And then I stayed in the elevator waiting for the rescue.

然后就待在电梯里等待救助。

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She glanced at the nurses waiting with John Doe in the elevator."Go ahead, " she called to them.

她看了看还在电梯里等她的护士们，“你们先走吧”，她大声说，“李医生会给你们指示的。”

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Above: Waiting for the elevator. Forever: "Eraserhead" (David Lynch, 1977).

上图：等电梯：“橡皮头”(大卫·林奇，1977)。

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And then of course, the point of the skit is he presses the down button on the elevator and a minute and a half goes by while he's waiting for the elevator to come.

当然，这个滑稽短剧的笑点是,他按下了电梯按钮,花了一分半,等电梯。

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As he moved on to the next part of the tour, I watched quietly as the tour group boarded an elevator that was waiting to take them to their next destination.

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Devade shows the Central American to the door, shakes his hand, and the visitor, instead of waiting for the elevator, rushes down the stairs.

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How many minutes a day do Americans spend waiting--for an elevator, a web page, a customer service rep, a delivery person, a free cashier.

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