今天的这段对话，在谈论火灾，

 

谈一谈遇到火灾的经历，当时是怎么做的

 

来听今天的讲解:

 

A:  Did you smell something out here?

 

你在外面嗅到什么吗？

 

B:  Yes, I was in the kitchen. I thought I could smell smoke.

 

是的，我刚刚在厨房，我好像闻到烟味。

 

A:  Me too. Where is it coming from?

 

我也是。从哪里飘过来的？

 

B:  I can't see anything. Wait! What's that over there?

 

我没看到。等等，那是什么？

 

A:  It's smoke. Whose house is that?

 

是浓烟。那是谁的房子？

 

B:  That's the Riley's house. They're on vacation.

 

那是瑞里家，他们去度假了。

 

A:  It doesn't really look like it's coming from their house.It's coming from the back. Is it a barbecue?

 

看起来不像是从屋子里飘出来的。这是从后面来的，是不是烤肉？

 

B:  No way. They have a tool shed back there.It's a fire. I'm going in to call the fire department.

 

不可能。他们后面是工具室。这是火灾，我要进去打电话给消防局。

 

A:  Wait. I have my cell phone. I'll dial 911.Yes, please connect me to the fire department.

 

等等，我有手提电话，我来打 911。请帮我接消防局。

 

C:  Fire department. Can I help you?

 

消防局。有什么事吗？

 

A:  Yes, I want to report a fire.

 

是的，我要报火警。

 

C:  Where are you, sir?

 

先生，你的位置是？

 

A:  I'm at 904 Lincoln Drive. I think there's a fire in one of my neighbor's houses.

 

我在林肯路 904 号，我邻居的房子失火了。

 

C:  904 Lincoln Drive?

 

林肯路 904 号吗？

 

A:  Yes.

 

是的。

 

C:  Can you see any flames?

 

你看到火焰吗？

 

A:  No, I can't see flames yet.But there is smoke pouring out of the back of the house.

 

我还没看到火焰。但是有浓烟从房子后面冒出来。

 

C:  Alright. We'll get someone there right away.

 

好的，我们立刻派人过去。

 

A:  There's someone coming.

 

他们马上来了。

 

B:  It took them four minutes to get here. That was pretty fast.

 

他们四分钟就到这里，相当快。

 

A:  Yes, it's fast. But four minutes is enough to do fifty thousand dollars damage.

 

是很快，但是四分钟就足以造成五万块的损失。

 

B:  I guess the fire wasn't in the tool shed after all.It looks like the back of the house was burning.

 

我猜一定不是工具室起火。看起来是有东西在房子后面烧。

 

A:  I wonder if anyone can call the Rileys about this. Do you know them well?

 

不知道有没有人可以通知瑞里家的人。你跟他们熟吗？

 

B:  Not really.

 

不是很熟。

 

A:  Do you know where they're vacationing?

 

你知道他们去哪里度假吗？

 

B:  I think they went to Mexico, but I'm not sure.It's a bad thing to return home to.They'll come home from their trip, and they'll see half their house burned.

 

他们去墨西哥，但是我不确定。要是回来也真扫兴。他们要中途结束旅行回来，并且看到房子被烧掉一半。

 

A:  Yes, but at least this way no one gets hurt.It's better to have a fire in your house when you're not home. Don't you think?

 

没错，但是至少这样没有人受伤。失火时最好没有人在家，不是吗？

 

B:  Yes, I suppose. It's a dangerous thing if a fire starts when people are sleeping.

我想是的。如果正在睡觉时失火，这是很危险的。