Outside the car, the pale wash of halogen headlights skimmed over the crushed gravel parkway, the rugged whir of the tires intoning a hypnotic rhythm.

• 微弱的车前灯掠向公园内的碎砾石路上，车轮随着崎岖的路面上下颠簸着，节奏舒缓的叫人昏昏欲睡。