Fire and Ice

Fire and Ice Today, our teacher asked the class what things can burn us. Everyone thought this was an easy question to answer. “ Fire can burn us, ” we said. Touch your fnger to a flame and you will get burnt. You will get a big blister on your finger. “ The sun will burn you too if you stay out in it too long on hot summer days. ”

火与冰 今天，我们老师问全班什么东西可以灼伤我们。每个人都认为这个问题很容易回答。“火会把我们烧死的。”我们说。用你的手指触摸火焰，你会被烧伤的。你的手指会起一个大水泡。“在炎热的夏日里如果你呆在外面太久，太阳也会把你晒伤的。”

“ Right, ” our teacher said. " Fire will burn. So will the sun. Can you think of anything else?" “ Boiling water or hot steam, ” we said. “ Good, ” said our teacher. “ Many hot things can burn you. But did you know that something very cold can also burn you?" We laughed. How can something cold burn? Our teacher continued, " When your skin touches something extremely cold for a long time, it can get damaged. This is called a cold burn. ” We learned something amazing today. Hot or cold, fre or ice—many things can burn us.

“对，”我们的老师说。“火会燃烧。太阳也会。你还能想到什么吗?” “开水或热蒸汽，”我们说。 “很好，”我们的老师说。“很多热的东西都能灼伤你。但是你知道吗?非常冷的东西也会灼伤你。”我们都笑了。冷的东西怎么能烧起来? 我们的老师继续说道:“当你的皮肤长时间接触极冷的东西时，它就会受损。这就是所谓的冷烧伤。 我们今天学到了一些惊人的东西。热或冷，火或冰——许多东西都能把我们烧伤。