美文欣賞中英文

美文欣賞：時刻記住我們為什麼要去做某事

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

有時候我忘了為什麼我在做，我在做什麼。

Have you ever done that?

你曾有過這種經歷嗎?

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

我並不僅僅是在談論記憶問題，雖然那也是有可能的。

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

我曾經打電話給某人，因為我想告訴他們什麼。

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

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。

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

哦，我忘記了自己為什麼要首先給那人打電話。

That's a memory problem.

這是一個記憶問題。

I guess that counts too.

我想那很重要。

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

但我在談論一個更深層次的問題，而且更為重要，那就是為什麼?

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

在某一個時期， 我們做某事會有一個理由。

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

對於長期項目，我們需要提醒自己原因。

It's always could to ask ourselves why.

總是可以問問自己為什麼。

Why did I start to learn a language?

為什麼我開始學習一種語言?

Why did I join this club?

為什麼我加入這個俱樂部?

Why my friend was this person?

為什麼我的朋友是這個人?

Why did I get married?

為什麼我要結婚?

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麼，在生命中，在每天的存在，那麼我們不能説為什麼。

I think we need indeed remind us of why.

我想我們需要確實提醒自己為什麼。

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

否則很難完成我們所開始的。

We stop starting. We quit the club.

我們停止開始。我們退出俱樂部。

We end our friendships. Our marriages get damaged.

我們結束我們的友誼。我們的婚姻出現裂痕。

There's nothing wrong with asking why.

問為什麼沒什麼問題。

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...

你曾經忘記你為什麼做某事……

How do you remind yourself why you are doing something?

你如何提醒自己為什麼會做某事嗎?

Do you write memos?

你寫備忘錄嗎?

Does your mind ever go blank and yourself 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?

美文欣賞：你決定你成為什麼樣的人

Do not become overly comfortable with TV and YouTube as your primary sources of entertainment. Go places. Try new things. Follow your curiosities and passions. Take chances. Don’t let fear and complacency stop you from a truly rewarding life.

別把電視和YouTube當成主要的娛樂項目。去旅遊、嘗試新事物、追隨你的好奇心和激情、冒險。別讓懼怕和自滿阻礙了你本該精彩無限的人生。

If you don’t build YOUR dream, someone will hire you to build THEIRS!

如果你沒有夢想，那麼你就會被別人招去完成他們的夢想。

Young people should learn as much as they can in their first jobs and remember it will take some time to really get good.

年輕人需要在頭幾份工作中儘量地多學習。記住，想把一件事做好，是需要花時間的。

People break down into two groups, motors and anchors. You always want to surround yourself by people who push you forward, not hold you down.

世界上有兩種人，發動機和錨。你總是希望身邊的人可以推動你前進，而不是拖你的後腿。

If you want something you have never had, you must be willing to do something you have never done.

如果你想擁有自己從未有過的東西，那就必須願意去完成從未做過的事情。

I am the only one who places limitations on what I can do or on what I can become. Reach for the moon and you will catch a STAR! Never stop climbing!

只有我才能為自己設限，告訴自己我能做什麼，或者我能成為什麼樣的人。不要停止攀登，你可以摘星攬月!

Invest time and energy in yourself every day. When you invest in yourself, you can never lose, and over time you will change the trajectory of your life. You are simply the product of what you know. The more time and energy you spend acquiring pertinent knowledge, the more control you have over your life.

花時間和精力打造自己。投資自己永遠不會有損失，而且經年累月你的人生軌跡就會改變。你是自己所知所想的產物。你花更多的時間學習相關知識，就更能掌控自己人生。

Don't "fake it until you make it." No one expects you to know everything in your first job, and you learn and grow faster when you seek real understanding, ask questions, and petition for help.

成功之前別裝樣。其實，沒人指望你在第一份工作中就能成為“百科全書”。虛心求教，認真鑽研，你會學習成長的更快。

If you can make a reasonable living doing what you love, DO WHAT YOU LOVE. You may not get rich, but you’ll get to do what you love, and that’s priceless.

如果你能以你喜歡做的事為職業，盡情投身其中吧。你可能不會賺很多錢，但做你想做的事是無價的。

You become what you believe. You are where you are today in your life based on everything you have believed.

你夢想成為什麼樣的人，你就能成為什麼樣的人。你今時今日所處的位置都是基於你所信賴和夢想的一切。