**Translation in Chinese written in Chinese characters followed by words.** There are also translations from German and French.
It was a nice day in Pontypandy, The birds were flying in the air and the sky was clear and sunny. The Fire Station had been so busy after a long day, and Sam was in China for an International Leading Firefighter Conference in Beijing with the Chinese Fire Services and other countries representing today. Station Officer Steele was in his office when Elvis came in with some tea, he looked like he was missing Sam since he left for China. The other firefighters came in for a briefing with their senior officer about the day, he stood up and briefed the crew. "Right, as you all are aware, Fireman Sam is in China for a conference right now. So, that means we all need to be on high alert until he comes back," he said
"Yes, sir." They replied.
"Erm, sir. Is it possible that we may need to look for him there if he is missing?" Elvis asked.
"No, Cridlington. there are other firefighters that can find him, but it's quite big."
"I understand, sir."
Elvis and the others left while Station Officer Steele went back to reading his messages. He became worried that Elvis may be right about Sam ending up lost in China. He decided to send a message to Malcolm about Sam. Elvis and Ellie were in the Kitchen while Penny was with Arnold with a deck of cards, they were talking about Sam and his trip to China. "I'm surprised that Chief Fire Officer Boyce chose Sam to go to the conference instead of me," Penny said.
"I know, Penny. Sam was chosen because he was one of the best, and you are the best too."
"Thanks, Elvis. I think I needed that."
"You don't think Sam will make it back soon, China's 8 hours ahead of us," Ellie added.
"I'm sure he's fine, Ellie," Arnold replied.
It wasn't long until the alarm sounded and Station Officer Steele told them that Norman Price has caused trouble again. Penny and Elvis left for the Cut Price store while Ellie and Arnold enjoyed their breakfast.
In China,
Sam was arriving at the conference and he was making his way to the conference room when he realized a lot of leading firefighters from different countries. He checked in to the line and he was next after another firefighter. The person behind the desk was checking off names that are present. "Hello, Can I get a name, Rank, and Fire Service?" The lady said.
"Yes, Samuel Jones, Leading Firefighter, Pontypandy Fire Service."
The lady behind the desk was checking the papers for his name and she found it in the middle of the paper. She looked in the box and found a lanyard with his name, rank, and service. She handed it over to him with some information in both Chinese and English. "Ok, here's that for you, and the conference starts at 4:00 pm. You're just in time. You can head on in and get to know the other firefighters here today, any questions?" she said
"Do firefighters know what service the other firefighter works for by the shirt they are wearing?"
"Yes, like you have a light blue polo with your Fire service logo printed on there, and he has a T-Shirt on."
"Oh, ok. Thank you."
"No Problem."
Sam went in and saw there were a lot of tables with the country Name along with the firefighter's Name, Rank, and service. He found his next to the Firefighter from Canada and a firefighter from Germany. He set his stuff down and sat down in his seat. Just then, a firefighter with a T-shirt came up to him. He had two other people with him, and they were also in t-shirts. Sam was surprised, he decided to stand up like they were and introduce himself. "Hello, there." He said.
"Hi," they said.
"What are your names?" Sam asked.
"I'm sorry, I don't believe we met." The Firefighter said
"Me neither, I'm Fireman Sam. I work for the Pontypandy Fire Service."
"I'm Lieutenant Matthew Casey, this is Lieutenant Kelly Severide and Lieutenant Chris Herrmann," Matt said.
"I see. Where do you guys work at?"
"We all work for the Chicago Fire in the United States."
"Which station? There's like a lot in Chicago."
"Firehouse 51, one of the best in the city," Herrmann added.
"Well, it's a pleasure to meet you three."
"Nice to meet you too." Said Severide.
They were just having a nice chat when the conference leader from the Fire Service in China came in and welcomed everyone to the meeting in Chinese. **"下午好,欢迎参加今年的国际领先的消防员大会。我们很高兴能邀请您成为我们的杰出宾客。今天,我们将讨论消防设备的使用,多个部门的消防服务以及世界各地的消防局建设。我还要欢迎国际领先的消防员委员会的最新成员,英国庞蒂潘迪消防局的消防员Sam。现在,我们将在今天与我们一起介绍其他领先的消防员,如果您需要帮助以了解他们在说什么,我们将提供翻译耳机。让我们介绍美利坚合众国芝加哥消防局的主要消防员。" ("Xiàwǔ hǎo, huānyíng cānjiā jīnnián de guójì lǐngxiān de xiāofáng yuán dàhuì. Wǒmen hěn gāoxìng néng yāoqǐng nín chéngwéi wǒmen de jiéchū bīnkè. Jīntiān, wǒmen jiāng tǎolùn xiāofáng shèbèi de shǐyòng, duō gè bùmén de xiāofáng fúwù yǐjí shìjiè gèdì de xiāofáng jú jiànshè. Wǒ hái yào huānyíng guójì lǐngxiān de xiāofáng yuán wěiyuánhuì de zuìxīn chéngyuán, yīngguó páng dì pān dí xiāofáng jú de xiāofáng yuán Sam. Xiànzài, wǒmen jiàng zài jīntiān yǔ wǒmen yīqǐ jièshào qítā lǐngxiān de xiāofáng yuán, rúguǒ nín xūyào bāngzhù yǐ liǎojiě tāmen zài shuō shénme, wǒmen jiāng tígōng fānyì ěrjī. Ràng wǒmen jièshào měilìjiān hézhòngguó zhījiāgē xiāofáng jú de zhǔyào xiāofáng yuán.")**
English Translation: "Good afternoon, and welcome to this year's international leading firefighter conference. We are very happy to invite you to be our outstanding guests. Today, we will discuss the use of firefighting equipment, the firefighting equipment of multiple departments, and the construction of fire stations around the world. I would also like to welcome the newest member of the international leading firefighter committee, Fireman Sam from the Pontypandy Fire Service in the UK. Now, we will introduce other leading firefighters with us today, if you need help to understand them, we will provide translation headphones. Let us introduce the main firefighters of the Chicago Fire Department of the United States of America."
Sam heard the audio through his translation headphones provided by the organizers of the event and carefully removed his to hear the introduction from Matt, Kelly, and Chris. He took notes and wrote down anything they mentioned for bravest rescues and awards for those rescues.
Back in Pontypandy,
Ellie and Elvis were organizing Jupiter when they heard something upstairs. They raced to the kitchen to find Penny with broken glass from the window and her hand was bleeding from the cut on her hand. "What happened, Penny?" Ellie asked.
"I don't know, I was just working on the cleaning and then the glass broke and I hurt myself."
"Oh, dear. Why don't you come with me and I'll have that fixed up for you?"
"Thank you, Ellie. What would I do without you?"
"I don't know, Penny."
"Shall I call Mike to fix the broken window, Ellie?"
"Yes, Elvis. I don't want you getting hurt as well, and see if Station Officer Steele can call PC Malcolm here."
"Ok, Ellie."
Station Officer Steele came up when he heard the racket from upstairs, he saw the broken glass from the window and looked at Elvis. He cannot believe that Someone broke the window to the Fire Station. "Great Tangled Hoses! What happened, Cridlington?!" He asked crossly
"I don't know, sir. Penny was just clearing the windows and then the window broke unexpectedly. I'm calling Mike to come and fix it, Can you call PC Malcolm and tell him we have a problem?"
"I'll do it right away, Elvis."
Station Officer Steele went to call Malcolm at the Police Station while Elvis phoned Mike Flood to fix the broken glass and Ellie went to wrap Penny's hand in a bandage. Elvis was wondering who would do such a thing to the Fire Station.
Back in Beijing,
Sam was taking notes on the equipment most firefighters use while on different rescues when the firefighter from France had decided to talk about their equipment. "Nous, pompiers en France, avons plusieurs équipements, mais nous n'en avons pas assez en raison de la réglementation de l'Union européenne et nous attendons avec impatience un accord sur qui peut nous aider à nous fournir les équipements supplémentaires nécessaires à Paris, Marseille, et Avignon." he said.
English translation from french: "We firefighters in France have several pieces of equipment, but we do not have enough due to European Union regulations and we look forward to an agreement on who can help us provide us with the additional equipment needed in Paris, Marseille, and Avignon."
Sam's translation device responded to him, and he wrote it down based on the facts from the fire service in France, but it wasn't long until the Firefighter from Germany next to him replied her opinion to the statement made earlier. "Die Feuerwehrleute in Deutschland stehen auch vor einigen schwierigen Problemen der Europäischen Union, und wir stimmen dem Feuerwehrmann aus Frankreich zu. Die amerikanischen Feuerwehrleute haben einen riesigen Lastwagen und viel Ausrüstung für größere Notfälle. Wir haben auch nicht die richtige Menge an Ausrüstung für die Rettung der Küstenwache, außer für die Pontypandy-Feuerwehr, sie haben ein neues Ozean Rettungszentrum und 2 neue Boote. Die dortige Feuerwehr begrüßte am Eröffnungstag auch einen neuen Polizisten. Was können wir tun, um bereit zu sein wie Feuerwehrmann Sam und seine Crew?" she asked.
German translation to English: "The firefighters in Germany are also facing some difficult problems for the European Union, and we agree with the firefighter from France. The American firefighters have a huge truck and a lot of equipment for major emergencies. We also don't have the right amount of rescue equipment from the coast guard, except for the Pontypandy fire Service, they have a new ocean rescue center and 2 new boats. The local fire department also welcomed a new police officer on the opening day. What can we do to be ready like Fireman Sam and his crew?"
Sam decided to input his response to all others and help those who need a coast guard rescue truck and equipment. He put his earpiece down and spoke to them through the Microphone. "It is true that the Pontypandy Fire Service has multiple ways of rescue. We respond to emergencies in different ways from the Fire Service to Search and Rescue. We also take time to familiarize ourselves with the ocean environment and the high peaks of the mountains. However, we need to be able to rescue those that are stranded in lakes and Animals too. During our Animal rescue, we have a vet meet us at the scene and check over the animal once it has been rescued."
Sam had finished speaking and everyone was surprised that he knew about every single piece of rescue they have done in Pontypandy. They applauded him and the chair of the committee was impressed with him. He later stood up and spoke to them from the podium. **"感谢所有今天来到这里的人,我们很高兴您能加入我们。我要感谢芝加哥消防局的代表,他们鼓励其他人也这样做,并对他们指定的人迅速做出回应。消防局,此外,我还要感谢消防员Sam在国际委员会工作的第一天,请尽情享受您的夜晚,我们希望明年见到您。" ("Gǎnxiè suǒyǒu jīntiān lái dào zhèlǐ de rén, wǒmen hěn gāoxìng nín néng jiārù wǒmen. Wǒ yào gǎnxiè zhījiāgē xiāofáng jú de dàibiǎo, tāmen gǔlì qítā rén yě zhèyàng zuò, bìng duì tāmen zhǐdìng de rén xùnsù zuò chū huíyīng. Xiāofáng jú, cǐwài, wǒ hái yào gǎnxiè xiāofáng yuán Sam zài guójì wěiyuánhuì gōngzuò de dì yī tiān, qǐng jìnqíng xiǎngshòu nín de yèwǎn, wǒmen xīwàng míngnián jiàn dào nín.")**
English Translation: "Thank you to all who have made it to be here today, we are so happy to have you join us. I would like to thank the representatives from Chicago Fire Department for encouraging others to do the same and make a quick response from their designated Fire Station. Furthermore, I would like to thank Fireman Sam for his first day on the International Committee. Please, enjoy your night, and we hope to see you next year."
The firefighters started to make their way out and Matt, Kelly, and Chris walked over to Sam and congratulate him on the last speech he made for the equipment they use in Pontypandy. They were surprised that he knew about the rescues he had done when the new Fire Station opened before the storm arrived. "Hey, Sam. That was a great response you made. I can't believe you have a lot of equipment for different rescues you go to." Herrmann said.
"Thank you, Chris."
"Yeah, I can't understand why the European Union wouldn't let them have the other equipment because of their regulations." Said Casey.
"That was a bit odd why they don't have the right equipment besides us." Severide added.
"I agree, it was a bit odd indeed. Er, shall we find somewhere to eat?" Sam said.
"Yeah, come on guys. I think we deserve dinner." Casey called.
They went off to find a local restaurant for some Dinner after a long conference. It was already 6 PM in China and Sam had a Flight to catch from Beijing Airport tomorrow with a stop in Amsterdam in The Netherlands. Severide knew where the best one was, he understands the location of the restaurants and what they have. They soon walked to the Restaurant in the path near the area of Downtown.
