escalefter 扶梯堵路者_时尚英语

escalefter 扶梯堵路者

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2016-04-20 05:45 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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Escalefter is a person who stands on the left side of a busy escalator, thus blocking those who would walk up or down.

自动扶梯上人不少，但却有人站在扶梯左侧不动，堵住想疾行上下的人的去路。

People who stand to the left instead of standing¹ to the right are like speed bumps, and they slow down the pedestrian flow through the stations.

该站在扶梯右侧，却站在左侧的人就如同路上的“减速带”，减缓了地铁的通行量。

The number of trains missed due to escalefters is horrifyingly² high and this tragic³ epidemic⁴ must be stopped.

因为这些“扶梯堵路者”，很多人会错过地铁列车。这种可悲的“流行病”该改改了。

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1 standing
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。 They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2 horrifyingly

参考例句：
But creditors also appear to be fascinatingly and horrifyingly powerful. 但债权国们也显得实力雄厚，既让人着迷又令人畏惧。来自互联网 First, global industrial output tracks the decline industrial output during the Great Depression horrifyingly closely. 首先，全球工业产值下降的轨迹与大萧条期间惊人地接近。来自互联网

3 tragic
adj.悲剧的，悲剧性的，悲惨的
参考例句：
The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。 Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。

4 epidemic
n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的
参考例句：
That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。 The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。