Intermediate - Heat Stroke (C2257)

A: 啊,小张,小张,你怎么了?快来人!
à, Xiǎo Zhāng, Xiǎo Zhāng, nǐ zěnmele? kuài lái rén!
Hey, Xiao Zhang. Xiao Zhang. Are you okay? Someone come quick!
A: 小张,你醒醒,你醒醒!
Xiǎo Zhāng, nǐ xǐng xing, nǐ xǐng xing!
Xiao Zhang, wake up! Wake up!
B: 我……我……透不过气,看……看不清。
wǒ…… wǒ…… tòubuguò qì, kàn…… kànbuqīng.
I... I... can't breathe. I can't... I can't see clearly.
C: 身体那么热,大概是中暑了。你把她的内衣解开,再去冰箱里拿点儿冰。
shēntǐ nàme rè, dàgài shì zhòngshǔ le. nǐ bǎ tā de nèiyī jiěkāi, zài qù bīngxiāng lǐ ná diǎnr bīng.
Her body's so warm. It's probably heat stroke. Undo her bra and go into the refrigerator and grab some ice.
A: 给。我把窗打开。
gěi. wǒ bǎ chuāng dǎkāi.
Here. I'll open a window.
C: 小张,喝口水。慢慢来,别喝得太急。
Xiǎo Zhāng, hē kǒu shuǐ. mànmàn lái, bié hē de tài jí.
Xiao Zhang, drink some water. Go slowly. Don't drink too fast.
B: 呼,好像……好像好一点了。
hū, hǎoxiàng…… hǎoxiàng hǎo yīdiǎn le.
Whew. It seems... it seems like I'm a bit better.
A: 你别动,休息一下。
nǐ bié dòng, xiūxi yīxià.
Don't move. Rest for a bit.
C: 谢……谢……
xiè…… xiè……
Thanks... thanks...
A: 吓死我了。都怪我们的空调,一点都不凉快!
xià sǐ wǒ le. dōu guài wǒmen de kōngtiáo, yīdiǎn dōu bù liángkuài!
That scared me to death. It's all our air conditioner's fault. It's not cold at all!

Key Vocabulary

xǐng to wake up
透不过气 tòubuguò qì 'to be unable to breathe
看不清 kànbuqīng not to see clearly
身体 shēntǐ body
中暑 zhòngshǔ heat stroke
to take
内衣 nèiyī bra
解开 jiěkāi to undo
冰箱 bīngxiāng refrigerator
chuāng window
打开 dǎkāi to open
to be in a hurry
dòng to move
吓死 xià sǐ to scare to death
guài to blame
一点都不 yīdiǎn dōu bù not at all
凉快 liángkuài cool

Supplementary Vocabulary

透气 tòuqì to breathe
胸罩 xiōngzhào bra
内裤 nèikù underwear
皮带 pídài belt
纽扣 niǔkòu button
领带 lǐngdài tie
口水 kǒushuǐ saliva, spit
军训 jūnxùn drill, military training

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