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Fire in the Hallway!

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ID: 1334 Intermediate
If you've been to China, you will have noticed the lack of fire detectors in homes and office buildings. We won't be solving this problem with today's ChinesePod lesson, but we will be providing you with the language tools to alert others if there is a fire. You'll also be learning how to ask for a fire extinguisher!
Wed Jan 13 2010 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
楼道 lóudào corridor
烟 yān smoke
着火 zháohuǒ to catch fire
烧 shāo to burn
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?
好像有人在烧东西。
hǎoxiàng yǒurén zài shāo dōngxi 。
It looks like someone is burning something.
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!
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?
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