双语小故事:First Flight第一次坐飞机
<p><span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aeroplane">aeroplane</span>(<span word="n">n</span>.飞机) <span word="before">before</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span>(<span word="n">n</span>.意外), <span word="so">so</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="phane">phane</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="accepting">accepting</span>. <span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="persuaded">persuaded</span>(<span word="v">v</span>.劝告,说服) <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="safe">safe</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="boarded">boarded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plane">plane</span>.</p><p>约翰逊先生从前未乘过飞机,他读过许多关于飞行事故的报道。所以,有一天一位朋友邀请他乘自己的小飞机飞行时,约翰逊先生非常担心,不敢接受。不过,由于朋友不断保证说飞行是很安全的,约翰逊先生终于被说服了,登上了飞机。</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="taxi">taxi</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="runway">runway</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airport">airport</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="take">take</span>-<span word="off">off</span> (起飞)<span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="landing">landing</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span>(<span word="adv">adv</span>.及其地) <span word="frightened">frightened</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>.</p><p>他的朋友启动引擎开始在机场跑道上滑行。约翰逊先生听说飞行中最危险的是起飞与降落,所以他吓得紧闭双眼。</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> (向外看) <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plane">plane</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>, "<span word="Look">Look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ants">ants</span>, <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="they">they</span>?"</p><p>过了一两分钟,他睁开双眼朝窗外望去,接着对朋友说道:“看下面那些人,他们看起来就象蚂蚁一样小,是不是?”</p>
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