Intermediate - Fire in the Hallway! (C1334)

A: 哎,楼道里怎么这么多烟?哪里着火了?
ái, lóudào lǐ zěnme zhème duō yān? nǎli zháohuǒ le?
Hey, why is there so much smoke in the hallway? Is there a fire somewhere?
B: 好像有人在烧东西。
hǎoxiàng yǒurén zài shāo dōngxi.
It looks like someone is burning something.
C: 骗子,你这个大骗子!我要把你的东西都烧掉!骗子!
piànzi, nǐ zhè ge dà piànzi! wǒ yào bǎ nǐ de dōngxi dōu shāo diào! piànzi!
Liar! You big liar! I'm going to burn up everything you own! Liar!
A: 宁宁,你怎么能在楼道里烧东西呢!
Níngning, nǐ zěnme néng zài lóudào lǐ shāo dōngxi ne!
Ningning, why are you burning stuff in the hallway?
B: 就是,快灭掉!着火了怎么办?
jiùshì, kuài miè diào! zháohuǒ le zěnme bàn?
Yeah. Quick, put it out! If there's a fire what will we do?
C: 我要把那个大坏蛋的东西都烧掉!重新开始!
wǒ yào bǎ nàge dà huàidàn de dōngxi dōu shāo diào! chóngxīn kāishǐ!
I'm going to burn everything that big jerk owns! Start over fresh!
A: 宁宁,先把火灭了。
Níngning, xiān bǎ huǒ miè le.
Ningning, first put the fire out.
B: 不好!真的着火了!快,灭火器!
bù hǎo! zhēnde zháohuǒ le! kuài, mièhuǒqì!
Not good! It's really starting on fire! Quick, the fire extinguisher!
A: 灭火器打不开。
mièhuǒqì dǎ bu kāi.
I can't get the fire extinguisher to work.
B: 越来越大了!打119吧!喂,火警......
yuèláiyuè dà le! dǎ yāo yāo jiǔ ba! wéi, huǒjǐng......
It's getting bigger and bigger! Call 119! Hello, fire department...
A: 不行不行,我们快逃命吧!宁宁,快跑!
bù xíng bù xíng, wǒmen kuài táomìng ba! Níngning, kuài pǎo!
It's getting bad! Let's run for our lives! Ningning, quick, run!

Key Vocabulary

楼道 lóudào corridor
yān smoke
着火 zháohuǒ to catch fire
shāo to burn
烧掉 shāodiào to burn up
骗子 piànzi liar
miè to extinguish
灭掉 mièdiào to extinguish completely
着火 zháohuǒ to catch fire
重新 chóngxīn anew
灭火器 mièhuǒqì fire extinguisher
打不开 dǎ bu kāi to be unable to open
越来越 yuèláiyuè more and more
119 yāo yāo jiǔ 119 [Chinese fire emergency hotline]
火警 huǒjǐng fire department
逃命 táomìng to run for one's life

Supplementary Vocabulary

火灾 huǒzāi fire disaster
车道 chēdào traffic lane
人行道 rénxíngdào sidewalk
消防员 xiāofángyuán firefighter
消防车 xiāofángchē fire truck

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