It was my first trip outside the United States and really helped me understand my identity as an American was probably the most significant aspect of my identity.

是我第一次离开美国,它使我明白了,“我是一个美国人“，估计是我,身份中最重要的因素了。

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You might think, given all this, and given the ultimate plot of On the Road, that being on the road is about pursuing that kind of desire, and that it is necessitated by leaving home: you have to leave home in order to pursue that desire.

你们可能觉得，所有这些，以及《在路上》的最终情节，关于在路上就是追寻这种渴望，这就使离家成为必需：,你必须得离开家才能追求那渴望。

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