If you’re still living in the Ice Age—that is, with a non-defrosting freezer—you’ll need these ancient skills.
如果你仍然生活在冰河世纪——冰箱没有解冻——那么你需要下面这些古老的方法msKA2V3Qa%T*。

You Will Need
你需要

Cardboard boxes
纸板盒

Newspaper or cloths
报纸或布

A pan that will fit at the bottom of your freezer
可以放在冰箱底部的平底锅

A towel
毛巾

Steps
步骤

STEP 1 Empty freezer
1.清空冷冻室

Remove all food from your freezer and place it in cardboard boxes. Cover them with newspaper or cloths to keep the food from thawing.
把冷藏室里所有的食物拿出来，放在纸板盒里eF7Kt0k+m[apgmdBr4y。用报纸或布盖上，防止食物融解W^Cvi|A,J60-%bd*H。

If you have a neighbor who can store some items in her freezer, that’s the best way to go. Or plan a feast around your newly-thawed food.
如果可以把你的食物暂时放在邻居的冰箱里，那再好不过了GT0o8Z3(CN76aR54。或者用刚刚融化的食物做一顿大餐o_&.@|=zp0~eKX7MJ8。

STEP 2 Empty trays
2.清空托盘

Remove ice trays and empty the cubes into the sink. Let them melt down the drain.
取下冰块盘，把冰块倒入水槽中VI|![,yAoOtKNhY2An4H。让他们融化后流入下水道vik!3k+U0Xsq%%。

STEP 3 Empty fridge
3.清空冷藏室

Remove all the food from your refrigerator and place it in cardboard boxes covered with newspapers or cloth.
把冰箱里所有的食物取出来，放在盖有报纸或布的纸板箱里EOJ&m@lZe^%yv1D5M%。

STEP 4 Set to “defrost”
4.设置解冻

Turn your temperature control to 'defrost.'
把温控开到“解冻”状态1.r4D=hY~ZD9Ln。

If you don’t have a 'defrost' setting, simply unplug your refrigerator.
如果没有“解冻”开关，直接拔掉电源插头(v#b4,K0xB@jN@xIb|。

STEP 5 Place a pan
5.放置平底锅

Place a large square pan at the bottom of your freezer to catch the melting water. Empty and replace it as necessary.
在冰箱底部放一个大的方形平底锅，用来装融化的水tXex;;*ck,1b5。如果必要的话，倒空，替换#4AQT~v;738v4g@,LK!。

If your unit already has a pan there’s no need to use another one.
如果冰箱里已经有一个平底锅，没必要专门放置一个y1%A%bMk*)qdnKlS。

STEP 6 Place a towel
6.放一条毛巾

Place a dry towel underneath the refrigerator to catch melting water.
在冰箱下面放一条干毛巾来吸收融化的水Sd7!+zBah3V&4。

Never use a sharp object to chip away at the ice coating your freezer. This could severely damage your unit.
千万不要用锋利的物体刮冰箱表层覆盖的冰，否则会损坏设备GVNypyU!w;。

STEP 7 Wash trays
7.清洗托盘

While the ice is melting, wash and dry your ice cube trays.
在冰融化的同时，清洗并干燥冰块托盘UUQs+to7nCK。

To speed up the melting, put a pan of hot water in the freezer.
为了加速融化过程，可以在冰箱里放一盘热水]azO7gmxobF=@]|g&。

STEP 8 Chill
8.冷冻

Return food and newly-filled ice cube trays to the freezer. Then return the food to fridge. Now you’re ready to chill.
把食物和新装满的冰块托盘放回冰箱里jPNua~GRiW[6,*=。然后把食物放到冷冻室sC;I=ZPTuWcUi。然后把食物放回冷藏室MyL@~uKN;8Mfs]0。现在冰箱可以开始工作了~WnY6;AK#3*C6pL。

Up until the 1920s, when electric refrigerators came into use, people kept their food fresh in ice boxes—literally boxy cabinets that held a huge chunk of ice.
20世纪20年代之前，当电冰箱开始使用之前，人们把新鲜的食物放在用冰制成的箱子里——名副其实的用一大块冰做成的箱子SG-6a.q4--13tgM2uF。