Fire Fighters
消防员
There are about 5 ,000 fire fighters in Chicago.
芝加哥大约有5000名消防战士。
Tim is one of them. He is on duty eight hours every day.
蒂姆就是其中之一。他每天工作8小时。
During his shift, he eats and sleeps at the firehouse.
在他换岗时，他会在驻地饮食和睡眠。
The fire fighters have to be ready to answer
消防员必须做好应对
an alarm at any hour of the day or night.
警报的准备，不论是或是晚上的任何时候。
Most of the alarms are for small fires.
大多数的警报是小火灾。
They can be put out in a few minutes.
几分钟就能够熄灭。
Big fires are very dangerous. Most of the time,
大火灾非常危险。大多数时候,
the greatest danger comes from smoke.
最大的危险来自烟。
Sometimes, fire fighters have to enter burning buildings
有时,消防战士不得不进入燃烧的建筑物，
in order to rescue the people inside.
营救里面的人。
Tim has been a fire fighter for five years.
蒂姆已经当了五年的消防员。
He's proud of himself and of his service.
他对自己的工作感到非常骄傲。
He does exercise every day to stay strong.
他每天做运动保持强壮。
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词汇表
fire fighter
救火队员
shift
移动；轮班
firehouse
消防队消防站
put out
扑灭；熄灭
dangerous
危险的
in order to
为了
rescue
援救；营救
proud
自豪的；得意的
