Ups and Downs of Elevator Etiquette
起伏的電梯禮儀

陳豪在北京的ABC美國公司工作。他走出電梯，剛好遇到美國同事Amy。

(Office ambience)

A: Hi Chen Hao, you look upset. What's wrong?

C: 電梯太擠了，我差點就沒下來。

A: Why couldn't you get off?

C: 我從一樓大廳上電梯的時候是第一個，所以就站到了最里面，到了三樓后，很多人擠進來，就把我堵在了里面。

A: Sometimes people on elevators can be quite rude and treat others with sheer indifference. They don't seem to realize that the rules of manners apply to elevators as well.

C: 坐電梯都有些什么規矩呢？

A: To start with, if you had waited to get on the elevator, you would have been near the front and not had to push your way through the crowd to exit.

C: 我是怕人多，擠不上去，所以上電梯的時候總是搶在最前頭。

A: There's always another elevator.

C: 你說的對，我只上兩層，以后不用第一個就擠進去。

A: When you got on, you should have stepped to the side near the door so you would be out of the way of others trying to follow.

C: 但是如果是到頂樓設計部去，就應該站到最里面了吧？

A: You reminded me. I am planning to see the new media exhibit on the 20th floor this afternoon. Would you like to go with me?

C: 我也正打算去呢。那咱們下午見。

Amy和陳豪下午一起坐電梯上樓去看展覽。

C: 擠死我了，有些人坐電梯真是不講禮貌。

A: At the least the man at the front of the elevator who was not getting off until the top floor was polite.

C: 我也注意到了。他每到一層都會走出去，幫下電梯的人攔著門。

A: Another polite move when you are standing by the elevator panel is to figure out which buttons hold the doors open and which ones close them.

C: 對啊，有一次我趕到電梯門口時，門幾乎已經關上了，里面的人看到我，馬上按了Open的鍵，才讓我開會沒遲到。

A: As an added courtesy, offer to push the appropriate floor for the people who can't reach the buttons.

C: 其實這些都是最基本的禮節嘛。

A: One last thing...when the elevator arrives and the door opens, stand back. Give people room to exit. Besides if you don't, you could get run over.

C: Amy, 說了這么多，能總結一下坐電梯的規矩嗎？

A: Elevator etiquette is simple. Be considerate. If you will be exiting soon, stand near the door. If you will be one of the last to get off, stand near the back.

C: 總而言之，坐電梯也要講禮貌，讓大家都感到方便。