Intermediate - Earthquake Evacuation (C2191)

A: 地震了!地震了!
dìzhèn le! dìzhèn le!
Earthquake! Earthquake!
B: 啊?怎么办?怎么办?
ǎ? zěnme bàn? zěnme bàn?
What? What should we do? What should we do?
C: 别慌,别慌,赶快跑!
bié huāng, bié huāng, gǎnkuài pǎo!
Don't panic! Don't panic! Let's get out of here!
D: 哎,别躲在桌子下面,快跑!
āi, bié duǒ zài zhuōzi xiàmian, kuài pǎo!
Hey, don't hide under the table! Run!
E: 等等,等等,我的电脑,我的手机。
děngdeng, děngdeng, wǒ de diànnǎo, wǒ de shǒujī.
Hold on! Hold on! My computer! My cell phone!
C: 哎呀,别拿了,快跑!
āiyā, bié ná le, kuài pǎo!
Jeez, don't take them! Run!
D: 哎哎哎,不能坐电梯。要走楼梯。
ài ài ài, bùnéng zuò diàntī. yào zǒu lóutī.
Hey! Hey! Don't take the elevator. You have to take the stairs.
F: 我穿高跟鞋,走不动。
wǒ chuān gāogēnxié, zǒubudòng.
I'm wearing high heels. I can't walk.
D: 赶快脱了,往楼下跑。
gǎnkuài tuō le, wǎng lóuxià pǎo.
Take them off quick! Run downstairs!
C: 快点儿,后面的同学,快点儿。
kuài diǎnr, hòumian de tóngxué, kuài diǎnr.
Faster, you guys in the rear! Faster!
F: 呼,终于下楼了。
hū, zhōngyú xiàlóu le.
Whew! We finally made it down the stairs.
D: 到操场中间蹲下。
dào cāochǎng zhōngjiān dūnxià.
Let's go crouch in the middle of the playground.
A: 大家都下来了吧?嗯,很好,这次的地震演习结束!
dàjiā dōu xiàlái le ba? ng, hěn hǎo, zhècì de dìzhèn yǎnxí jiéshù!
Did everyone make it down? Well, good, this earthquake drill is over!

Key Vocabulary

地震 dìzhèn earthquake
huāng to panic
赶快 gǎnkuài hurry up
pǎo to run
duǒ to hide
电梯 diàntī elevator
楼梯 lóutī stair
高跟鞋 gāogēnxié high heels
走不动 zǒubudòng to be unable to move
tuō to take off
wǎng in the direction of
楼下 lóuxià downstairs
终于 zhōngyú at last
下楼 xiàlóu to go downstairs
操场 cāochǎng playground
蹲下 dūnxià to squat
演习 yǎnxí drill
结束 jiéshù to finish

Supplementary Vocabulary

紧张 jǐnzhāng to be nervous
母语 mǔyǔ mother tongue, native language
消防演习 xiāofáng yǎnxí fire drill
汶川地震 Wènchuān dìzhèn Wenchuan Earthquake
雅安地震 Yǎān dìzhèn Yaan Earthquake

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