雙語美文：記住我們做一件事情的原因

摘要：在某一個時期，我們做某事會有一個理由。對於長期項目，我們需要提醒自己原因。爲什麼我開始學習一種語言?爲什麼我要結婚?我想我們需要確實提醒自己爲什麼。否則很難完成我們所開始的。

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.

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.

有時候我忘了我做這件事情的原因，我所做的事情時什麼。你曾有過這種經歷嗎?我並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，因爲我想告訴他們一些事情。然後，在選擇合適的地方後，還沒有談論什麼特別的東西的時候。哦，我忘記了自己爲什麼要首先給那人打電話。

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，而且更爲重要，那就是爲什麼?在某一個時期，我們做某事會有一個理由。對於長期項目，我們需要提醒自己原因。爲什麼我開始學習一種語言?爲什麼我要結婚?我想我們需要確實提醒自己爲什麼。否則很難完成我們所開始的。

記住我們做一件事情的原因

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。問爲什麼沒什麼問題。事實上，我認爲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爲什麼開始的經歷嗎?

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?

你如何提醒自己爲什麼會做某事嗎?

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麼的經歷嗎?

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，這種情況下你會怎麼辦?

　　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;鑑別