英語美文人生篇：記住我們做一件事情的原因（英漢雙語美文）
Remember Why We are Doing Something 記住我們做一件事情的原因
Sometimes I forget why I’m doing that stuff and what I’m doing. Have you ever done that? I’m not just talking about a memory problem, although that might be too. I have called my friends because I want to tell them something. And then, when I picked up a place for a while and haven’t talked about anything particular, Well, I forgot why I called that person in the first place.
有時候我忘了我做這件事情的原因，我所做的事情時什么。你曾有過這種經歷嗎？我并不僅僅是在談論記憶問題，雖然那也是有可能的。我曾經打電話給我朋友，因為我想告訴他們一些事情。然后，在選擇合適的地方后，還沒有談論什么特別的東西的時候。哦，我忘記了自己為什么要首先給那人打電話。
That’s a memory problem. I guess that counts too. But I’m talking about a deeper bigger problem, why? At one point, there was a reason why we do something. For long-term projects, we need to remind ourselves of that reason. Why did I start to learn a language? Why did I join this club? Why was my friend this person? Why did I get married? I think we need indeed remind us of why. Or else it’s tough to finish what we started.
這是一個記憶問題。我想那很重要。但我在談論一個更深層次的問題，而且更為重要，那就是為什么？在某一個時期，我們做某事會有一個理由。對于長期項目，我們需要提醒自己原因。為什么我開始學習一種語言？為什么我要結婚？我想我們需要確實提醒自己為什么。否則很難完成我們所開始的。
We stop starting. We quit the club. We end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged. There’s nothing wrong with asking why. In fact, sometimes I think it can be very healthy and helpful to appreciate what you have and what we are doing
我們停止開始。我們退出俱樂部。我們結束我們的友誼。我們的婚姻出現裂痕。問為什么沒什么問題。事實上，我認為有時候它會很健康的幫助我們珍惜所擁有的及正在做的事情。
Talk about it.
談論下面的話題：
Is there something you are doing, but you’ve forgotten why you starting it?
你有過正在做某事但是你忘了為什么開始的經歷嗎？
Is it a kind of distant memory?
它是一種遙遠的記憶？
Did you ever forget why you are doing something?
你曾經忘記你做某件事情的原因了嗎？
How do you remind yourself of the reason why you are doing something?
你如何提醒自己為什么會做某事嗎？
Do you write memos?
你寫備忘錄嗎？
Does your mind ever go blank and you may forget what you are doing?
你有過頭腦空空而自己也許忘記你正在做什么的經歷嗎？
What are some other methods for you to prevent yourself from forgetting?
還有其他的方法來防止你忘記嗎？
What do you do when you see someone that you know, but have forgotten his name?
你看到認識的某人，卻忘記了名字，這種情況下你會怎么辦？
英語單詞:
stuff n. 東西；材料 vt. 塞滿；填塞；讓吃飽
quit n. 離開；[計] 退出 vt. 離開；放棄；停止；使…解除
appreciate vi. 增值；漲價vt. 欣賞；感激；領會；鑒別
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