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.
Notes:
target n.靶子；目的
detector n.探查器
go off发射；响
storm through冲入；闯入
in search of搜寻；探寻
buzzing n.嗡嗡声
unison n.一致
Exercises:
依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.
83.靶子
我的烧饭技术向来是家庭笑话的攻击目的。一天晚上，晚餐我筹备得有点儿太快了，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同意过防火安全练习，可是他们并没对报警声作出反应。我感到非常恼火，满幢房屋乱冲探寻他们。
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，我叫他们分辨那声音。
是烟雾探查器，他们异口同声地说。
你们了解那声音意味着什么吗？我责问道。
当然，我的大孩子回答道，晚饭筹备好了。
训练参考答案：
①F②F③T④F⑤T
