Dinner's ready 晚餐准备好了

时间:2016-06-04 06:22:39

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My cooking has always been the target of family jokes. One evening, as I prepared dinner a bit too quickly, the kitchen filled with smoke and the smoke detector1 went off. Although both of my children had received fire-safety training at school, they did not respond to the alarm. Annoyed, I stormed through the house in search of them.
 
I found them in the bathroom, washing their hands. Over the loud buzzing2 of the smoke alarm, I asked them to identify the sound.
 
"It's the smoke detector," they replied in unison3.
 
"Do you know what that sound means?" I demanded.
 
"Sure," my oldest replied. "Dinner's ready."
 
我的厨艺一直以来都是全家人取笑的对象。一天晚上,由于晚餐准备得太快,弄得厨房里全是烟雾,连烟雾探查器也响了起来。虽然我的两个孩子在学校里都接受过防火安全训练,然而他们对警报却毫无反应。我很生气,怒气冲冲地在房间里到处找他们。
 
我在浴室里找到了正在洗手的他们。我的声音大过了警报声,要求他们辨别那种声音。
 
“是烟雾探查器。”他们不约而同地回答。
 
“你们知道那种声音代表什么吗?”我问道。
 
“当然,”大一点的孩子回答,“晚饭已经好了。”

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1 detector svnxk     
n.发觉者,探测器
参考例句:
  • The detector is housed in a streamlined cylindrical container.探测器安装在流线型圆柱形容器内。
  • Please walk through the metal detector.请走过金属检测器。
2 buzzing 1d9df33612f213cf57b45489c496247a     
adj.嗡嗡响的v.发出嗡嗡声( buzz的现在分词 );(发出)充满兴奋的谈话声[闲话,谣言];忙乱,急行;用蜂鸣器(发信号)
参考例句:
  • The computer made a buzzing noise that she found off-putting. 计算机发出的嗡嗡声让她心烦。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Bees are humming [buzzing] around from flower to flower. 蜜蜂在花丛中嗡嗡地飞来飞去。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3 unison gKCzB     
n.步调一致,行动一致
参考例句:
  • The governments acted in unison to combat terrorism.这些国家的政府一致行动对付恐怖主义。
  • My feelings are in unison with yours.我的感情与你的感情是一致的。

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