In the novel, the Joad family are driven off their farm by the Banks.

小说中，乔德家被银行从自己的土地上赶走。

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He looked over secretly to see whether Joad was interested or amazed.

他悄悄地转过眼来，看看约德是否感兴趣，是否吃惊。

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What happened to the Joad family was an attempt to keep them and everybody like them out of California.

在乔德和类似乔德家的家庭中发生的事是，他们一直被加利福尼亚州所拒绝。

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As Tom Joad in Steinbeck's novel discovered, many farmworkers, even as they spend their waking hours picking food for others, can barely afford to eat.

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" Men began to wear a hat called the "Joad Cap.

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This is the difference between today's Mexicans and yesterday's Okies, between the Joads and the Vegas (although Tom Joad was also on the run from the law).

ECONOMIST: They came to America illegally, for the best of reasons