▸ 中午zhōng wǔ十二shí èr点diǎn，张Zhāng师傅shī fu的de餐厅cān tīng很hěn热闹rè nao。

At twelve noon, Chef Zhang's restaurant is bustling.

▸ 他tā一边yī biān炒菜chǎo cài，一边yī biān对duì助手zhù shǒu说shuō：“盐yán少shǎo一点yī diǎn！”

While stir-frying, he tells his assistant: "Less salt!"

▸ 突然tū rán，锅guō里lǐ的de油yóu着火zháo huǒ了le！

Suddenly, the oil in the wok catches fire!

▸ 火huǒ很大hěn dà，助手zhù shǒu吓得xià de叫jiào了le起来qǐ lai。

The fire is big, and the assistant cries out in fright.

▸ 张Zhāng师傅shī fu很hěn冷静lěng jìng，他tā马上mǎ shàng关guān了le火huǒ。

Chef Zhang stays calm and immediately turns off the stove.

▸ 可是kě shì旁边páng biān的de纸zhǐ盒hé也yě着火zháo huǒ了le！

But the cardboard boxes next to it catch fire too!

▸ 火huǒ越来越yuè lái yuè大dà，厨房chú fáng里lǐ都是dōu shì烟yān。

The fire grows bigger and bigger, and the kitchen fills with smoke.

▸ 张Zhāng师傅shī fu大声dà shēng说shuō：“大家dà jiā快kuài出去chū qù！”

Chef Zhang shouts: "Everyone get out, quickly!"

▸ 客人kè rén们men都dōu跑到pǎo dào街上jiē shang，助手zhù shǒu打电话dǎ diàn huà叫jiào消防队xiāo fáng duì。

The customers all run into the street, and the assistant calls the fire department.

▸ 张Zhāng师傅shī fu最后zuì hòu一个yī ge出来chū lái，他的tā de心跳xīn tiào得很de hěn快kuài。

Chef Zhang is the last one out, his heart pounding.

▸ 他tā看着kàn zhe餐厅cān tīng，心里xīn li很hěn着急zháo jí。

He looks at his restaurant, terribly worried.

▸ 很快hěn kuài，他tā听到tīng dào了le消防车xiāo fáng chē的de声音shēng yīn。

Soon, he hears the sound of a fire truck.

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