英文短篇故事（纽约）291 It's Not the Express Elevator
时间：2019-02-15 作者：英语课 分类：英文短篇故事（纽约）
Nora walked from her tenth 1-floor apartment 2 to the elevator 3 bank. The building had 4 six elevators 5. She pushed 6 the Down elevator button 7. She waited. The bell rang and a red light lit up. She casually 8 walked over to the farthest 9 elevator. But the door was 10 already 11 closing. She had to stick 12 her arm into the gap 13. The door reopened. She got 14 into the elevator. Since 15 when does the door close so quickly, she wondered 16. An old woman was in the elevator. She quickly pushed the Close Door button. Nora realized 17 what had happened. The old woman was in a hurry. She had pushed the Close Door button on the tenth floor. That's why the door had closed 18 so quickly. Nora was annoyed 19. She pushed the button for floor seven. Just before the door opened, Nora pushed all the buttons 20 for floors six through two. Nora got out at the seventh 21 floor.
- How big is the apartment?这公寓有多大？
- Remember to clean your apartment.记得打扫你的公寓。
- The elevator doesn't stop at floors 1,2 and 3.电梯在一、二、三楼不停。
- The elevator went up to the fifth floor.电梯升到了五楼。
- I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
- The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。
- Floors one to eight are the elevators to the left. 一到八楼上下使用的电梯在左边。 来自辞典例句
- Certainly, sir. The elevators are right across the lobby. 当然可以，先生。电梯就在大厅的正对面。 来自辞典例句
- She pushed at the door but it wouldn't budge. 她推了推门，门却一动不动。
- He pushed his way through the crowd. 他在人群中往前挤。
- Press the button,then the machine will work.按下电钮，机器就能转动了。
- Push the button on top of the camera.按一下相机上面的按钮。
- She remarked casually that she was changing her job.她当时漫不经心地说要换工作。
- I casually mentioned that I might be interested in working abroad.我不经意地提到我可能会对出国工作感兴趣。
- The town is five miles away at the farthest.那个镇至多不过五英里。
- Of all the students,I ran farthest.在所有学生中，我跑得最远。
- We have eaten already.我们已经吃过了。
- I've been there already,so I don't want to go again.我早已去过那里了，所以我不想再去了。
- A walking stick is a must for me now.如今我行走离不开手杖了。
- To stick a stamp on an envelope.在信封上贴邮票。
- We must see that there is no gap in our defence.我们必须确保我们的防御没有漏洞。
- There is a gap of five miles between towns.镇与镇之间相隔五英里。
- I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
- I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。
- He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。
- I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。
- I wondered uneasily if anything had happened to the children. 我忐忑不安地揣测孩子们是不是出了什么事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Mother wondered if she could last out another operation. 母亲怀疑自己是否经得起再动一次手术。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He realized that his calling was to preach the gospel. 他体悟到宣讲福音是他的使命。
- They soon realized they had been duped. 他们很快便意识到自己上当了。
- He closed his eyes.他闭上了眼睛。
- He was out of work when the factory closed.他在工厂倒闭后失业了。
- I imagine she was pretty annoyed when she found out.我想她发现此事后一定很生气。
- He was annoyed with complaints made from outside.他因外界的种种怨言而感到烦恼。
- She liked the dress that buttons down the back. 她喜欢从背部扣纽扣的女装。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- You've done your buttons up the wrong way. 你把扣子扣错了。 来自《简明英汉词典》