6. On the Thruways 高速公路上.docxVIP

On the Thruways 在高速公路上旅行 By John Steinbeck 约翰·斯坦贝克 ? ????From the beginning of my journey, I had avoided the great high-speed slashes of concrete and tar called “thruways,” or “super-highways.” Various states have different names for them, but I had dawdled in New England, the winter grew apace, and I had visions of being snow-bound in North Dakota. I sought out U.S. 90, a wide gash of a super-highway, multiple-lane carrier of the nation’s goods. Rocinante bucketed along. The minimum speed on this road was greater than any I had previously driven. I drove into a wind quartering in from my star