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圣誕節即將到來之際，美國聯邦緊急事務管理署建議為親朋好友送上個人滅火器或急救包等應急物品做為圣誕禮物。該管理署署長克雷格?富蓋特表示，人們可能不會想到送這樣的禮物，但對于那些什么都不缺的人，這可能是最好的禮物，因為這樣的禮物在關鍵時刻能挽救一個人的生命。另外，圣誕節是全家團聚的時候，同時也是全家人在一起討論家庭應急方案的理想時機。聯邦緊急事務管理署列出的應急類禮物還包括可折疊的梯子、煙霧報警器、手電筒，以及急救培訓課程。

A?home disaster kit including food, water and prescription medications for 72 hours, or a first aid certification course are just some of the gifts that the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is suggesting Americans give their loved ones this holiday season.

Imagine tearing open that large present under the Christmas tree with your name on it and finding inside... a fire extinguisher.

Or a foldable ladder.

Or a smoke alarm in that smaller box.

Those, plus a home disaster kit including food, water and prescription medications for 72 hours, or a first aid certification course are just some of the gifts that the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is suggesting Americans give their loved ones this holiday season.

"Giving a gift of a fire extinguisher might not be the first thing that springs to mind, but for the guy who has everything, it might be perfect," FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate told AFP.

"For tech geeks, you might get one of those emergency crank-up radios. And I'm a big fan of those little flashlights as stocking fillers. You can never have enough flashlights when there's a power cut," Fugate said.

"You're giving them a gift that can save a life and keep them safe in an emergency," he said.

FEMA also advised that, in addition to reading "The Night Before Christmas" to the kids, you take the occasion of having the whole family together to "develop a family disaster plan."

"I'm not trying to be a Scrooge and saying that this Christmas should have disaster as the theme," said Fugate.

"What we're saying is that the holidays are the only time families really get together. So it's the ideal time to talk about a family communication plan in the event of a disaster," Fugate said.

The talk could always wait until Boxing Day, he added.

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(Agencies)

Vocabulary:

prescription medications: 處方藥

Boxing Day: 節禮日（圣誕節后的第一個工作日）

（中國日報網英語點津 Helen 編輯）