Without the elevator, they point out, there could be no downtown skyscrapers or tall buildings, and city life as we know it would be impossible.(他们指出，如果没有电梯，市区就不会有摩天大楼，也不可能有城市生活。)
Elevator systems—the base, rails, and machine room—can be installed at the factory, eliminating the risk of injury.(电梯系统——包括底座、轨道和机房——可以被安装在工厂里，把受伤的风险降到最小。)
The elevator operates smoothly.(电梯运行顺利。)
Without the elevator, there could be no downtown skyscraper or tall buildings.(没有电梯，就不会有市中心的摩天大楼或高楼。)
The science fiction writer Arthur C.Clarke talked about building a pace elevator back in the 1970s.(科幻作家亚瑟·查尔斯·克拉克早在20世纪70年代就说过建造太空电梯。)
What's going to hold this ribbon up and keep it reach enough to support an elevator car?(要用什么来让这条带保持向上，并让它足够支撑一个电梯轿厢呢？)
In that crazy time, my mood went up and down like an elevator.(在那个疯狂的时期，我的情绪就像电梯一样起起落落。)
There is a slight problem with the elevator.(电梯出了点问题。)
Without the elevator, they point out, there could be no downtown skyscrapers or tall buildings in cities.(他们指出，如果没有电梯，城市里就没有市中心的摩天大楼或高楼大厦。)
Luckily, he was not murdered, but trapped in the elevator for days.(幸运的是，他没有被谋杀，而是被困在电梯里数天。)
