电梯事故敲响安全警钟

短语讲解：

1. Accidents involving aging electric elevators and problematic escalators in China have become a matter of increasing public concern.

a matter of关于…的问题；大约
例句：This is a matter of importance.
这是件重要的事情。

2. This is a new elevator they put in to replace the old one some time ago, but it frequently breaks down.

put in (使)在内; 把…放于…中
例句：He put his head in at the window.
他从窗口把头伸进来。
break down损坏, 发生故障
例句：Our car broke down and we had to draw it to a garage.
我们的车坏了, 不得不把它拖到修车厂去。

3. We've reported this problem many times, but no one seems to be responsible for it.

be responsible for为…负责,形成…的原因
例句：Who is responsible for the accident ?
谁对这件事故负责？

4. Usually, the elevator manufacturer would provide a one-year maintenance service for free to customers.

for free免费
例句：I got the sample for free.
我免费得到这样品。

5. Many property management companies choose specialized elevator maintenance companies instead of us.

instead of (用…)代替…, (是…)而不是…, (用…)而不用…
例句：Give me this instead of that.
给我这个, 不要那个。

6. Xu Ronggen, Secretary-In-Chief of Beijing Elevator Trade Association, says the malicious competition among these maintenance companies has led to poor service.

lead to导致, 引起
例句：An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。

7. The property management companies usually want to spend less on maintenance.

spend on把…花在…
例句：He doesn't spend much time on his homework.
他花在作业上的时间不多。

8. But in order to stay in profit, they devote little money to staff training and cut basic costs in all areas.

in order to为了
例句：We started early in order to arrive before dark.
为了在天黑前到达,我们很早就动身了。
devote to把…专用于, 完全用于(某事或做某事)
例句：The newspaper devotes two pages to comics.
报纸用两页版面来刊登漫画。

9. The industry insider admits a lack of administrative inspection has to a certain extent indulged the bad situation.

a lack of缺乏
例句：Water is a lack of this region.
这个地区缺水。

10. The Beijing Elevator Trade Association says the Municipal Government has asked for help from them to provide random inspection assistance in order to reduce the possibility of accidents.

ask for请求，要求，寻求
例句：The miners are asking for another increase in pay.
煤矿工人正在要求再次加薪。

11. Now, ordinary residents are asking whether the government's recent efforts on elevator inspection are temporary, as a result of the tragedy, or whether they will be consistent, providing a safe living environment for everybody.

as a result of由于；作为…的结果
例句：She died as a result of injuries.
她由于受伤而死亡。