Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful, enjoy good food and prank your parents.

　　感恩节是一个感恩，享受美食，陪父母开心的日子。

　　A new trend called the “Turkey Challenge” has taken over social media ahead of the holiday with people texting their parents and grandparents asking how to cook a 25-pound turkey in the microwave.

　　节日前夕，一个名为“火鸡挑战”的新潮流席卷了社交媒体，人们给父母和祖父母发短信，询问如何用微波炉烹制一只25磅重的火鸡。

　　The array of responses are then shared online.

　　然后这些回复将共享在网上。

　　While most parents were straight up shocked by their kids’ stupidity, others offered surprisingly helpful tips.

　　虽然大多数家长对孩子的愚蠢行为感到震惊，但也有一些家长出人意料地提供了非常有用的建议。

　　Not everyone bought into the prank, however.

　　然而，并不是所有人都相信这个恶作剧。

　　One of the biggest potential dangers of eating an undercooked turkey is the risk of salmonella and other bacteria.

　　食用未煮熟火鸡的最大潜在危险之一是可能有沙门氏菌和其他细菌。

　　Each year in the United States, roughly 1.2 million people are sickened by salmonella, while an estimated 23,000 are hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC).

　　美国疾病控制与预防中心的数据显示，美国每年约有120万人因感染沙门氏菌而患病，同时估计有2.3万人住院。

　　A turkey is ready to eat when its internal temperature reaches 165 F, Ben Chapman, food safety specialist and assistant professor of food science at North Carolina State University, told Live Science. He added that a thermometer “should be placed in three places: in the innermost part of the thigh, the innermost part of the wing and the thickest part of the breast.”

　　美国北卡罗来纳州立大学食品安全专家、食品科学助理教授查普曼在接受《生活科学》采访时说，火鸡的内部温度达到华氏165度时就可以食用了。他补充说，温度计“应该放在三个部位:大腿最内侧、翅膀最内侧和胸部最厚的部位。”

　　Despite popular belief, a turkey is not necessarily ready to come out of the oven if its juices are running clear, Chapman said.

　　查普曼说，尽管人们普遍认为如果火鸡的肉汁烤干了，就不一定要用烤箱烤到要求的时间。

　　“Color is not an indicator of safety or doneness,” he warned.

　　他警告说:“颜色不是安全或熟好的标志。”