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There are about 5,000 fire fighters in Chicago.

在芝加哥大约有5,000名消防员。

Tim is one of them. He is on duty eight hours every day.

蒂姆就是其中之一。他每天值班八小时。

During his shift, he eats and sleeps at the firehouse.

在他值班期间，他都在消防站吃饭睡觉。

The fire fighters have to be ready to answer an alarm at any hour of the day or night.

白天或晚上的任何时候，消防队员必须随时准备响应警报。

Most of the alarms are for small fires. 大多数警报都是针对小型火灾的。

They can be put out in a few minutes. 几分钟之内就能把火扑灭。

Big fires are very dangerous. Most of the time, the greatest danger comes from smoke.

大型火灾是非常危险的。大多数时候，最大的危险来自于烟。

Sometimes, fire fighters have to enter burning buildings in order to rescue the people inside.

有时，消防队员不得不进入燃烧的建筑，去拯救里面的人。

Tim has been a fire fighter for five years.

蒂姆已经做了五年的消防员了。

He's proud of himself and of his service.

他为自己和自己的服务感到骄傲。

He does exercise every day to stay strong.

他每天锻炼以保持强壮。