Now, We’re always hearing about road accidents, and when we’re in a car we try to drive carefully, but how many of us take the same degree of care in our homes? Any large hospital will tell you the number of accidents that happen in the home is almost the same as those on the road. I don’t pretend to be an expert, but I’ve thought a lot about how and why these accidents happen and what we can do to prevent them.
现在，我们总会听到交通事故，当我们坐在车里时，我们会尽量小心驾驶，但我们中有多少人在家里也会同样小心呢？任何一家大型医院都会告诉你，家中发生的事故数量几乎与交通事故相同。我不会假装自己是专家，但我思考了很多关于这些事故发生的方式和原因，以及我们可以采取什么措施来预防它们。

One of the commonest and most dangerous causes of home accidents is wrong and careless use of electrical equipment. People will continue to use a loose plug or pull out a plug without first turning off the power. In spite of warnings, one will carry an electric heater into the bathroom when he is going to have a bath. Sometimes one forgets to cut off the power before mending a lamp or some thing else. All this will cause accidents. So the rule about anything that works by electricity is: Switch off before you touch into the anything and don’t pretend you know when you actually don’t.
家庭事故的最常见和最危险的原因之一是电气设备使用的错误和不小心。人们继续使用松动的插头或拔出插头，而不关闭电源。尽管有警告，人们还是会在洗澡的时候把电加热器带进浴室。有时人们在修理灯或其他东西之前忘记切断电源。所有这些都会导致事故。所以，任何带电操作的规则都是：在你触摸任何东西之前都要断电，不要假装你很熟，实际上你真的不熟。

If you’ve got children in the house, it’s always best to keep medicines of any kind out of their reach. Otherwise, they may be taken for candies or a new kind of drink. When there are older people living with you, you have to take particular care in a number of ways in order to make them safe and happy.
如果家里有孩子，最好不要让他们接触到任何种类的药物。否则，它们可能被当作糖果或一种新的饮料。当有老年人和你住在一起时，你必须在许多方面特别照顾他们，以使他们安全和快乐。

Fire, of course, is always a risk. So, remember not to dry clothes in front of fires, or leave stoves in the middle of rooms where they can easily be knocked over. And don’t forget to keep the children away from fire. Smoking, too, may cause fire. So you’d better give it up.
当然，火也存在风险。所以，记住不要在火前烘干衣服，也不要把炉子放在房间中央，因为炉子很容易被打翻。别忘了让孩子们远离火。吸烟也可能引起火灾，所以你最好放弃。

Safety First may mean a little more time and care, but it may save you a lot of trouble.
安全第一可能意味着多一点时间和关心，但它可能会给你省去很多麻烦。