I’m going through it right now.
此時(shí)此刻我正經(jīng)歷著這件事

Last night
就在昨晚

one of our 3 family dogs
我家的三只狗狗中的一只

was hit and killed by a car
被一輛車撞了，當(dāng)場(chǎng)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
成為母親的干兒子干女兒

after her human children grew up
她親生的孩子們都已經(jīng)長(zhǎng)大

and moved out
從家里搬了出去

and my father ran with a midlife crisis
而我的父親，遭遇中年危機(jī)時(shí)逃走

and left her.
離開(kāi)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(yuǎn)超過(guò)另外兩只

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
源于

having to watch my mother endure another tragedy
不得不眼睜睜看著母親經(jīng)受另一場(chǎng)悲劇

after everything she has been through in her life.
而她在一生中已經(jīng)經(jīng)歷了那么多苦難

In the midst of all of this
這場(chǎng)災(zāi)難的陰影之中

I have to sincerely applaud the driver of the vehicle ,
我不得不對(duì)肇事車輛的司機(jī)心生贊嘆

which feels wrong,
他無(wú)比愧疚

but it’s not.
但事故其實(shí)并不是他的錯(cuò)

I’ll start by stating it was not his fault.
我會(huì)從這里說(shuō)起，首先，這確實(shí)并不是他的錯(cuò)

The dog chased a deer into the road at night.
那天夜里，那條狗追著一只鹿，沖到了馬路上

In an effort to not hit the deer with his car
司機(jī)竭力避免車撞到鹿

he swerved,
猛一轉(zhuǎn)頭

not seeing the dog,
卻沒(méi)有看到狗

resulting in her death.
于是造成了狗的死亡

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(yuǎn)不會(huì)忘記

He did the right thing (in my eyes).
他做了一件正確的事（在我看來(lái)）

The driver pulled over,
司機(jī)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?yán)锬玫?/div>

to preserve her dignity,
為了保存它最后的尊嚴(yán)

and carried her up to my mother’s front door.
然后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(jiàn)

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(jīng)過(guò)

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(gè)陌生人所能的

and waited with her
然后陪她一同等待

while my sister rushed to her house.
直到我姐姐趕來(lái)了母親家

He left his information
他留下了自己的姓名和聯(lián)系方式

and offered assistance in anyway he could.
提出自己會(huì)盡其所能，以任何方式提供幫助

Yes,
沒(méi)錯(cuò)

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(chǎng)意外

What he really did
但他真正做到的

was spare my mother,
是讓我的母親免于

and potentially my sister,
可能也同樣讓姐姐免于

from stumbling upon a horrible scene themselves while searching for the dog.
發(fā)現(xiàn)狗狗不見(jiàn)，出門尋找時(shí)撞見(jiàn)慘不忍睹的場(chǎng)面

He had so many options.
他原本有那么選擇

Options that were far easier than what he chose.
這些選擇都比他最終的抉擇要輕松便宜的多

He did the right thing
他做了正確的事情

and for that,
為此

thank you, Stranger.
謝謝你，陌生人

You restored my faith in humanity.
你恢復(fù)了我對(duì)人性的信任