Mr. Johnson had never been up in an aero
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。
His friend started the engine and began to taxi onto the runway of the airport. Mr. Johnson had heard that the most dangerous part of a flight were the take-off (起飞)and the landing, so he was e
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。
After a minute or two he opened them again, lo
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?”
8220;It’s ants, 8221; his friend answered, 8221; We 8217;re on the ground. 8221;
“那些就是蚂蚁，”他的朋友答道，“我们还在地面上。 8221;
1.persuade /pəˈsweɪd/ CET4 If you persuade someone to do something, you cause them to do it by giving them good reasons for doing it. 说服
例：We 8217;re trying to persuade manufacturers to sell them here.我们正试图说服制造商们在这里销售它们。2.extremely /ɪkˈstriːmlɪ/You use extremely in front of adjectives and adverbs to emphasize that the specified quality is present to a very great degree. 极端地; 极度地 [adv] [强调]
例:Three of them are working extremely well.他们中的3个人工作极其出色。3.look out of 向外看 【中考必备】
例：I can look out of the kitchen window while doing the dishes and see the flowers. 我能在清洗碟盘的时候就从厨房的窗户看到外面的花朵。
（编辑：何莹莹）