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here to the studio - on to the sixth floor - this morning?
我想问你今早是如何到达这六层的录音棚的？
Well, by lift, of course.
当然是乘电梯了。
I thought so. That’s what we’re going to talk about in this programme - lifts.Or elevators, as Americans call them.
我想也是。今天我们要谈论的就是电梯。美国人称他们为升降梯。
Lifts? That’s not very exciting, is it?What’s there to say about lifts, Rob? I mean they take you up and down and that’s it really.
电梯？这个话题太没意思了。电梯能聊什么呢？只不过是载着人们上下，也的确如此啊。
Well, you’re in for a surprise, Neil– but first let’s see if you can answer this question: Which country has the most lifts? Is it...a) The USA?b) Italy?or c) China?
那你一定会吃惊的，尼尔。但是先回答一个问题吧：哪个国家拥有的电梯数量最多？a) 美国?b) 意大利?还是 c) 中国?
Well, it seems obvious to me because of the massive expansion in its construction industry, I’m going to say China.
在我看来，答案很明显，因其建筑业的大规模扩张，我选中国。
Okay. Well, we’ll find out if you’re right or wrong later on.But now, let’s elevate – or raise – your knowledge about lifts. This invention has had quite an effect on which floor people choose to live on.
好的，之后我们再看你回答的是否正确。现在，让我们增长一些关于电梯的知识。这项发明着实影响了人们选择住在第几层。
Well, I suppose before the days of lifts rich people lived on the ground floor and poorer people lived on the top floors and had to use the stairs.Now though it’s the other way round – and that, in turn, has given rise to penthouses with their fantastic views.
在电梯发明前，富人住在低层，穷人住在高层而不得不爬楼梯。现在却恰恰相反，人们喜欢住在高层，最好带有阁楼，视野辽阔。
And the history of lifts goes back a long way.It was mathematician Archimedes who invented the first lift in 236BC.In the Middle Ages there were examples of lifts being used for military purposes.Then they helped to move agricultural products around. They really came into their own – or became very useful - in the Industrial Revolution. 
电梯的历史可以追溯到很久以前。数学家阿基米德于公元前236年发明了第一台电梯。中世纪，电梯多用于军事目的。之后用于搬运农作物。电梯真正发挥其用途是在工业革命时。
And there was a wide range of methods used to drive them, too – pulleys, water and steam power, electricity and so on.Today, tall blocks of flats couldn’t exist without them.And you’re right, Rob, there’s more to lifts than meets the eye. 
驱动电梯的方式很多，如皮带轮，水力，蒸汽，电力等。如今的高层公寓已经离不开电梯了。你说的没错，罗伯，电梯的用处显然还有很多。
There certainly is.But have you noticed how nobody says anything in a lift?Have you ever felt uneasy in a lift, Neil?
当然了。你有没有注意到，电梯里的人们通常一言不发？在电梯里你有感到不舒服的时候吗？
Actually yes, I have. Just this morning I was standing next to the big boss and neither of us knew what to say to each other.

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