2024剑桥雅思讲义Baby_Cages_Text.docx
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2024剑桥雅思讲义Baby_Cages_Text.docx
EnglishAdvantageEnglishAdvantageBabyCagesWeknowwhatyou'rethinking:it'sjustaplaypenwithalid,andwhat'ssohorrificaboutthat?Eventhebestmothercan'thoveroveratoddlingbaby24/7,soputtingababyinasafeplace,evenifitkindoflookslikeacage,atleastkeepshimawayfromthemachetedrawer.It'satthispointthatweshouldprobablyclarifywhatwe'retalkingabouthere.It'snotthatthecontraptionwasmerelyacage,eventhoughwedowanttogoontherecordasbeinganti-putting-babies-in-wire-cages.It'sthatthisparticularcagewasnotontheground.Itwassuspendedoutofawindow.HaveyoueverlookedupatanACunitprecariouslyperchedontheedgeofafourth-storywindowandwonderedifthatthingwouldworkasababyholder?No?Huh.Inthe1930s,Londonmothershadaproblem.Unlikecountrybabies,citybabiesdidn'thaveacresoframblingestatestocrawlaround.Fortunately,someidiotinAmericapatentedtheperfectsolutionforair-starvedinfantsababykennelthathungoutthewindow.Mini-humanswithahankerin'forfreshaircouldjustcrawlrightoutthewindowintotheirtotallysafecages.Thebestpartisthatthemotherdoesn'tscreaminhorrorasherchildtottersoutanopenwindow,orthatsheneverrealizesshe'strainedherbabytototteroutopenwindows.Theotherbestpartishowthepatentspecifiesthemomcanlockthecagefromtheinteriorofthehouse,justincasethebabyreallywantstogetbackinsidebuthasn'tbeenairedoutenoughyet.Thepatentalsospecifiesthatthecagehasasolidlid,sothelittletykewon'tgetwetinthe"snowandrain."Freshairwasahugecommoditybackthen,apparently.Adaptedfromhttps:/WWW
