Hitachi has said it will install a lift capable of reaching speeds of 72km/h (45mph) into a skyscraper in Guangzhou, southern China.
日本日立公司日前表示,将在中国南部城市广州的一座新摩天大楼里安装“火箭”电梯,电梯最高速度达每小时72公里(45英里)。
The lift, the fastest in the world, would take 43 seconds to go from the first to 95th floor in the Guangzhou CTF Financial Centre, the company said.
该公司表示,这部世界上最快速的电梯将被安装在广州CTF财务中心,只需43秒就可从1层直达95层。
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The Guangzhou CTF Financial Centre will house office, hotel and residential space. The skyscraper is scheduled to be completed in 2016.
广州CTF财务中心将集办公、宾馆和住宅等功能于一体,该大楼预计将于2016年完工。
The 111-storey building will have in total 95 lifts, two of which will be operate at the ultra-high speed.
大楼为111层,建成后将有95部电梯,其中只有2部是这样的超高速电梯。
Currently, the Taipei 101 building in Taiwan holds the record for fastest lift - it can travel up to 60.6km/h.
目前中国台湾台北101大厦里的电梯保持着世界最快的记录:最快速度达每小时60.6公里。
Hitachi promised a "comfortable ride" even at high speeds in the new lift. The lifts would prevent ear blockages, Hitachi said, by artificially altering air pressure in the car.
日立公司承诺,即使是如此高速,也将为搭乘此电梯的乘客提供“舒适的体验”。该电梯将通过人为调整升降室里的气压来防止耳阻塞感。