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1、Unit7WhenLightningStruck IwasinthetinybathroominthebackoftheplanewhenIfelttheslammingjolt,andthenthehorribleswervethatthrewmeagainstthedoor.Oh,Lord,Ithought,thisisit!SomehowImanagedtounboltthedoorandscrambleout.Theflightattendants,alreadystrappedin,wavedwildlyformetositdown.AsIlungedtowa
2、rdmyseat,passengerslookedupatmewiththestrickenexpressionsofcreatureswhoknowtheyareabouttodie. "Ithinkwegothitbylightning,"thegirlintheseatnexttominesaid.ShewasfromasmalltownineastTexas,andthiswasonlyhersecondtimeonanairplane.ShehadwonatriptoEnglandbycompetinginahighschoolgeographybeeandw
3、assupposedtomakeaconnectingflightwhenwelandedinNewark. Inthenextseat,atthewindow,satayoungbusinessmanwhohadbeenconfidentlyworking.Nowhelookedworried.Andthatreallyworriesme—whenconfident-lookingbusinessmenlookworried.Thelaptopwasputaway."Something'snotright,"hesaid. Thepilot'svoicecameo
4、verthespeaker.Iheardvaguelythroughmyfear,"Enginenumbertwo...emergencylanding...NewOrleans."Whenhewasdone,thevoiceofaflightattendantcameon,remindingusoftheemergencyproceduresshehadreviewedbeforetakeoff.OfcourseIneverpaidattentiontothisdrill,alwaysfiguringthatifweevergottothepointwhereweneed
5、edtouselifejackets,Iwouldhavealreadydiedofterror. Nowwebeganaroller-coasterridethroughthethunderclouds.Iwasreadytofaint,butwhenIsawthefaceofthegirlnexttome,Ipulledmyselftogether,Ireachedforherhandandreassuredherthatweweregoingtomakeit,"Whatastoryyou'regoingtotellwhenyougethome!"Isaid."Af
6、terthis,London'sgoingtoseemlikesmallpotatoes." IwonderedwhereIwasgettingmystrength.ThenIsawthatmyotherhandwastightlyheldbyaringedhand.Someonewascomfortingme—aglamorousyoungwomanacrosstheaisle,thefemaleequivalentoftheconfidentbusinessman.ShemusthaveseenhowscaredIwasandreachedover. "Itel
7、lyou,"sheconfided,"theproblemsIbroughtuponthisplanewithmesuredon'tseemrealbigrightnow."IlovedherSoutherndrawl,herindiscriminateuseofperfume,andhersoulfulsqueezes.IwassurethatevenifIsurvivedtheplanecrash,I'dhaveacoupleofbrokenfingersfromalltheTLC."Areyouokay?"s
