中國最高建築上海中心大廈電梯速度全球第一

The Shanghai Tower may be the world's second tallest building. But when it comes to speed, it's second to none.

上海中心大廈是目前世界上第二高的建築物，但是說到電梯速度，上海中心大廈就無人能及了。

The 2,074 feet-tall skyscraper has installed a ground-breaking Mitsubishi elevator that travels at an incredible 20.5 meters per second -- faster than Usain Bolt can run, but slightly slower than a cheetah.

這棟2074英尺高的摩天大樓裏安裝了一部頗具開創性的三菱電梯，這部電梯的速度能達到令人咋舌的20.5米/秒，超過了尤塞恩·博爾特，略低於獵豹的速度。

Visitors are whisked up to the building's viewing tower by the lightning fast elevator, from where they have unrivaled views of the Bund.

這部快如閃電的電梯能帶着遊客從樓底疾速攀升，到達樓頂的觀景塔，在這裏，上海外灘的美景可以一覽無餘。

The Shanghai Tower is not alone in its need for speed. In the Southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, home to 8.25 million, Hitachi this summer unveiled its fastest elevator in Guangzhou's tallest tower, the CTF, which stands at 1,739 feet tall.

不僅僅只有上海中心大廈對速度有所要求。今年夏天，在廣州這座人口達825萬的中國南方城市，日立公司在廣州最高樓--1739英尺高的廣州CTF塔樓推出了該公司最快的電梯。

Its lift zooms from floors zero to 95 in an incredible 45 seconds -- or 20 meters per second (65 ft/s).

該電梯從地面快速升到95樓只需要短短45秒---也就是說，它的速度是20米/秒（65英尺/秒）。

The CTF Tower isn't just the tallest skyscraper in Guangzhou -- it's the tallest terracotta building in the world.

廣州CTF塔樓並不僅僅是廣州第一高樓--它還是世上第一高的陶土建築。

"We wanted it to be fast, but the current speed was not anticipated," says David Ho, head of design at New World Development, who was involved in the development of the CTF Tower. "But the 'fastest' title will be gone soon."

新世界發展有限公司的設計總監、參與廣州CTF塔樓建設工作的福思·巴格萊表示：“我們想要很快的電梯，雖然目前的速度尚未達到我們的預期，但是，相信不久之後，'最快'的稱號必將易主。”