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1、Unit7WhenLightningStruck IwasinthetinybathroominthebackoftheplanewhenIfelttheslammingjolt,andthenthehorribleswervethatthrewmeagainstthedoor.Oh,Lord,Ithought,thisisit!SomehowImanagedtounboltthedoorandscrambleout.Theflightattendants,alreadystrappedin,wavedwildlyformetositdo
2、wn.AsIlungedtowardmyseat,passengerslookedupatmewiththestrickenexpressionsofcreatureswhoknowtheyareabouttodie. "Ithinkwegothitbylightning,"thegirlintheseatnexttominesaid.ShewasfromasmalltownineastTexas,andthiswasonlyhersecondtimeonanairplane.ShehadwonatriptoEnglandbycompet
3、inginahighschoolgeographybeeandwassupposedtomakeaconnectingflightwhenwelandedinNewark. Inthenextseat,atthewindow,satayoungbusinessmanwhohadbeenconfidentlyworking.Nowhelookedworried.Andthatreallyworriesme—whenconfident-lookingbusinessmenlookworried.Thelaptopwasputaway."Som
4、ething'snotright,"hesaid. Thepilot'svoicecameoverthespeaker.Iheardvaguelythroughmyfear,"Enginenumbertwo...emergencylanding...NewOrleans."Whenhewasdone,thevoiceofaflightattendantcameon,remindingusoftheemergencyproceduresshehadreviewedbeforetakeoff.OfcourseIneverpaidattenti
5、ontothisdrill,alwaysfiguringthatifweevergottothepointwhereweneededtouselifejackets,Iwouldhavealreadydiedofterror. Nowwebeganaroller-coasterridethroughthethunderclouds.Iwasreadytofaint,butwhenIsawthefaceofthegirlnexttome,Ipulledmyselftogether,Ireachedforherhandandreassured
6、herthatweweregoingtomakeit,"Whatastoryyou'regoingtotellwhenyougethome!"Isaid."Afterthis,London'sgoingtoseemlikesmallpotatoes." IwonderedwhereIwasgettingmystrength.ThenIsawthatmyotherhandwastightlyheldbyaringedhand.Someonewascomfortingme—aglamorousyoungwomanacrosstheaisle,
7、thefemaleequivalentoftheconfidentbusinessman.ShemusthaveseenhowscaredIwasandreachedover. "Itellyou,"sheconfided,"theproblemsIbroughtuponthisplanewithmesuredon'tseemrealbigrightnow."IlovedherSoutherndrawl,herindiscriminateuseofperfume,andhersoulfulsqueezes.Iwassurethateven
8、ifIsurvivedtheplanecrash,I'dhaveacoupleofbrokenfingersfromalltheTLC."Areyouokay?"s
