My Uncle Is a Firefighter

My Uncle is a Firefighter, written by Tilly Douglas.

《我的叔叔是消防员》，作者：蒂莉·道格拉斯。

My name's Tilly, and I'm about to start third grade. My uncle's a firefighter, and today I get to visit him at the fire station.

我叫蒂莉，马上就要上三年级啦。 我的叔叔是消防员，今天我可以去消防站探望他。

Uncle Jason is waiting at the door to greet me. He gives me a big hug and introduces me to the other firefighters. The fire station looks like a house, except it has shiny red fire trucks parked in the garage. Firefighters work in shifts, and each shift lasts 24 hours. If the station doesn't get any emergency calls, Uncle Jason gets to sleep. During a busy shift, he might stay up all night fighting fires and helping people.

杰森叔叔在门口等着迎接我。 他给了我一个大大的拥抱，还把我介绍给其他消防员。 消防站看起来就像一栋房子，只不过车库里停着亮闪闪的红色消防车。 消防员们轮班工作，每一班要持续24小时。 如果消防站没有接到任何紧急出警电话，杰森叔叔就能休息睡觉。 忙碌的班次里，他可能会一整夜不睡觉，忙着救火救人。

I get a tour of the fire station. Just like my house, it has a kitchen. But this kitchen has three refrigerators. Each firefighting shift has a refrigerator for food. Each shift keeps their refrigerator locked so other firefighters won't eat their food. I think that's kinda hilarious. There's plenty of ice cream and black cherry is their favorite flavor. Like a family, the firefighters shop for food and prepare dinner together. On the menu tonight is salad with chicken strips. The firefighters take turns washing dishes and making sure the station is tidy.

我跟着叔叔参观了整个消防站。 就像我家一样，消防站也有厨房。 不过这个厨房有三台冰箱。 每个轮班的消防员都有一台放自己食物的冰箱。 每个班都会把冰箱锁起来，免得其他消防员吃了他们的食物。 我觉得这有点太好笑了。 冰箱里有好多冰淇淋，黑樱桃口味是他们的最爱。 消防员们就像一家人一样，一起买菜、一起做晚饭。 今晚的菜单是鸡肉条沙拉。 消防员们轮流洗碗，还会把消防站收拾得干干净净。

Right now, the firefighters are busy doing chores. They tinker with communication radios at the kitchen table to make sure they work properly. When an emergency call comes in over the radios or the station speaker, they need to hear it loud and clear.

这会儿，消防员们正忙着做杂务。 他们在餐桌旁调试对讲机，确保设备能正常工作。 当紧急呼叫从对讲机或消防站广播传来时，他们需要听得清清楚楚。

Next stop on the tour is Uncle Jason's bedroom, which has a television, couch, and bed. After sleeping, he puts fresh sheets on the bed for the next firefighter.

参观的下一站是杰森叔叔的卧室，里面有电视、沙发和床。 起床后，他会给床铺换上干净床单，留给下一位消防员使用。