22.8.31【地道美语249】重庆战山火，万众一心，逆行无畏

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今日主题：Real Life English【地道美语249】重庆战山火，万众一心，逆行无畏 Forest fires and communities uniting

了解今日课堂：

罕见高温炙烤川渝刷新记录，重庆突发山火，一夜之间来自各行各业的救援力量自发集结，以惊人的团结之力十日内扑灭了各线明火，奇迹般地打赢了山火之战，救火逆行者和无畏又可爱的山城人民展现了中国人无比团结的意志精神，其中也涌现外国友人身骑摩托孤勇灭火的好人好事，爱心不分国界。上天都会被这些挚诚坚韧的人们感动。

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dialogue 1

Jingjing:　Mark, did you hear about the ——————?

Mark:　I heard there were some the —————— ones.　the ——————, that's on the rise.

Jingjing:　I've been following the the ——————, because I'm concerned about the ——————, especially how it's the —————— my part of the world.

Mark: Anything special you'd like to share?

Jingjing:　Hmm, the ——————?　You know, the key is to get the —————— before they spread.

Mark:　Yeah, it's amazing to hear about fires that the ——————.

Jingjing:　Those are almost the ——————.　China has had a the —————— this year that burned for more than the ——————.

Mark:　That's an the —————— years, isn't it?

Jingjing:　I believe so.

Mark:　What do you think the ——————?

Jingjing:　According to what I've read, long the —————— make for ideal fire conditions.

Mark:　There have been plenty of those—both the ——————.

Jingjing:　One of the the —————— this year was southwest of Chongqing.

Mark:　Did fires the —————— the city?

Jingjing:　No, thank goodness!　They were the ——————

Mark:　That sounds like it was in a the —————— area.

Jingjing:　It was, and luckily there have been the —————— anyway.

Mark:　That's very good news.　Chongqing is the ——————.　Is this year really so the ——————?

Jingjing:　This year, Chongqing has the ——————

Mark:　Wow, the the —————— in most people's memory.

Jingjing:　I'll share some more of the story next time.

dialogue 2

Jingjing:　Mark, can you guess the —————— the forest fires we talked about last time?

Mark:　I'd put it in the the ——————.

Jingjing:　More than the ——————, and that's just counting the ——————.　What's the —————— about this story is how many people the ——————.

Mark:　That's dangerous work!

Jingjing:　To say the least.　A man named Dr Frank Stonier, who worked the —————— in the area, knew a little more than the volunteers the ——————.

Mark:　How did he help?

Jingjing:　Well, he the ——————

Mark:　That's a the —————— image.

Jingjing:　Someone the —————— on video—and that the —————— on social media.　He was glad to help, and said he the ——————.

Mark:　Were there enough people to the ——————?

Jingjing:　Luckily, yes.　the —————— came to help.

Mark:　That's a huge number.

Jingjing:　One of the most the ——————

Mark:　That is moving!　I bet they had a hard couple of weeks and were glad the ——————.

Jingjing:　I'm sure they know how the —————— Chongqing folks are for their hard work.

Mark:　That's a the ——————.

Jingjing:　The vehicles could the —————— move, due to the the ——————.　One firefighter said something the —————— about it.

Mark:　Do tell!

Jingjing:　He said he was glad the locals the ——————

Mark:　Yeah, that would have been an odd token of gratitude, even though the ——————.

new words and phrases

<be> at the root <of something>:　

hardest hit area:　

keep <something> at bay:

<something> makes its rounds:　

token of gratitude: