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The Shanghai Tower may be the world's second tallest building. But when it comes to speed, it's second to none.
上海中心大厦是目前世界上第二高的建筑物，但是说到电梯速度，上海中心大厦就无人能及了。
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.
这栋2074英尺高的摩天大楼里安装了一部颇具开创性的三菱电梯，这部电梯的速度能达到令人咋舌的20.5米/秒，超过了尤塞恩·博尔特，略低于猎豹的速度。
Visitors are whisked up to the building's viewing tower by the lightning fast elevator, from where they have unrivaled views of the Bund.
这部快如闪电的电梯能带着游客从楼底疾速攀升，到达楼顶的观景塔，在这里，上海外滩的美景可以一览无余。
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.
不仅仅只有上海中心大厦对速度有所要求。今年夏天，在广州这座人口达825万的中国南方城市，日立公司在广州最高楼--1739英尺高的广州CTF塔楼推出了该公司最快的电梯。
Its lift zooms from floors zero to 95 in an incredible 45 seconds -- or 20 meters per second (65 ft/s).
该电梯从地面快速升到95楼只需要短短45秒---也就是说，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.
广州CTF塔楼并不仅仅是广州第一高楼--它还是世上第一高的陶土建筑。
"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."
新世界发展有限公司的设计总监、参与广州CTF塔楼建设工作的福思·巴格莱表示：“我们想要很快的电梯，虽然目前的速度尚未达到我们的预期，但是，相信不久之后，'最快'的称号必将易主。”
