And it wasn't until I left that I realized if somebody hadn't had the foresight to sink a borewell a mile from that kid's house, she would have spent her entire day collecting water.

直到我离开，我才意识到，如果有人没有先见之明，在离那个孩子家一英里的地方打了一个井眼，她可能会花一整天的时间去取水。