False Alarm
The boss of a big alien company which manufactured stereo apparatuses needed to call one of his employees about an urgent problem with one of the upgraded computers. He dialed the employee’s home phone number and was greeted with a juvenile whisper, “Hello?”
Feeling put out at the inconvenience of having to talk to a youngster the entrepreneur asked, “Is your Daddy home?”
“Yes,” whispered the discreet voice.
“May I talk with him?” the man asked.
To the surprise of the boss, the small voice whispered, “No, I can’t comply with your request.”
Wanting to talk with an adult, the boss asked, “Is your Mommy there?”
“Yes,” came the answer.
“May I talk with her?”
Again the small abnormal voice whispered, “No.”
Deeming empirically that it was not likely that a young child would be left home alone, the boss decided he would just leave a message with the person who should be there watching over the child.
“Is there any one there besides you?” the boss asked the child.
“Yes”, whispered the child, “A policeman.”
Wondering what a cop would be doing at his employee’s home, the boss asked, “May I speak with the policeman?”
“No, he is busy,” whispered the eccentric child.
“Busy doing what?” asked the baffled boss.
“Talking to Daddy and Mommy and the Fireman,” came the whispered answer.
Growing concerned and even worried as he heard what buzzed like a helicopter through the earpiece on the phone the boss asked, “What is that noise?”
“A helicopter,” affirmed the whispering voice.
“What is going on there?” asked the boss, now alarmed.
The child answered, “The search squad just landed the helicopter.”
Alarmed, concerned and more than just a little frustrated, the boss asked, “Why are they there?”
Still whispering, the young voice replied along with a giggle, “They are looking for me!”
单词解释-01
False：
adj. 错误的;虚伪的;伪造的
adv. 欺诈地
Alarl：
n. 警报，警告器;惊慌
vt. 警告;使惊恐
alien:
adj. 外国的;相异的，性质不同的;不相容的
n. 外国人，外侨;外星人
vt. 让渡，转让
stereo：
n. 立体声;立体声系统;[印]铅版;立体照片
adj. 立体的;立体声的;立体感觉的
apparatuses:
n. 装置，设备;仪器;器官
upgraded：
adj. 提升的;更新的;加固的
v. 升级;改善(upgrade的过去分词)
juvenile:
adj. 青少年的;幼稚的
n. 青少年;少年读物
entrepreneur：
n. 企业家;承包人;主办者倡导者，企业家，主办人
discreet:
adj. 谨慎的;小心的
(在行动，说话等方面)谨慎的
慎重的，谨慎的
comply:
vi. 遵守;顺从，遵从;答应
答应，遵守，履行
顺从
abnormal:
adj. 反常的，不规则的;变态的
异常
反常的
Deeming：
n. 德明(姓氏)
德明
视为
empirically:
adv. 以经验为主地
经验上的
经验主义地
eccentric:
adj. 古怪的，反常的
n. 古怪的人
古怪的
baffled:
adj. 带有挡板的
v. 阻碍;使迷惑(baffle的过去式)
被难倒的
buzzed：
adj. 陶醉的;茂密的
v. 发出嗡嗡声(buzz的过去式和过去分词)
动词，除了当「嗡嗡作响」的意思之外，也有低飞而过的意思。在航空表演中，飞机常以低飞(引擎会发出「嗡嗡」声)作信号或表示欢迎。
affirmed:
n. 收到来电
vt. 肯定(affirm的过去式)
vi. 断言(affirm的过去式)
squad：
n. [军]班;小队;五人组(篮球队的非正式说法)
vt. 把…编成班;把…编入班队
giggle:
vi. 傻笑;咯咯地笑
vt. 咯咯地笑着说
n. 吃吃的笑
译文-01 虚惊一场
一家制造音响设备的外国大公司的老板要给他的一名雇员打电话，告知他有一台升级后的电脑出了紧急问题。他拨通了这名雇员家里的.电话，听到一个小孩的声音在轻声说道：“喂?”
这个企业家觉得跟小孩说话很麻烦，就有点恼火，问道：“你爸爸在家吗?”
“在。”这个谨慎的声音轻声说道。
“可以让他接电话吗?”老板问。
让老板感到奇怪的是，这个轻柔的声音低声回答道：“不行，我不能答应你的要求。”
老板想和大人说话，他就问：“那你妈妈在吗?”
“在。”电话那端如是回答。
“那可以让她接电话吗?”
这个有点不正常的轻柔声音再次小声地说道：“不行。”
老板凭经验判断小孩是不可能独自一人留在家里的，于是他决定给照看这个小孩的人留言。
“你旁边有别的人吗?”老板问这个小孩。
“是的。”小孩轻声说道，“一个警察。”
老板很想知道警察在他雇员家里干什么，于是问道：“可以让警察接电话吗?”
“不行，他正忙着。”这个古怪的小孩轻声答道。
“在忙什么呢?”这让老板十分迷惑。
“在和爸爸、妈妈还有消防队员说话。”小孩轻声答道。
听筒里传来了象直升飞机一般的嗡嗡声，老板越来越担心，甚至变得有点焦急，于是他问道：“那是什么声音?”
“是直升机。”小孩低声的回答证实了他的猜测。
“发生什么事了?”老板问道，此时他已经很惊慌了。
小孩回答说：“搜寻队正在降落直升机。”
老板惊慌失措、万分担忧，不再只是感到有点失望而已。他问道，“他们在那儿干嘛?”
小孩笑着，仍然是低声地答道：“他们正在找我!”