If the occupants of both flats answered to the whistle of the janitor at the same time, they would stand face to face when they opened the dumb-waiter doors.
倘若住在两套公寓里的人同时应门房的哨声而出，打开电梯小门时，他们就会面对面地站着。
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Dumbwaiter: One who asks if the kids would care to order dessert.
愚蠢的侍者：问小孩子要不要点甜点的人。
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This paper will explore the comic and menacing factors in "the DumbWaiter" through the analysis of the structure, setting and language.