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英语笑话:The Target 靶子

2012-06-09来源:和谐英语

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."