雙語美文：一個令人感動的車禍“兇手”
I’m going through it right now.
此時此刻我正經歷着這件事
Last night
就在昨晚
one of our 3 family dogs
我家的三隻狗狗中的一隻
was hit and killed by a car
被一輛車撞了，當場死亡
in front of my mother’s house.
就在我媽媽的屋子門口
The dogs became,
這些狗狗早已
more or less,
或多或少的
my mother’s surrogate children
成爲母親的乾兒子幹女兒
after her human children grew up
她親生的孩子們都已經長大
and moved out
從家裏搬了出去
and my father ran with a midlife crisis
而我的父親，遭遇中年危機時逃走
and left her.
離開了她
The one that was killed
而失去的那條狗
had bonded with my mom
與我母親感情深厚
far more than the others.
遠超過另外兩隻
She is devastated.
母親近乎崩潰
I loved the dog,
我也很喜歡那條狗
but my true sadness currently
但此刻，我真正的心痛
stems from
源於
having to watch my mother endure another tragedy
不得不眼睜睜看着母親經受另一場悲劇
after everything she has been through in her life.
而她在一生中已經經歷了那麼多苦難
In the midst of all of this
這場災難的陰影之中
I have to sincerely applaud the driver of the vehicle ,
我不得不對肇事車輛的司機心生讚歎
which feels wrong,
他無比愧疚
but it’s not.
但事故其實並不是他的錯
I’ll start by stating it was not his fault.
我會從這裏說起，首先，這確實並不是他的錯
The dog chased a deer into the road at night.
那天夜裏，那條狗追着一隻鹿，衝到了馬路上
In an effort to not hit the deer with his car
司機竭力避免車撞到鹿
he swerved,
猛一轉頭
not seeing the dog,
卻沒有看到狗
resulting in her death.
於是造成了狗的死亡
He could have very easily continued on his way,
他本可以十分利索的重新上路
but he did something
他卻做了一件事
that I hope I never forget.
我希望我永遠不會忘記
He did the right thing (in my eyes).
他做了一件正確的事（在我看來）
The driver pulled over,
司機停到路旁
carefully wrapped our dog in a blanket
十分小心的用毯子裹住我們的狗
he got from his car
毯子是他從車裏拿的
to preserve her dignity,
爲了保存它最後的尊嚴
and carried her up to my mother’s front door.
然後把它帶到了母親住所的大門前
He was visibly shaking
他全身顫抖，目力可見
and very upset.
神情十分悲傷
He informed my mother of what happened
他向我母親告知了事情經過
and she broke down immediately.
她立即情緒崩潰
He consoled her
他安慰她
the best a stranger could
盡一個陌生人所能的
and waited with her
然後陪她一同等待
while my sister rushed to her house.
直到我姐姐趕來了母親家
He left his information
他留下了自己的姓名和聯繫方式
and offered assistance in anyway he could.
提出自己會盡其所能，以任何方式提供幫助
Yes,
沒錯
he is the man who hit and killed our dog
是他撞死了我們的狗
- accidentally.
但這是一場意外
What he really did
但他真正做到的
was spare my mother,
是讓我的母親免於
and potentially my sister,
可能也同樣讓姐姐免於
from stumbling upon a horrible scene themselves while searching for the dog.
發現狗狗不見，出門尋找時撞見慘不忍睹的場面
He had so many options.
他原本有那麼選擇
Options that were far easier than what he chose.
這些選擇都比他最終的抉擇要輕鬆便宜的多
He did the right thing
他做了正確的事情
and for that,
爲此
thank you, Stranger.
謝謝你，陌生人
You restored my faith in humanity.
你恢復了我對人性的信任
