On the evening of August 18, a man with a knife was attacking people on a street in Xining, Qinghai Province. Crowds moved back, afraid to get close. Then a young delivery rider, Yu Rongxian, made a quick decision.
He did not rush in with his bare hands. Instead, he did three smart things. First, he put his food order safely on the side of the road. Second, he rode his electric bike behind the attacker, where the man could not see him. Third, he turned the throttle, jumped off the bike, and let the empty bike hit the attacker from behind. The attacker fell, and his knife dropped. People around came together and caught him.
Yu is only 21 years old and had been working as a delivery rider for less than six months. He said he was afraid, but he believed he should help: “A bike can be repaired, but a life cannot come back.” He was also careful — he did not turn the throttle fully, because he did not want to hurt the attacker too much.
His video quickly became popular online. People praised him for being brave and smart. The food platform removed the late-delivery record for that night and gave him 5,000 yuan as a reward. The police also said they would honor his good deed.
Yu’s story tells us something important: helping others needs not only courage but also wisdom. Protecting yourself first does not mean being selfish. When you stay calm and use your head, you can do the most good in the most dangerous moment.
Words to know:
- delivery rider (送外卖的骑手)
- attack (攻击；袭击)
- throttle (电门；油门)
- popular (受欢迎的；走红的)
- remove (撤销；移除)
- reward (奖励；奖金)
- courage (勇气)
- wisdom (智慧)
长难句拆解 · 过去分词与否定转移
① The food platform removed the late-delivery record for that night and gave him 5,000 yuan as a reward. 主干是并列谓语 The food platform removed… and gave…（外卖平台撤销了……并给了他……）。removed 的宾语是 the late-delivery record，for that night 限定是哪一晚的记录；gave 后面是「间接宾语 him + 直接宾语 5,000 yuan」，as a reward 是方式状语，说明这笔钱的性质，译作「作为奖励」。
② Protecting yourself first does not mean being selfish. 主干是 Protecting yourself first does not mean being selfish（先保护好自己并不意味着自私）。句首动名词短语 Protecting yourself first 作主语，谓语用单数 does not mean；mean 后接动名词 being selfish 作宾语，注意 mean doing 表示「意味着做某事」，而 mean to do 表示「打算做某事」，两者含义完全不同，是高频辨析点。
同义替换 · 雅思阅读利器
题干从不照抄原文，全靠同义替换改写。做题时先在题干里圈出「信号词」，再回原文找它们的同义变体，定位速度会明显变快。本文可迁移的替换组：
- made a quick decision → acted without delay
- did not rush in with his bare hands → did not charge in empty-handed
- praised him for being brave and smart → commended him for his courage and quick thinking
- became popular online → went viral on the internet
- gave him 5,000 yuan as a reward → handed him a 5,000-yuan reward
- needs not only courage but also wisdom → calls for wisdom as well as courage
- stay calm → keep his head
阅读自测 · 3 题
- 判断（T / F / NG） — Yu Rongxian had been working as a delivery rider for less than six months.
- 简答（不超过 6 个词） — Why did Yu not turn the throttle fully?
- 判断（T / F / NG） — Yu rushed at the attacker with his bare hands.
参考答案与解析
- T — 原文「had been working as a delivery rider for less than six months」，时间一一对应，属原文直述。
- To avoid hurting the attacker. — 原文「he did not turn the throttle fully, because he did not want to hurt the attacker too much」，题目问原因，答案即 because 从句的内容，须改写成表目的的不定式短语。
- F — 原文「He did not rush in with his bare hands. Instead, he did three smart things」，题意与原文正好相反，属「偷换行为方式」式干扰项。
中文译文
8月18日晚，青海省西宁市一条街道上，一名持刀男子正在袭击路人。人群纷纷后退，不敢靠近。这时，一名年轻的快递骑手余荣先迅速做出了决定。
他没有徒手冲上去，而是做了三件聪明的事。首先，他把配送的餐食稳妥地放在路边。其次，他骑着电动车绕到袭击者身后，让对方看不见他。第三，他拧动油门，跳下电动车，让空车从背后撞向袭击者。袭击者倒地，刀也掉了。周围的人一拥而上，将他制服。
余荣先今年才21岁，做快递骑手还不到半年。他说自己当时也害怕，但觉得自己应该帮忙：「车坏了能修，生命却没法重来。」他也很谨慎——没有把油门拧到底，因为不想对袭击者造成太大伤害。
他的视频很快在网上走红。人们称赞他既勇敢又机智。外卖平台取消了那晚的超时记录，并奖励他5000元。警方也表示，将会表彰他的义举。
余荣先的故事告诉我们一个重要的道理：助人不仅需要勇气，也需要智慧。先保护好自己，并不等于自私。当你保持冷静、开动脑筋，就能在最危险的时刻发挥最大的作用。