按电梯的“上楼”键 press the UP button of the elevator
A：You pressed the UP button of the elevator. Do you want to go up?
你按了电梯的“上楼”键。你想上楼吗？
B：Oh, I pressed the wrong one by accident. I meant to press the DOWN button.
噢，我不小心按错了。我本来想按“下楼”键的。
被困在电梯里 be stuck in the elevator
A：You're late again.
你又迟到了。
B：Sorry. I was stuck in the elevator for half an hour. It broke down.
对不起。我被困在电梯里半个小时。电梯坏了。
◆ be stuck in 被困／卡在某特定位置无法移动
■ break down 在这里的意思是“坏掉，出故障；瘫痪”。例如：The telephone system has broken down.（电话系统瘫痪了。）此外，break down 的其他常见意思有“失败”和“情不自禁地哭起来”。例如：Negotiations between the two sides have broken down.（双方谈判失败了。）He broken down and wept when he heard the news.（听到这个消息，他不禁失声痛哭。）