大爷叼烟下水救人全程烟没灭 Awesome: Elderly man saves drowning woman with lit cigarette in mouth

A woman fell into the Han River(汉江) in Hubei Province's Wuhan City on Monday. The lifeguard(救生员) on duty(值班), Mr. Yang, dived(跳水) in to save the woman. He was so quick(快的) that he still had a lit cigarette(燃着的香烟) in his mouth and returned(返回) from the water with his cigarette still lit in his mouth.

“I don't know how to thank you guys for saving me. I thought I was going to die,” said the woman. Chinese netizens praised(表扬) Mr. Yang for his act(行为). “He was very calm and confident. He is a good swimmer and an even better rescuer,” said one of the comments.

词汇 Words:

[jiùshēng yuán] 救生员 lifeguard
[xiāng yān] 香烟 cigarette
[xíng wéi] 行为 act
[zhí bān] 值班 on duty
[tiào shuǐ] 跳水 dive
[fǎn huí] 返回 return
[biǎo yáng] 表扬 praise

重点词汇 Key word:

灭 <动词 v.> 

• (of a light, fire, etc) Go out
  E.g. Lúzi miè le。
  炉子灭了。
  The stove has gone out.

• Extinguish; put out; turn off
  E.g. Yǒurén dǎkāi le mièhuǒqì。
  有人打开了灭火器。
  Someone set off a fire extinguisher.