艾伦脱口秀第152期:烟雾报警器

 　　So anyway, we finally went to bed,and that's when Portia said the three words 反正最后 我们准备睡了 这时候 波西娅说了三个字

　　that nobody wants hear when they are about to go to sleep. 谁在睡觉前 都不想听到的三个字

　　What's that sound?It was a beep.And it wasn't the smoke detector¹. 啥声音 是哔哔声 不是烟雾报警器的声音

　　It was a mysterious beep, and I have heard a lot of beeps. 是很神秘的哔哔声 我也算听过很多种哔哔声了

　　I... I have never heard this one.I didn't have beeping clue² of what it was. 但这种还真没听过 我不知道这是什么东西发出来的

　　And here is what I learn.It's impossible to find what's beeping,because everything beeps nowadays. Everything! 然后我的结论是 根本不可能找到哔哔声的来源 因为现在几乎所有的东西都会哔哔响

　　A few years ago, the only thing beeps in my house is smoke detector, 几年之前 我家里唯一哔哔响的 就是烟雾报警器

　　or when mom's jazzy was backing up.She has a big flag on it, so you can see. 再就是我妈在放爵士乐 她还有一大面旗子 所以你懂的

　　Now you have to rule everything out,and every appliances³ in my house has a beep. 现在得排除一切选项 我家的任何设备都会哔哔响

　　So, so many different beeps, dings, chirps⁴ in my house. 各种各样的哔哔声 叮叮声 啾啾声

　　True story, last week, a sparrow⁵ flew into our living room,and tried to make love to our firmer steps. 讲个真事 上个星期一只麻雀飞到了我们家客厅 想和我们家楼梯做爱

　　Back to the mystery, so I looked every room,the great room, the good room,the roller rink, Portia's roller rink. 回到神秘的哔哔声 我把所有房间转了个遍 大厅到"好厅" 旱冰场 波西娅的旱冰场

　　I couldn't find the beep,so I went to the kitchen and get a glass of water. 我还是找不到声音来源 就去厨房拿了杯水

　　And that's why I noticed the refrigerator door was opened, 我这才发现冰箱门没关好

　　just a jar, as they would say.Just a tiny bit, and I went to close it. 被一个罐子卡住了 开了一条小缝 我就去把门关了

　　Mystery solved, and my refrigerator door was beeping. 谜团解开了 原来是冰箱门在响

　　Apparently⁶, my refrigerator comes with a "smart door technology" that beeps if you leave it up 很显然 我的冰箱有个智能的门 你不关门 它就哔哔响

　　well I say it was really smart will it closed itself. 能自己关门才是真正的智能

　　You know.Smart.So,that's how I solve the mystery of my beeping fridge. 对吧 智能 所以 我就是这么解开的秘密 哔哔响的是冰箱

　　Two and next time, when I try to figure out what's ting for blocking my freezer. 我不止一次想要去搞清楚 到底是冰箱哪部分在响

　　I don't know.Right now, let's all dance, okay? 我还是不知道 现在我们跳舞吧

1 detector   

n.发觉者，探测器

参考例句：

• The detector is housed in a streamlined cylindrical container.探测器安装在流线型圆柱形容器内。
• Please walk through the metal detector.请走过金属检测器。

2 clue   

n.线索；提示；词语

参考例句：

• She will clue you in about this.她将为你提供这方面情况。
• No clue to his whereabouts has been found.至今没有找到有关他行踪的线索。

3 appliances   

n.器具，器械，装置( appliance的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Dish washer is one of the appliances. 洗碗机是家用电器的一种。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• You can buy refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers, and other appliances there. 在那里可以买到冰箱、炉具、洗碗机和其他家电产品。 来自朗文快捷英语教程 1

4 chirps   

鸟叫，虫鸣( chirp的第三人称单数 )； 啾； 啾啾

参考例句：

• The linnet chirps her vernal song. 红雀吱喳鸣叫着她春天的歌。
• She heard nothing but the chirps and whirrs of insects. 除了虫的鸣叫声外，她什么也没听见。

5 sparrow   

n.麻雀，雀型鸟类

参考例句：

• The boy has got a hen sparrow.那男孩抓到一只雌雀。
• A sparrow may be small but it has all the vital organs.麻雀虽小,五脏俱全。

6 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。