欧美人文风情第312篇:电梯革命来袭 德国研发出首款无绳电梯

 1854, the birth of the elevator—this invention changed the way we live. 1854 年，电梯诞生－－这项发明改变了我们的生活方式。

One cabin in one shaft¹ on one rope traveling up and down, a principle that hasn't changed for 160 years. 单一电梯厢在一个升降机井内靠着一条绳索上下移动，一个一百六十年来未曾变过的原理。

2003, the TWIN elevator changed the industry—two cabins, independently in one shaft. 2003 年，TWIN 双子电梯颠覆这项产业－－两个电梯厢，在同一升降机井内独立运行。

In the future, more and more people will live in megacities. 未来，将有越来越多人居住在巨型城市内。

Today, building development is constrained² by the forms of mobility³ available. 而今，建筑发展受限于目前所有的移动形式。

A revolution is required. We started to reinvent the elevator concept. 改革是必要的。我们开始翻转对电梯的概念。

What if we were to omit the rope and have a direct drive as part of the elevator cabin? 要是我们能省略绳索并让动力直接成为电梯厢的一部份呢？

What if we were to provide more than two cabins in one shaft and let them circulate in the building? 要是我们能在一个升降机井内备有两个以上的电梯厢，并让它们在建筑物内绕行呢？

What if we were to invent a groundbreaking system enabling the cabin to move not only vertically⁴ but also horizontally? 要是我们能研发出一套突破性的系统，让电梯厢不仅能垂直移动，还能水平移动呢？

No more limits in height, shape, and mobility. There are multiple possibilities. And that's why we call it "MULTI." 不再有高度、形状以及移动性的限制。有不只一种可能性。那就是为什么我们称之 MULTI。

 

1 shaft   

n.(工具的)柄，杆状物

参考例句：

• He was wounded by a shaft.他被箭击中受伤。
• This is the shaft of a steam engine.这是一个蒸汽机主轴。

2 constrained   

adj.束缚的,节制的

参考例句：

• The evidence was so compelling that he felt constrained to accept it. 证据是那样的令人折服，他觉得不得不接受。
• I feel constrained to write and ask for your forgiveness. 我不得不写信请你原谅。

3 mobility   

n.可动性，变动性，情感不定

参考例句：

• The difference in regional house prices acts as an obstacle to mobility of labour.不同地区房价的差异阻碍了劳动力的流动。
• Mobility is very important in guerrilla warfare.机动性在游击战中至关重要。

4 vertically   

adv.垂直地

参考例句：

• Line the pages for the graph both horizontally and vertically.在这几页上同时画上横线和竖线，以便制作图表。
• The human brain is divided vertically down the middle into two hemispheres.人脑从中央垂直地分为两半球。