Many people have to work on the weekend
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Many people have to work on the
weekend. Some people do not mind.
Other
people think it is terrible.
One man
thinks that working on the weekend can be
dangerous. He
is
Graham-
Coates.
Mr.
Coates
worked
in
an
office
in
Brighton,
England.
On Saturday, June 24, he went to the
office to do some work. When
he
got
into
the
lift
to
go
home,
it
stopped
between
the
floors.
Mr.
Coates
could
not
get
out
of
the
lift.
He
was
trapped!
He
started
to
shout,
but
no
one
heard
him.
Then
Mr.
Coates
remembered
that
it
was a holiday in England.
No one was coming to work until Tuesday!
There was nothing for Mr.
Coates to do. He had to wait until one of
his workmates came to work and found
him. With nothing to eat or
drink, Mr.
Coates slept for most of the time.
Early
on
Tuesday
morning,
the
boss
of
the
company
came
to
work
and found the lift was not working.
When the lift was opened,
Mr.,
Coates came out. He was cold, weak and
tired. He had been in the lift
for
sixty-two hours!
Now Mr. Coates says,
“
I
only
use
the
lifts
that
have
telephones
them
.”
根据短文内容简要回答问题。
60. Why could not Mr. Coates get out of
the lift?