英语脑筋急转弯:门是从外面锁住的,你怎样做才不会被淹死?

Q

Imagine you're about to take a bath in a soundproof bathroom.There are no windows. There’s only one door, and it locks automatically from outside when shut. You shut the door, turn on the water in the bathtub. Suddenly you discover something wrong with the faucets. You can’t turn off the water!What to do? If you call for help no one will hear you because of the soundproof walls. You can’t get out because the door is locked from the outside. How can you keep from drowning?
假设你准备在一间隔音的浴室里洗澡,浴室没有窗户,只有一扇门,门一旦关上就自动锁起来,从外面才能打开。你关上门,打开浴缸的水龙头。突然你发觉龙头不对劲,怎么关也关不上!怎么办?高声呼救,没人听得见,因为墙壁都是隔音的;出也出不去,因为门是从外面锁住的,你怎样做才不会被淹死?

A

Pull out the stopper of the drain.
把排水处的塞子拔起来就行了。

点睛一笔

本题题干很长,里面包含很多用法,首先是词组“be about to”,它的意思是“正打算,刚要”。soundproof的意思是“隔音的”,与它相似的用法还包括:waterproof(防水的),shockproof(防震的)等。题目中还包含了一对反义词短语:turn on(打开)和turn off(关上)。此外,faucet的意思是“龙头”。根据本题的描述,似乎无路可退,但只要打开排水处的塞子(stopper of the drain),水就可以流下去,所以根本不用担心被淹死。