英语幽默精读【83】The Target

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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 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."

　　※ Notes

　　（1） target n.靶子；目标
　　（2） detector n.探查器
　　（3） go off发射；响
　　（4） storm through冲入；闯入
　　（5） in search of搜寻；寻找
　　（6） buzzing n.嗡嗡声
　　（7） unison n.一致

　　※ Exercises

　　根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）：

　　① The mother's cooking was once the target of family jokes.
　　② One evening the mother prepared dinner a bit too slowly.
　　③ When the kitchen filled with smoke, the smoke detector went off.
　　④ Neither of the two children had received fire-safety training at school, so they did not respond to the alarm.
　　⑤ The children knew what the alarm meant, so they did not respond to it.

　　※ 译文

靶子

　　我的烧饭手艺向来是家庭笑话的攻击目标。一天晚上，晚餐我准备得有点儿太快了，厨房里充满了烟，结果烟雾探查器报起警来。尽管我的两个孩子都在学校里接受过防火安全训练，可是他们并没有对报警声作出反应。我感到很恼火，满幢房子乱冲寻找他们。
　　我在洗澡间找到他们，发现他们正在洗手。我的声音盖过了烟雾警报的嗡嗡声，我叫他们辨别那声音。
　　“是烟雾探查器，”他们异口同声地说。
　　“你们知道那声音意味着什么吗？”我责问道。
　　“当然，”我的大孩子回答道，“晚饭准备好了。”

　　※ 练习参考答案

　　①F②F③T④F⑤T

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