English Original
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 detector 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 buzzing of the smoke alarm, I asked them to identify the sound.
"It's the smoke detector," they replied in unison.
"Do you know what that sound means?" I demanded.
"Sure," my oldest replied. "Dinner's ready."
中文翻译
我的厨艺向来是家人玩笑的对象。一天晚上，我准备晚餐有点太快了，厨房里烟雾弥漫，烟雾探测器响了起来。尽管我的两个孩子都在学校接受过消防安全培训，他们却对警报声毫无反应。我有些恼火，气冲冲地在房子里寻找他们。
我在浴室找到了他们，他们正在洗手。盖过烟雾警报器刺耳的嗡嗡声，我让他们辨别那是什么声音。
“是烟雾探测器，”他们异口同声地回答。
“你们知道那声音意味着什么吗？”我质问道。
“当然，”我的大孩子回答道，“晚饭准备好了。”