善良就像回旋飛鏢，總會(huì)回到出發(fā)的地方

"Kindness like a boomerang always returns"

善良就像回旋飛鏢，總會(huì)回到出發(fā)的地方

Many years ago there were no leash laws.

許多年以前，寵物系繩的法規(guī)還沒(méi)有頒布

People's pets were allowed to roam around freely.

人們的寵物可以自由的四處奔跑

It was hard to tell sometimes if an animal was someone's pet or a stray.

有時(shí)很難分清一只動(dòng)物是某人的寵物，還是流浪者

While we lived in Kentucky

當(dāng)我們還住在肯塔基州的時(shí)候

there was a cat I named Miss Kitty who came to visit every so often.

有一只被我喚作“喵小姐”的貓咪，她經(jīng)常來(lái)拜訪我們

When she arrived she would meow at the front door.

每次到來(lái)，她就會(huì)在我們門(mén)前喵喵直叫

When I heard the meow

我聽(tīng)到貓叫

I'd run to find some food and water

就會(huì)端來(lái)食物和水

and take it out to her.

放在她面前

She would eat, drink, stay a short while

她會(huì)吃吃喝喝，然后留下來(lái)玩耍一會(huì)兒

then she would be on her way.

然后就會(huì)離開(kāi)

There was a period of time I didn't see Miss Kitty.

后來(lái)有一段時(shí)間，我一直沒(méi)有看到喵小姐

I wondered what had happened to her.

我不知道她出了什么事

Then one day I heard the familiar meow at the front door.

直到有一天，我聽(tīng)到門(mén)外傳來(lái)熟悉的貓叫聲

When I opened the door I was surprised!

我打開(kāi)門(mén)，頓時(shí)感到驚喜不已

There was Miss Kitty with a tiny kitten in her mouth.

喵小姐站在門(mén)外，嘴里還叼著一只小小貓崽

After I had made a big fuss about the little kitten to Miss Kitty

我對(duì)喵小姐大肆夸贊了一番這只小貓崽多么可愛(ài)

I ran back into the house to get some food and water.

然后跑回房去拿食物和水

I felt sad when I came back to see that Miss Kitty and the kitten were gone.

沒(méi)想到讓我傷心的是，當(dāng)我回到門(mén)外時(shí)，喵小姐和小貓崽已經(jīng)走了

It wasn't long and Miss Kitty was back again meowing at the door.

不過(guò)沒(méi)過(guò)多久，喵小姐又來(lái)了，還是在門(mén)外喵喵直叫

This time with another little kitten.

這次，她帶來(lái)了另一只小貓崽

This back and forth went on until she had shown me all four kittens.

這樣來(lái)來(lái)回回，她一共帶來(lái)了四只小貓崽

It's true kindness like a boomerang always returns.

善良就像回旋飛鏢，總會(huì)回到出發(fā)的地方，果真如此!

The kindness I had shown Miss Kitty boomeranged right back to me

我對(duì)喵小姐付出的善良徑直回到了我身邊

when she brought her four kittens to the door.

當(dāng)她把那四只小貓帶到我家門(mén)外的時(shí)候