Driving in their cars by themselves, they don "t have to think about their work, family, love-life, or anything else but the open road."

自己开着车可以不必去想工作、家庭、情感生活或其他事情，只需注意那宽阔的道路。

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You don't necessarily feel the magic right away as the gates to this exclusive Eden open onto a dusty gravel road.

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But some Democrats want to hold open the possibility that down the road they actually would go after the funding, so they don't want to preclude that as a possibility.

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