Waking up sucks1. Getting out of bed is terrible. So why on earth would people sell a device that causes you to do both? Put simply it’s because being late may cause a lot of troubles. It is said that Ronald Reagan almost missed his own inauguration2 due to an ineffective alarm clock.

No one likes starting the day by getting ripped3 out of bed by those evil beeps， but some sleepyheads4 just ignore anything gentler. That’s where a new generation of creative alarm clocks steps in. They are ideal for anyone who’s unable to get up in the morning and， unless you’re one of those superhuman joggers5 whose internal bodyclock wakes them up at 5 a.m.， that means you!

Sonic Bomb Alarm Clock

This clock has an adjustable6 volume7 alarm with a maximum8 loudness of 113 decibels9. That’s louder than a helicopter10. But wait， there’s more: a separate vibrating11 unit goes under your mattress12 to help judder13 you out of dreamland!

We’ve seen a lot of loud alarm clocks， but this baby is the best. If the Sonic Bomb Alarm Clock fails to get you out of bed， we can only suggest you arrange for a grand piano to be dropped from the ceiling every morning!

Flying Alarm Clock

What makes the Flying Alarm Clock so special? Well， as its name suggests， this digital clock actually flies. A propeller14-driven part spins15 off the base unit every time the alarm goes off. The noisy alarm won’t turn off until you get the propeller and replace it on the base， which means you have to get out of bed and search for it. How irritating16 is that?

Puzzle Alarm Clock

Cute but incredibly effective， the Puzzle Alarm Clock is guaranteed to wake you up. Why? Because it won’t stop ringing until you correctly replace the 4-piece jigsaw17 that explodes out of it every time the alarm goes off! Genius， eh?

Believe us， putting a jigsaw together is a great way to wake up， because unlike forcing yourself to walk across the room to turn off the alarm and then going back to bed again， you might actually have to get down on your knees to find these four tiny pieces（they can be anywhere） to get the little baby to shut up. Moreover， its contemporary18 style will add an air of elegance19 to any bedside surface. Now all you have to do is remember to set it!

起床的感覺糟透了；從被窩里出來真要命。那人們到底為什么還要賣這樣一種逼你做這兩件事的東西呢？簡單說來，這是因?yàn)檫t到可能會(huì)造成大麻煩——相傳羅納德·里根就曾因鬧鐘失靈而差點(diǎn)錯(cuò)過他的就職典禮。

沒人愿意被那可惡的嗶嗶聲拉起床，開始新的一天。但有一些瞌睡蟲常常對不那么尖銳的聲音充耳不聞。這就給新一代創(chuàng)意鬧鐘打開了登堂入室的大門。對于那些早上起不了床的人來說，它們是再理想不過的選擇——除非你是那些超人般的慢跑者（凌晨5點(diǎn)就會(huì)被體內(nèi)的生物鐘叫醒），不然，我們說的就是你！ 爆炸鬧鐘

這是一款可調(diào)節(jié)音量的鬧鐘，最高可達(dá)113分貝，比直升機(jī)還吵。等等，還有別的：一個(gè)放在床墊下面的獨(dú)立振動(dòng)器可以把你從夢鄉(xiāng)里抖出來！

我們見過許多大聲的鬧鐘，但這個(gè)小寶貝最厲害。如果連這款爆炸鬧鐘都無法把你弄醒的話，我們只好建議你讓人每天早上從天花板扔一架大鋼琴下來吧！

飛行鬧鐘

為什么飛行鬧鐘如此與眾不同？物如其名，這款數(shù)碼鬧鐘真的會(huì)飛哦！每當(dāng)鬧鐘響起來，由螺旋槳驅(qū)動(dòng)的組件就從底座上旋飛出去。這個(gè)吵吵嚷嚷的鬧鐘會(huì)一直響個(gè)不停，直到你捉到螺旋推進(jìn)器，并把它放回底座上為止。這就意味著你不得不起床到處找它——很氣人吧？

拼圖鬧鐘

拼圖鬧鐘款式可愛但效果顯著，保證能把你弄醒。為什么？因?yàn)槊慨?dāng)鬧鐘響起時(shí)，上面的拼圖塊就會(huì)彈飛起來；直到你將4塊拼圖正確拼好，鬧鈴才會(huì)停止。天才吧？

相信我們，砌拼圖可是非常有效的起床方法。因?yàn)樗幌襁^去的辦法——強(qiáng)迫你從房間的一頭走到另一頭去關(guān)鬧鐘，然后回來繼續(xù)睡——你可能真的要跪下來找這4塊小小的拼圖（它們有可能落在任何地方），才能讓這小寶貝閉嘴。另外，鬧鐘的現(xiàn)代造型能給你的床邊增添幾分雅致。你要做的就是記得設(shè)鬧鈴！

注釋

1) suck v. <俚>差勁，令人討厭

2) inauguration n. 總統(tǒng)就職典禮

3) rip v. 扯

4) sleepyhead n. 瞌睡蟲

5) jogger n. 慢跑者

6) adjustable a. 可調(diào)節(jié)的

7) volume n. 音量

8) maximum a. 最大值的

9) decibel n. 分貝（聲強(qiáng)單位）

10) helicopter n. 直升機(jī)

11) vibrate v. 振動(dòng)

12) mattress n. 床墊

13) judder v. 猛力搖動(dòng)

14) propeller n. 螺旋槳，推進(jìn)器

15) spin v. 快速旋轉(zhuǎn)

16) irritating a. 氣人的

17) jigsaw n. 拼圖

18) contemporary a. 當(dāng)代的

19) elegance n. 優(yōu)雅，雅致