When they heard a rumor (false, it turned out) that a glut of cars had shut down the New York State Thruway, the 20-year-old sweethearts could no longer resist.

当时还有传言说，大量的汽车把纽约州直达高速公路都塞满了，当然这个消息后来证明是假的。 听到这里，这对二十岁的恋人再也抵挡不住如此的诱惑了。

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The New York State Thruway has been backed up all the way from the George Washington Bridge.

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Located in Central Valley, New York (exit 16 on the New York Thruway) it is far away from regular priced stores.

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The shootings shattered the peace and rattled the nerves of Mohawk and Herkimer, two small villages about 170 miles northwest of New York City, separated from each other by the Mohawk River and the New York State Thruway.

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The shootings shattered the peace and rattled the nerves of Mohawk and Herkimer, two small villages about 170 miles northwest of New York City, separated from each other by the Mohawk River, the New York State Thruway and just a mile.

WSJ: Rampage kills 4, shatters peace in 2 NY villages