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."
約翰遜先生之前從未坐過飛機，又讀了大量飛機失事的報道，所以有壹天當朋友請他坐自己的小飛機時他非常害怕，後來朋友勸他說飛行是很安全的，他才登機。朋友發動飛機引擎，飛機在跑道上滑行。約翰遜聽說在飛機起飛和降落時是最危險的，所以非常害怕，緊閉雙眼。過了壹會他睜開眼往外看，對朋友說：“妳看下面那些人，他們看起來就像螞蟻壹樣小，是不是？”“那些就是螞蟻，”朋友說，“我們還在地面上。”