1. Everything I was experiencing — the ride in the elevator, being in an apartment, eating day-old food that had been stored in a refrigerator — was such a good idea that I could imagine I would grow used to it and like it very much.
    我现在所经历的每一样东西——乘电梯、住套房、吃那在冰箱里存放了一天的食物——都是我能想象得到的美妙东西, 以至于我认为我会慢慢地习惯，而且还会非常喜欢它们的。

2. "It generates attention," says one rose seller. "Somebody steps out of the elevator, goes into the office, and puts roses on a typist's desk.
    "这很吸引人，"有位玫瑰商说，"有人走出电梯，走进办公室，把玫瑰花放到打字员的桌上。

3. At 5 A.M. on a recent morning, we caught up with Mr. Torres at a subway stop in Brooklyn, New York, near where he lives in a third-floor apartment (without an elevator).
    最近，有一天早晨5点钟，我们看到多里斯先生来到了纽约布鲁克林的一个地铁站；此处靠近他的住所：没有电梯的三层楼上的一套公寓。

4. I got into an elevator (电梯), something I had never done before,
    我进了电梯，这是我以前从未做过的事。