Sometimes a small act of kindness stays in your memory for a long time. In China, several warm moments shared by police officers have recently touched millions of people online.
One evening in Hangzhou, a girl was riding her bike when a car hit her lightly. She fell down and the chain of her bike came off. She had to push the bike alone in the dark. A traffic officer named Zhang Shuai saw her. Before fixing the bike, he took out a strawberry lollipop and gave it to her. The girl smiled. Later, one comment said the officer fixing a bike was normal, but the lollipop was a lovely surprise.
In Xinjiang, a traveller met traffic officers many times on the road. Each time, they stopped her and said softly: keep your distance, ride slowly, and rest at a service area if it gets dark. She laughed and said the officers sounded just like her mother.
Another story came from Anhui. A man was driving when he received terrible news: his mother had passed away. He could not stop crying and could not drive any more. When officers arrived, they comforted him, took the wheel and drove him home safely.
These stories are small, but they carry a big message. Rules keep us safe, and warmth makes us feel seen. Officers who choose to do a little more build trust between people and the law. Kindness does not need to be huge. A sweet, a soft word, or a helping hand can light up a hard day.
Words to know:
- kindness (善意)
- officer (警官)
- chain (链条)
- lollipop (棒棒糖)
- distance (距离)
- comfort (安慰)
- trust (信任)
- warmth (温暖)
长难句拆解 · when 从句与定语从句
① One evening in Hangzhou, a girl was riding her bike when a car hit her lightly. 主干是 a girl was riding her bike（女孩正骑车）。when 引导时间状语从句，前后构成「过去进行时 + 一般过去时」，表示一个动作正在进行时被另一动作打断，译作「正……这时」。注意 hit 的过去式与原形同形，要靠语境判断时态。
② Officers who choose to do a little more build trust between people and the law. 主干是 Officers build trust（民警建立信任）。who choose to do a little more 是定语从句修饰 officers，从句谓语用复数 choose，与先行词保持一致；主句真正的谓语是 build 而不是 choose——先「拆」掉从句再找主干，是读长句的第一步。
同义替换 · 雅思阅读利器
题目从不照抄原文，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：
- a small act of kindness → a warm moment / a good deed（善意话题通用）
- came off → fell off / slipped off
- comforted him → calmed him down / soothed him
- took the wheel → took over the driving
- carry a big message → convey an important idea
- could not drive any more → was unable to drive on
- light up a hard day → brighten a difficult day
阅读自测 · 3 题
- 判断（T / F / NG） — The officer fixed the girl’s bike before giving her the lollipop.
- 简答（不超过 6 个词） — What did the officers in Xinjiang tell the traveller to do if it got dark?
- 判断（T / F / NG） — The girl who received the lollipop sent the officer a thank-you letter.
参考答案与解析
- F — 原文「Before fixing the bike, he took out a strawberry lollipop and gave it to her」说明给棒棒糖发生在修车之前，题目把先后顺序对调，属「顺序颠倒」式干扰。
- Rest at a service area. — 用 if it gets dark 定位新疆段，原句「rest at a service area if it gets dark」直接给出答案，摘原词即可，不要扩写成整句。
- NG — 文章只写到女孩笑了、网友称那是个可爱的惊喜，全文未提任何回赠或感谢信，属「无中生有」：文中没有的信息既不能判真也不能判假。
中文译文
有时候，一个小小的善举会在记忆里停留很久。最近在中国，几位民警分享的暖心瞬间在网络上触动了无数人。
一天傍晚在杭州，一名女孩骑自行车时被一辆汽车轻轻撞了一下。她摔倒在地，自行车的链条也掉了，只好在黑暗中独自推着车走。交警张帅看到了她。在修车之前，他掏出一根草莓味的棒棒糖递给她。女孩笑了。后来有网友评论说，交警帮忙修车并不稀奇，但那根棒棒糖是个可爱的惊喜。
在新疆，一名旅客在路上多次遇到交警。每次他们都会拦下她，轻声叮嘱：保持车距，骑慢一点，天黑了就去服务区休息。她笑着说，民警的语气就像她妈妈一样。
另一个故事来自安徽。一名男子驾车时接到噩耗：他的母亲去世了。他止不住地流泪，再也无法开车。民警赶到后安慰他，接过方向盘，把他安全地送回了家。
这些故事都不大，却传递着重要的信息。规则让我们安全，而温情让我们感到被看见。那些愿意多付出一点的民警，在人与法之间架起了信任。善意不必惊天动地。一颗糖、一句软语，或是一双援手，就能点亮艰难的一天。