电梯关门键真的有用吗? Does the close button work?
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- Does the close door button in an elevator actually work?电梯里的关门键,真的有用吗?
- We all press it again and again when we're in a hurry.赶时间的时候,我们都会一直按它。
- But in many elevators, especially in the US, it does nothing.但在很多电梯里,特别是在美国,它根本没作用。
- The doors stay open long enough for everyone to get in safely.电梯门会开得够久,让每个人都能安全进出。
- The button often only works for firefighters with a special key.这个按钮通常只有拿特殊钥匙的消防员能用。
- So for the rest of us, it's kind of a placebo button.所以对我们其他人来说,它有点像「安慰剂按钮」。
- Next time you're in an elevator with a coworker, say:下次和同事一起搭电梯时,可以说:
- This button probably doesn't work, but pressing it makes me feel better!这个按钮大概没用,但按了心情比较好!
- Now you say it. Do you always press the close button?换你说说看。你总是会按关门键吗?
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