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.

　　更先进一些的定时器可以装在炉子上。某段时间之后，定时器可以使炉子自动关闭。如果你忘了关炉子，那么这个定时器就能救命了。一些独居的老人家中常备有这样的定时器。

　　6 Safety Plugs

　　6.安全插头

　　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.

　　现代人家里的插座越来越多，而且奇怪的是蹒跚学步的小孩子们尤其喜欢这些插座。所以买些安全插头，可以防止孩子们因此受伤。

　　7 Landline

　　7.固定电话

　　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.

　　这听起来好像很过时，毕竟现在大多数人使用的是手机。可是别忘了，相比固定电话网络，移动通讯网络更脆弱更容易受到外界因素比如极端天气的影响。此时，如果你没有固定电话，你可能就没法同外界联络，也没法拨打紧急求助电话了。

　　8 GPS Tracking Devices

　　8.GPS追踪设备

　　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 追踪设备是最近才被用在保证孩子安全方面的。因为它们的价格越来越划算，所以很多家长开始使用。家长们希望通过这个装置来获取孩子的位置、确保孩子时时刻刻的安全。使用时，只需要把这个小追踪器固定在孩子的外套或背包上即可，无论什么时候只要你想，你都可以查看孩子是否逃课，是否发生了什么不好的事情等。

　　9 Home Surveillance Equipment

　　9.家庭监控设备

　　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.

　　随着科技的发展，监控设备不再只是高楼大厦或有钱人的专属物了。如今，监控摄像头的价格不贵，安装简单。即使是我们普通家庭也能装得起监控设备来保障家中安全了。

　　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!

　　装上监控，能让我们清楚地了解发生在我们家里及周围的所有事情，不管是好事还是坏事。而那些犯罪分子无疑也会因监控而受到一定的威慑。

　　10 Video Intercom System

　　10. 可视对讲系统

　　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!

　　你是独居吗?你希望你的孩子不要随便给陌生人开门吗?如果是，那么可视对讲系统非常适合你。通过这个装置，你只需看一眼就知道是谁在你家门外敲门。

　　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.

　　很多骗子或盗窃犯都会通过敲门这种方式骗人开门。这种事可能发生在任何一个家庭，所以可视对讲系统相当于在你和骗子之间又加了一层安全保障。