救命应急：15种居家必备装置_BEC初级作文

救命应急：15种居家必备装置

现如今防盗报警器的种类非常多，而且大多数安装简单、价格低廉。

4 Smoke Detector

4.烟雾警报器

A smoke detector should be matter of course in every home. It’s easily set up and doesn’t need any maintenance, except for occasional battery changes. Smoke detectors have saved countless lives – you think you’d wake up in case of a fire, but chances are you won’t.

烟雾警报器当然也是家家户户都应该必备的。它安装起来相当容易，而且不需要任何维护，只需偶尔换电池即可。烟雾警报器已经救过无数人的生命，你觉得发生火灾的时候你会正好醒着，可事实往往不是这样。

Install a detector on every level of your home and don’t forget to test them regularly.

最好在家里的每层都安装一个烟雾警报器，并且记得定期检查。

5 Timers

5. 定时器

There are several different kinds of timers on the market. With the most common ones, you simply enter the start and stop time and plug it into an outlet. The device connected to it will then only be active between those times.

市面上卖的定时器有好多种。最常用的是那种通过按键来定时或计时，并可以插在其他装置上的。这些装置插上定时器后，就会在设定以内的时间工作。

More advanced versions can be installed for example into your stove. After a certain time, these timers will turn off the stove automatically. These devices can be live savers if you forget to turn the stove off, and are frequently used when elderly persons live on their own.