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Nowadays, we have a huge number of devices and gadgets around us that are supposed to make our daily lives easier. It’s what we’re most focused on, our normal day-to day life – but what if something serious happens, one of the things we’d rather not think about? A fire, a burglary, a child disappears? Some items that can save you in these situations you might own already, some you maybe don’t know yet exist.
現(xiàn)如今，越來越多的小發(fā)明、小工具讓我們的生活更加方便。那么如果某天突然發(fā)生一些緊急情況如火災(zāi)、家中遭竊、孩子失蹤等，哪些日常必備用品可以用來應(yīng)急呢？下面我們就來介紹一些必備應(yīng)急用品，有的可能你家中已經(jīng)有了，而有的可能你還從未聽說過。不管怎樣，有備無患吧。

1 Flashlight
1.手電筒

Most of us have a flashlight at home. Somewhere. It can be of great help when there’s a power outage, for example. The problem is that most of us don’t know where it’s hiding, and if we find it, the batteries are probably empty.
很多人家中都有手電筒。它相當(dāng)實(shí)用，比如在停電的時(shí)候?？蓡栴}是有時(shí)當(dāng)我們需要它的時(shí)候會(huì)想不起它放在哪里，或者當(dāng)我們用它的時(shí)候才發(fā)現(xiàn)它已經(jīng)沒電了。

See that you store one or several flashlights in a place you remember, and store batteries next to it.
所以，請(qǐng)?jiān)谀悴蝗菀淄舻牡胤絺渖弦粋€(gè)或幾個(gè)手電筒，并記得時(shí)常充電。

2 Radio
2.收音機(jī)

In case of a natural disaster, a radio can be your line of communication when for example telephone nets break down. It might be your only way of receiving important information and updates. Store a battery-driven radio together with bottled water, non-perishable foods, clothes and other necessities you keep to be prepared.
如果碰到自然災(zāi)害，收音機(jī)能夠在手機(jī)通訊網(wǎng)絡(luò)中斷的時(shí)候讓你保持與外界的聯(lián)絡(luò)。它可能會(huì)是你獲取外界重要信息的唯一方式。將一臺(tái)裝電池用的收音機(jī)與瓶裝水、易存放的食物、幾件衣服及其他必備品放在一起，以防備用。

3 Burglar Alarm
3.防盜報(bào)警器

A burglar alarm is an excellent device that makes your home more secure and lets you feel safe. With one little code before you leave and after you come back, your entire home will be secured. The entire neighbourhood will know if it’s breached, not to mention the security firm who will call or come over on the spot.
家中裝一個(gè)防盜報(bào)警器能讓家里更安全，也能讓你更有安全感。只需設(shè)置幾個(gè)數(shù)字，它就可以在你離開家的這段時(shí)間里保證家中安全。一旦發(fā)生問題，不但鄰居們會(huì)知道，安保公司也會(huì)得到通知并及時(shí)趕到。

Nowadays there are a plethora of different systems available, many are less complicated to install and less expensive than you think.
現(xiàn)如今防盜報(bào)警器的種類非常多，而且大多數(shù)安裝簡(jiǎn)單、價(jià)格低廉。

4 Smoke Detector
4.煙霧警報(bào)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.
煙霧警報(bào)器當(dāng)然也是家家戶戶都應(yīng)該必備的。它安裝起來相當(dāng)容易，而且不需要任何維護(hù)，只需偶爾換電池即可。煙霧警報(bào)器已經(jīng)救過無數(shù)人的生命，你覺得發(fā)生火災(zāi)的時(shí)候你會(huì)正好醒著，可事實(shí)往往不是這樣。

Install a detector on every level of your home and don’t forget to test them regularly.
最好在家里的每層都安裝一個(gè)煙霧警報(bào)器，并且記得定期檢查。

5 Timers
5. 定時(shí)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.
市面上賣的定時(shí)器有好多種。最常用的是那種通過按鍵來定時(shí)或計(jì)時(shí)，并可以插在其他裝置上的。這些裝置插上定時(shí)器后，就會(huì)在設(shè)定以內(nèi)的時(shí)間工作。

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.
更先進(jìn)一些的定時(shí)器可以裝在爐子上。某段時(shí)間之后，定時(shí)器可以使?fàn)t子自動(dòng)關(guān)閉。如果你忘了關(guān)爐子，那么這個(gè)定時(shí)器就能救命了。一些獨(dú)居的老人家中常備有這樣的定時(shí)器。

6 Safety Plugs
6.安全插頭

Houses tend to have more and more electrical outlets, and even though no one seems to know why, babies and toddlers seem to be drawn to them like a moth to the light. Buy and place a gang of these and save your kids from serious injury.
現(xiàn)代人家里的插座越來越多，而且奇怪的是蹣跚學(xué)步的小孩子們尤其喜歡這些插座。所以買些安全插頭，可以防止孩子們因此受傷。

7.固定電話

This might seem really old fashioned to you, since so many people nowadays only use cell phones. What people tend to forget is that mobile networks are much more vulnerable than landlines in for example extreme weather. If you don’t have a landline, you may be without a line of communication to the outside world, and you won’t be able to make emergency calls.
這聽起來好像很過時(shí)，畢竟現(xiàn)在大多數(shù)人使用的是手機(jī)?？墒莿e忘了，相比固定電話網(wǎng)絡(luò)，移動(dòng)通訊網(wǎng)絡(luò)更脆弱更容易受到外界因素比如極端天氣的影響。此時(shí)，如果你沒有固定電話，你可能就沒法同外界聯(lián)絡(luò)，也沒法撥打緊急求助電話了。

8 GPS Tracking Devices
8.GPS追蹤設(shè)備

GPS tracking is the newest thing in child safety. Since they’re not as expensive anymore, they are used by many parents. They want to be sure were their child is and that it is safe at all times. Simply fasten the small tracker on your child’s jacket or backpack, and whenever you want to you can tune in and check that your child is not skipping school, or something more sinister is happening.
GPS追蹤設(shè)備是最近才被用在保證孩子安全方面的。因?yàn)樗鼈兊膬r(jià)格越來越劃算，所以很多家長(zhǎng)開始使用。家長(zhǎng)們希望通過這個(gè)裝置來獲取孩子的位置、確保孩子時(shí)時(shí)刻刻的安全。使用時(shí)，只需要把這個(gè)小追蹤器固定在孩子的外套或背包上即可，無論什么時(shí)候只要你想，你都可以查看孩子是否逃課，是否發(fā)生了什么不好的事情等。

9 Home Surveillance Equipment
9.家庭監(jiān)控設(shè)備

With today’s technical advances, home surveillance is not only for mansions anymore. Cameras have become much cheaper, and installation is not difficult. Even us people with “normal” homes can afford a high security standard.
隨著科技的發(fā)展，監(jiān)控設(shè)備不再只是高樓大廈或有錢人的專屬物了。如今，監(jiān)控?cái)z像頭的價(jià)格不貴，安裝簡(jiǎn)單。即使是我們普通家庭也能裝得起監(jiān)控設(shè)備來保障家中安全了。

This is a great way of knowing everything that’s going on in and around your home, whether anything sinister is going on or not. And criminals are sure to be intimidated by visible cameras!
裝上監(jiān)控，能讓我們清楚地了解發(fā)生在我們家里及周圍的所有事情，不管是好事還是壞事。而那些犯罪分子無疑也會(huì)因監(jiān)控而受到一定的威懾。

10 Video Intercom System
10. 可視對(duì)講系統(tǒng)

Do you live alone or you simply don’t want you or your children to open the door to anyone unknown? Then a video intercom system is for you. You’ll be able to identify anyone who rings at your door at a glance!
你是獨(dú)居嗎？你希望你的孩子不要隨便給陌生人開門嗎？如果是，那么可視對(duì)講系統(tǒng)非常適合你。通過這個(gè)裝置，你只需看一眼就知道是誰在你家門外敲門。

There are so many scammers and burglars around who trick people by ringing at their door and trying to get them to open their homes. This can happen to everyone, so a video intercom system will put one more layer of security between you and the scammers.
很多騙子或盜竊犯都會(huì)通過敲門這種方式騙人開門。這種事可能發(fā)生在任何一個(gè)家庭，所以可視對(duì)講系統(tǒng)相當(dāng)于在你和騙子之間又加了一層安全保障。

11 Child Locator
11.兒童定位器

Child locators are the newest trend to keep track of your kids, most of all in crowded places. Have you ever been on vacation in Disneyland and tried to keep track of one of more excited little ones?
兒童定位器是追蹤孩子位置的最新方式，尤其是在人群擁擠的地方。如果你帶孩子去過迪士尼樂園，那你肯定遇到過孩子興奮地在人群中跑、而你跟在后面拼命追的情況。

This little gadget has two parts – one that you fasten for example to your kid’s shoe, and another one you keep. When you activate yours, the one your child is wearing will produce a sound that you’re able to hear even at some distance.
兒童定位器有兩個(gè)部分，一個(gè)部分是固定在孩子身上比如鞋子上，而另一個(gè)部分由你保留。你的操作會(huì)使固定在孩子身上的部分發(fā)出響聲，即使距離較遠(yuǎn)，你也能夠聽到這種響聲。

12 Magnetic Door Alarm
12.磁門報(bào)警器

Magnetic door alarms can be ideal for someone who doesn’t want to install an entire alarm system, or for someone who wants to go the extra mile.
磁門報(bào)警器適合那些不想裝整套報(bào)警器的人，或者是那些想讓家中更安全的人。

They are extremely easy to install, one half on the door jamb and the other half on the door itself. When it’s activated and someone opens the door, it produces a sound that is so loud that you want to crawl under the next table. It’s guaranteed to deter anyone from coming in who’s not supposed to!
磁門報(bào)警器的安裝非常簡(jiǎn)單，一半裝在門框上，另一半裝在門上。如果有人打開門，它就會(huì)被觸動(dòng)并發(fā)出巨大的提醒聲音。這能有效防止閑雜人等進(jìn)入你家。

13 Baby Monitor with Wireless Night Vision Camera
13配有無線夜視攝像機(jī)的寶寶監(jiān)視器

All parents are used to the kind of nagging worry you feel when you and your baby aren’t in the same place. Of course there are baby monitors to tell you when your little one is crying and needs your attention. This new kind of monitor lets you see your baby as well, even with the lights off. You can make sure that everything is as it should be, or simply watch it sleep.
許多家長(zhǎng)在看不到寶寶的時(shí)候都會(huì)倍感焦慮和折磨。而寶寶監(jiān)視器這種裝置可以讓你看到寶寶什么時(shí)候哭了、什么時(shí)候需要你的注意了等等。而這種配有無線夜視攝像機(jī)的寶寶監(jiān)視器能讓你在無光的情況下依然看到寶寶的所有情況。通過它，你可以確保孩子情況是否一切OK，或是只是簡(jiǎn)單地看著孩子睡覺的樣子。

14.電擊棒

Tasers can save your life. They will incapacitate any assailant without actually harming them in the long run. You and your family will feel safe and secure even if you’re out after dark.
電擊棒也能夠救命。它可以幫助你暫時(shí)阻止襲擊者而不會(huì)對(duì)其造成永久性傷害。帶著電擊棍，即使出門在外走夜路也會(huì)感到很安全。

In most states, you’re able to carry a taser without needing permission. They can be a great alternative if you don’t want to have firearms in the house.
在許多州，無需得到允許就可以攜帶電擊棒。如果你不想在家中放槍支等武器，那電擊棒是很好的防身選擇。

15 Parental Controls
15.父母控制服務(wù)

Parental controls seem like such an easy thing. Parents use it most of the time so that their child won’t stumble upon inappropriate content on the net, or to limit their computer time.
父母控制服務(wù)看起來非常簡(jiǎn)單。通過它，父母?jìng)兛梢詫⒕W(wǎng)上不適合孩子瀏覽的內(nèi)容排除在外，還可以限制孩子的上網(wǎng)時(shí)間。

What many don’t think about is that through blocking these sites and forums, you can also protect your children from internet predators who pose as children and try to lure your child in.
除此之外，父母控制服務(wù)還能通過封鎖網(wǎng)站和論壇，防止網(wǎng)絡(luò)騙子假裝成兒童欺騙孩子。