My mother is always trying to understand what motivates people, especially those in her family. One day we were talking about one relative's bad luck. “Why do you suppose she changed jobs?” she asked. “Maybe she has a subconscious desire not to succeed.” “Or maybe it just happened,” said I, exasperated. “Do you know you analyze everything to death?” Mother was silent for a moment. “That's true,” she said. “Why do you think I do that?”
我媽總是想要揣摩別人的動機,尤其是家里這些人。有一天,我們談起一個親戚的不幸遭遇。她問我:“你為什么認為她是換了工作?或許她有一種潛意識的愿望不要成功?!蔽彝Σ桓吲d地說:“也許就這么發(fā)生了。你知不知道你把一切都分析到死了?”媽媽沉默了一會兒,說:“確實。為什么你認為我這樣?”