Lifts

6 Minute English

语言学习

2015-08-20

6 分钟
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  • Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English, I'm Rob.

  • And I'm Neil, hello.

  • I'd like to start by asking,

  • how did you get up here to the studio on the sixth floor this morning?

  • Well, by Lyft, of course.

  • Ah, I thought so.

  • That's what we're going to talk about in this programme,

  • lifts or elevators, as Americans call them.

  • Lifts?

  • Well, that's not very exciting, is it?

  • Um, what is there to say about lifts, Rob?

  • I mean, they take you up and down and that's it, really.

  • Well, you're in for a surprise, Neil.

  • But first, let's see if you can answer this question.

  • Which country has the most lifts?

  • Is it A, the USA, B, Italy or C, China?

  • Um, well, it seems obvious to me,

  • because of the massive expansion in its construction industry,