The elevator was out of order, and I had to walk up four floors. I'm totally wiped out!
常用表達方式
非正式/日常用法
"The elevator was broken today, so I had to climb four flights of stairs. I'm completely exhausted!" 「今天的電梯壞了害我爬了四層樓，我快累死了！」
"The elevator was out of order, and I had to walk up four floors. I'm totally wiped out!" 「電梯故障了，我不得不走上四層樓。我完全筋疲力盡了！」
"The elevator wasn't working today, so I had to take the stairs all the way to the fourth floor. I'm dead tired!" 「今天電梯不能用，所以我不得不全程都爬樓梯直到四樓。我累得要命！」
中文學習者常犯的錯誤
錯誤用法 1:
❌ "Today's elevator broke down and made me climb four floors, I almost died tired." 這個直譯的句子雖然可以理解，但用語不自然，特別是"died tired"的表達。
✅ 正確用法： "The elevator broke down today, so I had to climb four flights of stairs. I was absolutely exhausted!" 「今天電梯壞了，所以我不得不爬四層樓梯。我真的累壞了！」
錯誤用法 2:
❌ "I walked four layer because elevator damaged today, very tired to death." 這個句子有多處語法和詞彙錯誤，包括"layer"而非"floor"，以及句子結構問題。
✅ 正確用法： "I had to walk up four floors because the elevator was damaged today. I'm tired to death!" 「我不得不走上四層樓因為今天電梯損壞了。我累死了！」
實用片語與詞彙
- out of order (故障中) - 指設備暫時無法使用
- broken down (故障) - 指設備因故障而停止運作
- flights of stairs (樓梯層) - 表示樓梯的層數，而不是簡單地說"floors"
- exhausted/wiped out/dead tired (筋疲力盡) - 表達極度疲勞的不同方式
- to be out of breath (上氣不接下氣) - 因劇烈運動而喘不過氣
- to huff and puff (氣喘吁吁) - 形容費力呼吸的聲音和狀態
練習例句
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"The elevator in my building has been out of order for three days now. I've climbed so many stairs that my legs are killing me!" 「我大樓的電梯已經故障三天了。我爬了太多樓梯，我的腿都痛死了！」
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"When I reached the top floor after climbing all those stairs, I was so out of breath I could barely speak." 「當我爬完全部的(這些)樓梯到達頂樓時，我上氣不接下氣，幾乎說不出話來。」
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"My office elevator broke down this morning during rush hour. Imagine hundreds of people huffing and puffing up the stairwell!" 「我辦公室的電梯今早在尖峰時段壞了。想像一下數百人在樓梯間氣喘吁吁上樓的景象！」
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"After walking up six flights of stairs because the elevator wasn't working, I was completely wiped out for the rest of the day." 「因為電梯不運作而走上六層樓梯後，我一整天都累得精疲力竭。」
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"The sign said 'Elevator under maintenance,' so I reluctantly dragged myself up four floors. Now I'm exhausted!" 「告示牌上寫著『電梯維修中』，所以我不情願地拖著自己爬上四層樓。現在我累壞了！」