字典翻译 问答 小学 英语 【FormostcitypeopletheelevatorisanunremarkablemachinethatinspiresnoneoftheenthusiasmorinterestthatAmericansaffordtrainsjets,andevenbicycles.Dr.ChristopherWilkisamemberofasmallgroupofelevatorexpertswho】
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【FormostcitypeopletheelevatorisanunremarkablemachinethatinspiresnoneoftheenthusiasmorinterestthatAmericansaffordtrainsjets,andevenbicycles.Dr.ChristopherWilkisamemberofasmallgroupofelevatorexpertswho】
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FormostcitypeopletheelevatorisanunremarkablemachinethatinspiresnoneoftheenthusiasmorinterestthatAmericansaffordtrainsjets,andevenbicycles.Dr.ChristopherWilkisamemberofasmallgroupofelevatorexpertswhoconsiderthisamisunderstanding.Withouttheelevatortheypointouttherecouldbenodowntownskyscrapersortallbuildingsandcitylifeasweknowitwouldbeimpossible.Inthatsensetheyargue,theelevator’sroleinAmericanhistoryhasbeennolesssignificantthanthatofcars.InfactaccordingtoWilk?thecarandtheelevatorhavebeenlockedina“secretwar”foroveracenturywithcarsmakingitpossibleforpeopletospreadhorizontally(水平地),andelevatorspushingthemtowardlifeinclosegroupsoftoweringvertical(垂直的)columns.

Ifwetendtoignorethesignificanceofelevatorsitmightbebecauseridinginthemtendstobesuchabriefboringandevenawkwardexperience^onethatcaninvolveunexpectedlymeetingpeoplewithwhomwehavenothingincommonandanunpleasantawarenessofthefactthatwe’rehangingfromacableinalongpassage.

InanewbookLiftedGermanjournalistandculturalstudiesprofessorAndreasBernarddirectedallhisattentiontothisexperiencestudyingtheoriginsofelevatoranditsrelationshiptohumankindandfindingthatridinginanelevatorhasneverbeenatotallycomfortableexperience.“After150yearswearestillnotusedtoit”,Bernardsaid.“Westillhavenotexactlylearnedtocopewiththemixtureofclosenessanddispleasure.”ThatmixtureaccordingtoBernardsetstheelevatorrideapartfromjustabouteveryothersituationwefindourselvesinaswegoaboutourlives.

Today,astheworld’surbanpopulationexplodes,andcitiesbecomemorecrowdedtallerandmorecrowdedAmerica’stotalnumberofelevators—900000atlastcountaccordingtoElevatorWorldmagazine’s“2012VerticalTransportationIndustry”一areaforcethat’sbecomingmoreimportantthanever.Andforthepeoplewhoreallyreallylovethemitseemslikehightimethatwelookedseriouslyatjustwhatkindofforcetheyare.

小题1:Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph1referto?A.Thegeneralviewofelevators.B.Theparticularinterestsofexperts.C.Thedesiref

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