The Emergency Call (Part 2)

HSK 3 · 136 characters · Day in the Life of a Firefighter

An emergency call sends Ā Róng and his team racing to a fire.

阿荣ā róng正在zhèng zài整理zhěng lǐ消防车xiāo fáng chē里lǐ的de水管shuǐ guǎn。Ā Róng was organizing the hoses inside the fire truck.这时zhè shí，队duì里lǐ的de电话diàn huà突然tū rán响xiǎng了le。At that moment, the station phone suddenly rang.

队长duì zhǎng大声dà shēng说shuō：“着火zháo huǒ了le！大家dà jiā准备zhǔn bèi！”The captain shouted, "There's a fire! Everyone, get ready!"阿荣ā róng马上mǎ shàng拿起ná qǐ头盔tóu kuī，跑pǎo向xiàng消防车xiāo fáng chē。Ā Róng quickly grabbed his helmet and ran to the fire truck.

同事tóng shì们men也yě跳tiào上shàng车chē，气氛qì fēn变得biàn de很hěn紧张jǐn zhāng。His coworkers also jumped on, and the atmosphere became tense.消防车xiāo fáng chē开kāi得de很快hěn kuài，路上lù shang的de人rén都dōu让开ràng kāi了le。The fire truck drove fast, and people on the road all moved aside.

阿荣ā róng看kàn着zhe前方qián fāng，心里xīn li一直yī zhí说shuō：要yào快kuài、要yào安全ān quán。Ā Róng looked ahead and kept saying in his heart: be fast, be safe.他tā听到tīng dào队长duì zhǎng说shuō火huǒ不bù大dà，但dàn有yǒu老人lǎo rén需要xū yào帮助bāng zhù。He heard the captain say the fire wasn't big, but an elderly person needed help.

阿荣ā róng点点头diǎn diǎn tóu，准备zhǔn bèi冲chōng进去jìn qù救jiù人rén。Ā Róng nodded, ready to rush in and save someone.他tā知道zhī dào，真正zhēn zhèng的de工作gōng zuò现在xiàn zài才cái开始kāi shǐ。He knew the real work was just beginning.