父母工作得很晚,孩子们要在校学习到深夜,使家人大多数时间不能在一起用餐。为适应这些家庭的需要,日本人即将推出一种既能储存热食,也能储存冷食的冰箱。夏普电子公司生产的这种冰箱号称为世界首创。冰箱中部紧靠冰块盒有20升(5.2加仑)的空间,可以保持在55摄氏度(130华氏度)。“此冰箱可以用来为晚归的丈夫保温饭菜”或者为参加课外活动晚归的孩子们储存快餐,夏普公司在一项声明中说。声明还称,一个预先设置的定时器可以自动 Parents work late, and children have to study late at school so that most of the family cannot eat together. In order to meet the needs of these families, the Japanese will soon introduce a refrigerator that can store both hot and cold foods. This type of refrigerator produced by Sharp Electronics is called the world’s first. There is 20 liters (5.2 gallons) of space in the middle of the refrigerator next to the ice cubes and can be kept at 55 degrees Celsius (130 degrees Fahrenheit). “This refrigerator can be used to keep meals for the late husband’s husband,” or to store fast food for children who are late for extracurricular activities, Sharp said in a statement. The statement also stated that a pre-set timer can be automatically