But as the day wore onthe road mounted higher, that little core of self-control grew smallersmaller,finally, on a heart-stop-ping grade southwest of Barstow, California, it vanished altogether.

• 越往前走路越陡，我那点可怜的控制力越发微弱，终于，在加州巴斯陀西南一个令人心惊肉跳的陡坡上，它彻底消失了。