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
我的厨艺一直是全家人的笑柄。一天晚上，我准备晚餐时动作太快，弄得厨房烟雾弥漫，烟雾探测器也响了起来。尽管我的两个孩子都在学校接受过消防安全培训，他们却对警报毫无反应。我很恼火，气冲冲地在房子里四处寻找他们。
我在浴室找到了他们，他们正在洗手。在烟雾警报器刺耳的嗡嗡声中，我要求他们辨别这是什么声音。
“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，“晚餐准备好了。”