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Now then, most of the time a ride in an elevator is socially neutral. 
人在搭電梯時多半是處於淡漠的社交狀態，

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Talking stops or there's little eye contact as well, 
談話會中止，彼此的眼神也甚少交會，

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and the ride is generally over in about a minute or two. 
一趟電梯通常一、兩分鐘左右就結束了。

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Now imagine being stuck in an elevator for more than an hour with 27 other people. 
想像一下，和其他二十七個人困在電梯裡一個多小時會是什麼滋味。

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As Jeanne Moos tells us, you don't have to imagine it; It's on the Internet.
根據吉妮．莫斯的報導，你不用去想像了，網路上已經看得到了。

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When those doors close, do you sometimes wonder what you would do if they didn't reopen? 
當電梯門關上時，你是否有時候會想，萬一等會兒電梯門打不開的話，你會怎麼做？

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Would you kick and slap them? 
你會踢它和拍它嗎？

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Would you beat on them and bang against them? 
你會搥它和撞它嗎？

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Scream for help into the intercom and push some more? 
對著對講機大吼大叫，再用力點推門嗎？

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Now imagine there were 28 of you, coughing uncomfortably, trying to kill time.
想像一下，電梯裡連你共有二十八個人，不舒服地咳嗽著，還有設法打發時間。

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Hey, what's your favorite song?
你最喜歡的歌是哪一首？

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Help me.
救命啊。

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No, this wasn't some Manhattan skyscraper. 
這裡可不是曼哈頓的摩天大樓，

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It was underground at the 181st Street subway station, 
而是位於紐約市一八一街地底下的地鐵車站，

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a station so deep they need elevators -- elevators with a reputation for breaking down.
這個車站的位置深到必須要用電梯，這些電梯以經常故障聞名。

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We tried to talk, but we were very scared.
我們試著交談，但我們非常害怕。

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And very hot. 
而且很熱。

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The video was shot by Isabel Demarco, 
這段影片是由伊莎貝爾．迪馬可所拍攝，

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an Italian who came to New York two weeks ago to study English. 
她是義大利人，兩星期前來到紐約學英文。

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It was the English of a fireman she heard about an hour after getting stuck.
困在電梯裡大約一小時後，她聽到了一名消防隊員說的英語。

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Hey, listen, I'm gonna come in with you guys.
聽好了，我要進來找你們了。

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Dangling legs more welcome than a shapely Rockette's, 
懸垂的雙腳總比修長的美腿好，

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a voice comforting a little girl whose face we've obscured. 
這時候有人說話安撫一名小女孩，我們將她的臉以馬賽克處理。

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She'd had a panic attack.
她整個人嚇壞了。

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Sweetie, it's alright. It's OK. We're here. You'll be OK. 
親愛的，沒事了，沒事了。我們來了，妳會沒事的。

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Five more minutes, you and your mom will be the first two to leave. 
再五分鐘，妳和妳媽媽會是最先離開的兩個人。

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Anybody else? I need the young and the old.
還有其他人嗎？我要孩童和年長的人。

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An hour and a half is bad, 
一個半小時是很糟了，

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but that's nothing compared to the guy who spent almost two days stuck in an elevator 
但跟那個在電梯裡受困將近兩天的老兄比起來也不算什麼了，

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with nothing to eat but a pack of Rolaids and no water.
他只有一條 Rolaids 抗胃酸糖，而且沒有水喝。

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Thirty-four-year-old Nicholas White was working late at his Manhattan office 
三十四歲的尼可拉斯．懷特在他位於曼哈頓的辦公室加班到很晚，

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when he took the elevator up from a smoking break and got stuck.
當時他抽煙小憩完後搭電梯上樓，卻因此受困。

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It was 11 o'clock on a Friday night. 
當時是星期五晚上十一點，

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He wasn't rescued 'til 4 p.m. Sunday. 
他一直到星期天下午四點才獲救。

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He reportedly got a six-figure settlement from the building, and David Letterman parodied his video.
據傳該棟大樓給了他六位數的和解金，大衛．賴特曼還惡搞他的那段影片。

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But at least elevators don't discriminate. Even pop stars like the Jonas Brothers get stuck in them.
但至少電梯一視同仁，就連強納森兄弟這樣的流行巨星也曾受困在電梯中。

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This is like my worst nightmare.
這是我最可怕的惡夢。

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They got trapped after a concert. It took more than half an hour to get them out.
他們在一場演唱會後受困在電梯裡，花了半個多小時才將他們救出來。

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But sometimes the call of nature comes before the rescuers. 
但有時候尿意比救援人員還早來報到。

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Nicholas White pried open the doors and relieved himself down the elevator shaft. 
尼可拉斯．懷特把電梯門撐開，朝著電梯豎井下方解放。

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As for that little girl...
至於那名小女孩呢……

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I've got to pee!
我要小便！

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Despite her dance of desperation.
儘管她已經急到手舞足蹈……

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No I can't!
我不敢爬啦！

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Oh, yes she could and did, but whatever you do, learn from Letterman.
噢，可以的，而且也爬救生梯逃生了，但不管你做什麼，學學賴特曼。

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It helps if you press the button, idiot.
按按鈕不就得了，笨蛋。