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lóudàocorridor
yānsmoke
着火zháohuǒto catch fire
shāoto burn
烧掉shāodiàoto burn up
骗子piànziliar
mièto extinguish
灭掉mièdiàoto extinguish completely
着火zháohuǒto catch fire
重新chóngxīnanew
灭火器mièhuǒqìfire extinguisher
打不开dǎ bu kāito be unable to open
越来越yuèláiyuèmore and more
119yāo yāo jiǔ119 [Chinese fire emergency hotline]
火警huǒjǐngfire department
逃命táomìngto run for one's life

Supplementary Vocabulary

火灾huǒzāifire disaster
车道chēdàotraffic lane
人行道rénxíngdàosidewalk
消防员xiāofángyuánfirefighter
消防车xiāofángchēfire truck

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