Sometimes I forget why I’m doing, what I’m doing.

有時(shí)候我忘了為什么我在做，我在做什么。

Have you ever done that?

你曾有過(guò)這種經(jīng)歷嗎?

I’m not just talking about a memory problem, although that’s possible too.

我并不僅僅是在談?wù)撚洃泦?wèn)題，雖然那也是有可能的。

I have called someone because I want to tell them something.

我曾經(jīng)打電話給某人，因?yàn)槲蚁敫嬖V他們什么。

And then, after just choosing the place for a while, not talking about anything particular.

然后，在選擇合適的地方后，還沒(méi)有談?wù)撌裁刺貏e的東西的時(shí)候。

Well, I forget why I called that person in the first place.

哦，我忘記了自己為什么要首先給那人打電話。

That’s a memory problem.

這是一個(gè)記憶問(wèn)題。

I guess that counts too.

我想那很重要。

But I’m talking about a deeper problem, a bigger, why?

但我在談?wù)撘粋€(gè)更深層次的問(wèn)題，而且更為重要，那就是為什么?

At one point, there was a reason we do something.

在某一個(gè)時(shí)期， 我們做某事會(huì)有一個(gè)理由。

For long-term projects, we need to remind ourselves of that reason.

對(duì)于長(zhǎng)期項(xiàng)目，我們需要提醒自己原因。

It’s always could to ask ourselves why.

總是可以問(wèn)問(wèn)自己為什么。

Why did I start to learn a language?

為什么我開(kāi)始學(xué)習(xí)一種語(yǔ)言?

Why did I join this club?

為什么我加入這個(gè)俱樂(lè)部?

Why my friend was this person?

為什么我的朋友是這個(gè)人?

Why did I get married?

為什么我要結(jié)婚?

If we get lost in the doing, in the living, in the everyday of being, then we can not say why.

如果我們迷失在做什么，在生命中，在每天的存在，那么我們不能說(shuō)為什么。

I think we need indeed remind us of why.

我想我們需要確實(shí)提醒自己為什么。

Or else it’s tough to finish what we started.

否則很難完成我們所開(kāi)始的。

We stop starting. We quit the club.

我們停止開(kāi)始。我們退出俱樂(lè)部。

We end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged.

我們結(jié)束我們的友誼。我們的婚姻出現(xiàn)裂痕。

There’s nothing wrong with asking why.

問(wèn)為什么沒(méi)什么問(wèn)題。

In fact, sometimes I think it can be very healthy and help we appreciate what you have and what you are doing.

事實(shí)上，我認(rèn)為有時(shí)候它會(huì)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?wù)撓旅娴脑掝}：

Is there something you are doing but you’ve forgotten why you starting it?

你有過(guò)正在做某事但是你忘了為什么開(kāi)始的經(jīng)歷嗎?

Is it a kind of distant memory?

它是一種遙遠(yuǎn)的記憶?

Did you ever forget why you are doing something...

你曾經(jīng)忘記你為什么做某事……

How do you remind yourself why you are doing something?

你如何提醒自己為什么會(huì)做某事嗎?

Do you write memos?

你寫(xiě)備忘錄嗎?

Does your mind ever go blank and yourself may forget what you are doing?

你有過(guò)頭腦空空而自己也許忘記你正在做什么的經(jīng)歷嗎?

What are some other methods for you to prevent yourself from forgetting?

還有其他的方法來(lái)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(rèn)識(shí)的某人，卻忘記了名字，這種情況下你會(huì)怎么辦?