Mr Johnson had never been up in an airplane before and he had read a lot about airplane accidents.So one day when a friend offered to take him for a ride in his own small plane,Mr J was very worried about acceptong.Finally,his friend persuaded him that it was very safe,and Mr J boarded the plane. His friend started the engine and began to taxi onto the runway of airport.Mr J had heard that the most dangerous parts of flight were the take-off and the landing,so he was extremely frightened and closed his eyes. After a minute or two he opened them again,looked out of the window of the plane,and said to his friend,"look at those people down there.They look as small as ants,don't they?" "Those are ants,"answeredhis friend."we're still on the ground."
约翰逊先生之前从未坐过飞机，又读了大量飞机失事的报道，所以有一天当朋友请他坐自己的小飞机时他非常害怕，后来朋友劝他说飞行是很安全的，他才登机。朋友发动飞机引擎，飞机在跑道上滑行。约翰逊听说在飞机起飞和降落时是最危险的，所以非常害怕，紧闭双眼。过了一会他睁开眼往外看，对朋友说：“你看下面那些人，他们看起来就像蚂蚁一样小，是不是？”“那些就是蚂蚁，”朋友说，“我们还在地面上。”