In a small street in Beijing, there are eleven shared fridges. They stand on the sidewalk, and anyone who needs a cool drink can open one and take a bottle for free. These fridges have been running for four years. The secret is simple: people keep filling them up.
Recently, a delivery man named Zhang Yong added 6,000 bottles of water. The money came from a prize he won as an excellent Party member of his district. Zhang has delivered packages in Beijing for seven years. He said: ‘I run on the streets every day. In hot weather, a bottle of cool water means so much to me. In the past, others helped me. Now that I have the chance, I want to help everyone too.’
Zhang’s story is only one part of a bigger picture. In Beijing, delivery workers and takeout riders have become a real force in city life. They know the streets well. When it rains, they clear the blocked drains. When an old person gets lost, a rider helps them go home. When they see danger, they report it at once. As one rider said: ‘If I see it, I cannot just walk away.’
The city also cares for these workers. Beijing has built friendly shops and communities for them. Service stations stay open around the clock, so riders can rest, drink water and charge their phones at any time.
This is what people call a two-way kindness. The city respects its workers, and the workers take responsibility for the city. Kindness is like a relay race: one person passes it to another. As long as everyone keeps giving, the shared fridges will never be empty.
Words to know:
- shared (共享的)
- sidewalk (人行道)
- relay (接力)
- drain (排水沟)
- prize (奖金，奖品)
- responsibility (责任)
- charge (充电)
- two-way (双向的)
长难句拆解 · 省略关系词的定语从句与 as long as 条件句
① The money came from a prize he won as an excellent Party member of his district. 主干是 The money came from a prize（这笔钱来自一笔奖金）。he won 是省略了关系代词 that / which 的定语从句修饰 prize——关系代词在从句中作宾语时可以省略，这是阅读里最常见的「隐形从句」；as an excellent Party member of his district 是介词短语作状语，说明获奖身份。
② As long as everyone keeps giving, the shared fridges will never be empty. 主干是 the shared fridges will never be empty（共享冰箱就不会空）。As long as 引导条件状语从句，译作「只要……就……」，语气比 if 更强调条件的持续；从句里 keep giving 用「keep + 动名词」表示动作不间断；从句现在时、主句将来时，是条件句的经典时态搭配。
同义替换 · 雅思阅读利器
出题人惯用同义替换隐藏原文位置。先圈题干信号词，再回文章找它的「孪生表达」，正确率与速度都会提升。本文可迁移的替换组：
- for free → free of charge / at no cost（免费表达通用）
- have been running → have been in operation
- keep filling them up → continue to restock them
- means so much → matters a great deal
- clear the blocked drains → unclog the drains
- around the clock → 24 hours a day
- take responsibility for → be accountable for
阅读自测 · 3 题
- 判断（T / F / NG） — Zhang Yong has delivered packages in Beijing for seven years.
- 简答（不超过 6 个词） — Where did the money for the 6,000 bottles of water come from?
- 判断（T / F / NG） — Zhang Yong paid for the 6,000 bottles of water out of his own savings.
参考答案与解析
- T — 原文「Zhang has delivered packages in Beijing for seven years」原词对应，数字考点，属原文直述。
- A prize he won. — 用 6,000 bottles 定位第二段，「The money came from a prize he won as an excellent Party member」，问的是来源而非用途。
- F — 钱来自获奖奖金，不是自己的积蓄，题干偷换了钱的来源，属「偷换概念」式干扰。
中文译文
北京的一条小街上摆着十一台共享冰箱。它们立在人行道上，任何需要冷饮的人都可以打开一台，免费拿走一瓶。这些冰箱已经运行了四年，秘诀很简单：总有人不断把它们填满。
最近，一位名叫张勇的快递员往里添了六千瓶水。钱来自他作为所在区优秀共产党员所获的一笔奖金。张勇在北京送快递已有七年，他说：「我每天都在街上跑，天热时一瓶凉水对我意义重大。以前是别人帮过我，现在我有机会了，也想帮帮大家。」
张勇的故事只是更大图景中的一角。在北京，快递员和外卖骑手已成为城市生活里一支实实在在的力量。他们熟悉街巷，下雨时清理堵塞的排水口，老人迷路时护送回家，发现隐患立即上报。正如一位骑手所说：「只要让我看见了，我就没法转身走开。」
这座城市也在关爱这些劳动者。北京为他们建起了友好的商铺和社区，服务站点全天候开放，骑手随时可以歇脚、喝水、给手机充电。
这就是人们所说的双向善意。城市尊重它的劳动者，劳动者也对城市负起责任。善意像一场接力赛，一个人传递给另一个人。只要人人持续付出，共享冰箱就永远不会空。