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Y: Not only have we been perfecting our Chinese this week on Chinese Studio, we’ve also
done a review of what to say faced with an emergency. Dajia hao, wo shi Y.
B: Wo shi Mark. It has been an exciting time of it, chasing thieves, putting out fires, dashing
to the loo, and dealing with medical emergencies. Let’s review what we covered.
Conversation 1
A: 出什么事了?
B: 我的包被偷了。
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,
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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 2
A: 怎么这么大的烟?
B: 不好,厨房着火了。
B: On my way to Chinese Studio, I saw someone lying on the street, look really painful. 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,
Y: kuai4 jiao4 jiu4 hu4 che1,
B: kuai4 jiao4 jiu4 hu4 che1,Quick, call an ambulance.
Conversation 3
A: 有人受伤了!
B: 快叫救护车.
B: Actually the person I saw has asthma. How do I say: He’s having an asthma attack?
Y: Asthma can be serious, we call it xiao4 chuan3,
B: xiao4 chuan3.
Y: And this is what you should say, ta1 you3 xiao4 chuan3, He’s having an asthma attack.
B: ta1 you3 xiao4 chuan3
Y: He in Chinese is ta1,
B: ta1,
Y: you3, here it means suffer from an illness,
B: you3,
Y: xiao4 chuan3 is asthma,
B: xiao4 chuan3
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Y: ta1 you3 xiao4 chuan3
B: ta1 you3 xiao4 chuan3 He’s having an asthma attack.
Conversation 4
A: 他怎么了?好像很难受的样子。
B: 他有哮喘。
B: Don’t panic just yet Y, but I can smell some smoke coming from the studio next door.
Y: Then we better quickly ask our question of the day before grabbing the hoses. Remind us,
how do you say “” in Chinese.
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