救命應急：15種居家必備裝置

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.
現如今，越來越多的小發明、小工具讓我們的生活更加方便。那麼如果某天突然發生一些緊急情況如火災、家中遭竊、孩子失蹤等，哪些日常必備用品可以用來應急呢？下面我們就來介紹一些必備應急用品，有的可能你家中已經有了，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。它相當實用，比如在停電的時候。可問題是有時當我們需要它的時候會想不起它放在哪裏，或者當我們用它的時候才發現它已經沒電了。

See that you store one or several flashlights in a place you remember, and store batteries next to it.
所以，請在你不容易忘掉的地方備上一個或幾個手電筒，並記得時常充電。

2 Radio
2.收音機

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.
如果碰到自然災害，收音機能夠在手機通訊網絡中斷的時候讓你保持與外界的聯絡。它可能會是你獲取外界重要信息的唯一方式。將一臺裝電池用的收音機與瓶裝水、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.
家中裝一個防盜報警器能讓家裏更安全，也能讓你更有安全感。只需設置幾個數字，它就可以在你離開家的這段時間裏保證家中安全。一旦發生問題，不但鄰居們會知道，安保公司也會得到通知並及時趕到。

Nowadays there are a plethora of different systems available, many are less complicated to install and less expensive than you think.
現如今防盜報警器的種類非常多，而且大多數安裝簡單、價格低廉。

4 Smoke Detector
4.煙霧警報器

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.
煙霧警報器當然也是家家戶戶都應該必備的。它安裝起來相當容易，而且不需要任何維護，只需偶爾換電池即可。煙霧警報器已經救過無數人的生命，你覺得發生火災的時候你會正好醒着，可事實往往不是這樣。

Install a detector on every level of your home and don’t forget to test them regularly.
最好在家裏的每層都安裝一個煙霧警報器，並且記得定期檢查。

5 Timers
5. 定時器

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.
市面上賣的定時器有好多種。最常用的是那種通過按鍵來定時或計時，並可以插在其他裝置上的。這些裝置插上定時器後，就會在設定以內的時間工作。

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.
更先進一些的定時器可以裝在爐子上。某段時間之後，定時器可以使爐子自動關閉。如果你忘了關爐子，那麼這個定時器就能救命了。一些獨居的老人家中常備有這樣的定時器。

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.
現代人家裏的插座越來越多，而且奇怪的是蹣跚學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 Landline
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，畢竟現在大多數人使用的是手機。可是別忘了，相比固定電話網絡，移動通訊網絡更脆弱更容易受到外界因素比如極端天氣的影響。此時，如果你沒有固定電話，你可能就沒法同外界聯絡，也沒法撥打緊急求助電話了。

8 GPS Tracking Devices
追蹤設備

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追蹤設備是最近才被用在保證孩子安全方面的。因爲它們的價格越來越划算，所以很多家長開始使用。家長們希望通過這個裝置來獲取孩子的位置、確保孩子時時刻刻的安全。使用時，只需要把這個小追蹤器固定在孩子的外套或揹包上即可，無論什麼時候只要你想，你都可以查看孩子是否逃課，是否發生了什麼不好的事情等。

9 Home Surveillance Equipment
9.家庭監控設備

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.
隨着科技的發展，監控設備不再只是高樓大廈或有錢人的專屬物了。如今，監控攝像頭的價格不貴，安裝簡單。即使是我們普通家庭也能裝得起監控設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!
裝上監控，能讓我們清楚地瞭解發生在我們家裏及周圍的所有事情，不管是好事還是壞事。而那些犯罪分子無疑也會因監控而受到一定的威懾。

10 Video Intercom System
10. 可視對講系統

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!
你是獨居嗎？你希望你的孩子不要隨便給陌生人開門嗎？如果是，那麼可視對講系統非常適合你。通過這個裝置，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通過敲門這種方式騙人開門。這種事可能發生在任何一個家庭，所以可視對講系統相當於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，尤其是在人羣擁擠的地方。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羣中跑、而你跟在後面拼命追的情況。

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.
兒童定位器有兩個部分，一個部分是固定在孩子身上比如鞋子上，而另一個部分由你保留。你的操作會使固定在孩子身上的部分發出響聲，即使距離較遠，你也能夠聽到這種響聲。

12 Magnetic Door Alarm
12.磁門報警器

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.
磁門報警器適合那些不想裝整套報警器的人，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!
磁門報警器的安裝非常簡單，一半裝在門框上，另一半裝在門上。如果有人打開門，它就會被觸動併發出巨大的提醒聲音。這能有效防止閒雜人等進入你家。

13 Baby Monitor with Wireless Night Vision Camera
13配有無線夜視攝像機的寶寶監視器

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.
許多家長在看不到寶寶的時候都會倍感焦慮和折磨。而寶寶監視器這種裝置可以讓你看到寶寶什麼時候哭了、什麼時候需要你的注意了等等。而這種配有無線夜視攝像機的寶寶監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，或是隻是簡單地看着孩子睡覺的樣子。

14 Tasers
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。它可以幫助你暫時阻止襲擊者而不會對其造成永久性傷害。帶着電擊棍，即使出門在外走夜路也會感到很安全。

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

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.
父母控制服務看起來非常簡單。通過它，父母們可以將網上不適合孩子瀏覽的內容排除在外，還可以限制孩子的上網時間。

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，父母控制服務還能通過封鎖網站和論壇，防止網絡騙子假裝成兒童欺騙孩子。