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。

Dialogue:

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: