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Emergencies 2
Y: What could be more exciting than run in with a thief, last time here on Chinese studio?
dajia hao wo shi Y,
B: dajia hao, wo shi Mark. The adrenalin is still pumping. There’s always another potential
disaster waiting in the wings, let’s anticipate a fire in the kitchen.
Y: Hot stuff. And we’re not talking about chili peppers either. Here are our keywords of the
day.
B: Fires can so quickly get out of control and lead to emergency situations. What’s the word
for fire Y?
Y: We say: huo3,
B: Huo3, fire, And if we’re not careful, the flames get too hot, you turn your back and before
you know it, the kitchen’s on fire.
Y: It can easily happen, chu2 fang2 zhao2 huo3 le. the kitchen’s on fire
B: chu2 fang2 zhao2 huo3 le.
Y: chu2 fang2 means kitchen,
B: chu2 fang2,
Y: zhao2 huo3 means on fire,
B: zhao2 huo3,
Y: chu2 fang2 zhao2 huo3 le.
B: chu2 fang2 zhao2 huo3 le. The kitchen’s on fire.
Conversation 1
A: 怎么这么大的烟?
B: 不好,厨房着火了。
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Y: kuai4 means quickly,
B: kuai4,
Y: da3 means to call the number
B: da3,
Y:幺幺九 is the fire emergency number in China,
B: yao1 yao1 jiu3 ,119,
Y: kuai4 da3 yao1 yao1 jiu3
B: kuai4 da3 yao1 yao1 jiu3. let’s call 119 immediately.
Conversation2
A: 不好,厨房着火了。
B: 别慌,快打 119。
B: Okay, the fire brigade is on their way… now I can see a fire truck, Y, what’s that in Chinese?
Y: it’s xiao1 fang2 che1.
B: xiao1 fang2 che1.
Y: xiao1 fang2 means fire fighting,
B: xiao1 fang2,
Y: che1 is truck,
B: che1,
Y: xiao1 fang2 che1
B: xiao1 fang2 che1, a fire truck.
Conversation 3
A: 消防车来了吗?
B: 马上就到。
B: let’s get out of here… In the unlikely event that someone needs quick hospitalization for a
fire attack, or for anything else, how can I say, Quick, call an ambulance?
Y: You can say, kuai4 jiao4 jiu4 hu4 che1,
B: kuai4 jiao4 jiu4 hu4 che1,
Y: kuai4 means quickly,
B: kuai4,
Y: jiao4 means to call or get something,
B: jiao4,
Y: jiu4 hu4 means to give first-aid,
B: jiu4 hu4
Y: che1 means a truck,
B: che1,
Y: jiu4 hu4 che1, an ambulance,
B: jiu4 hu4 che1,
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Y: kuai4 jiao4 jiu4 hu4 che1,
B: kuai4 jiao4 jiu4 hu4 che1,Quick, call an ambulance.
Conversation 4
A: 有人受伤了!
B: 快叫救护车.
B: Well, let’s look on the bright side, the kitchen needed repainting anyway.
Y: it’s good to be optimistic…. Anyway, let’s look at our question of the day.
B: Remind us how to say, “Quick, call an ambulance.”
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