
9 A, g! G7 O/ m0 r4 O1 L' x为什么我的朋友是这个人？
. Q* T  T% W! n+ |; fWhy did I get married?
4 w  ?. w: R7 \7 p5 h9 C; w5 U为什么我要结婚？
! R0 A& s3 l3 P- G1 CIf we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why.
! E/ Z6 X% D6 {2 y0 L1 q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& G7 q+ q, K$ e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.
# i, e% l* S2 @4 ?6 E; U# x否则很难完成我们所开始的。
We stop starting. We quit the club.
我们停止开始。我们退出俱乐部。
! W+ @0 A+ j; e( F7 e  AWe end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged.
: D5 ]3 b9 O( ^5 @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。
In fact, sometimes I think it can be very healthy and help we appreciate what you have and what you are doing.
" O( @7 y# c3 F$ i$ a, V0 I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：
7 g1 P% z1 E' @$ Q# k8 a7 AIs there something you are doing but you've forgotten why you starting it?
" h& Q2 ^4 p7 F6 T% h% G$ {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?
" H' E* r0 {1 P  k3 k  H它是一种遥远的记忆？
+ _; v+ ^0 g+ j# Z! y1 N# qDid you ever forget why you are doing something...
你曾经忘记你为什么做某事……
! f7 W# [% ?3 v0 |& O" o# Y5 W+ RHow do you remind yourself why you are doing something?
7 h1 v, Z, N0 C3 z+ \你如何提醒自己为什么会做某事吗？
Do you write memos?
$ i# T6 \: g% j) k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?
1 W) D" V# [$ a/ l$ U4 e/ M还有其他的方法来防止你忘记吗？
2 g# W( q  ~  X. X0 gWhat 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？