ImadeupmymindtodrivetoSouthCarolinatom
eetmyfriendsinmyusedcar.ThoughIhadonlybeenthereonce1anddidnotknowthe2verywell.Iwasonthe3afterIhadmadesomeinquiries(询问).
AtAshvelle,therewasacrossroadwhereIcouldgoonalongthemainroadorIcouldtakeashortcut.Theshortcutwasto4severalhillsandwasdangerous,Ihesitated(犹豫)foralittlewhileandthenchosethemainroad,forIwantedtobe5.
SomethingstrangehappenedafterIdrovealong6andfounditwasnotthecorrectroadthatIwantedto7,butthehillyroadIdecidedtoavoid.Irealizedthatitwasatthe8thatIhadmadethe9mistake.“WhatshallIdo?”Iaskedmyself.IfIwentbacktotakethatroadagain,itwouldbeverylatebythetimeIgottoColumbia.Thinit10,Idecidedtogoon.“If11peoplecangoalongthisroad,whycan’tI?”I12myself
Theshortcut,tomysurprise,wasnotthat13.Infact,itwasonlyaverypeacefulcountryroad,14upanddowntwolow15.Therewas16traffic.Onbothsidesoftheroad,youcouldseetrees,wildflowers,and17withcowsandhorses.Myfearwas18withthewind.Listeningtothebeautifulcountrymusicovermycarstereo(立体声),Idroveonand19thescenerywhichwassoquietandsonatural.Evenmyusedcarforgottogiveme20.ItwasjustinthislightheartednessthatIarrivedatmydestination.Myfriends,aftertheyheardwhathadhappenedtome,allsaiditsoundedlikeanadventure.这里16题的答案为什么是little而不是light?littletraffic和lighttraffic的区别是什么?