Spurred by handbills which stated that agricultural workers were badly needed in California, the Joads, along with thousands of others, made their tortuous way, in a worn out vehicle across the plains toward the mountains.

• 一路上看到许多传单说加利福尼亚迫切需要农业工人。受到这个消息的鼓舞，乔德一家乘着一辆老掉牙的车子与成千上万的人家一起沿着曲折的道路，超过平原走向山区。