共享单车 Shared Bikes

几jǐ年nián前qián，共享gòngxiǎng单车dānchē突然tūrán出现chūxiàn在zài中国Zhōngguó城市chéngshì的de街道jiēdào上shang。

A few years ago, shared bikes suddenly appeared on the streets of Chinese cities.

你nǐ只要zhǐyào用yòng手机shǒujī扫sǎo一下yíxià，就jiù可以kěyǐ骑走qízǒu一yí辆liàng车chē，非常fēicháng方便fāngbiàn。

As long as you scan with your phone, you can ride a bike away — extremely convenient.

地铁站dìtiězhàn离lí公司gōngsī还hái有yǒu两liǎng公里gōnglǐ？骑车qíchē十shí分钟fēnzhōng就jiù到dào了le。

The subway station is still two kilometers from your office? Ten minutes by bike and you're there.

共享gòngxiǎng单车dānchē不仅bùjǐn便宜piányi，而且érqiě对duì环境huánjìng好hǎo，很多hěn duō人rén因此yīncǐ不bù开车kāichē了le。

Shared bikes are not only cheap but also good for the environment, so many people stopped driving.

可是kěshì问题wèntí也yě来lái了le：有人yǒurén把bǎ车chē停tíng在zài路lù中间zhōngjiān，还有háiyǒu人rén把bǎ车chē骑回qíhuí了le自己zìjǐ家jiā。

But problems came too: some people parked bikes in the middle of the road, and others even rode them home to keep.

后来hòulái，坏huài了le的de车chē越来越yuè lái yuè多duō，有的yǒude街道jiēdào像xiàng一yí个ge自行车zìxíngchē的de“海hǎi”。

Later, more and more bikes lay broken, and some streets looked like a "sea" of bicycles.

共享gòngxiǎng单车dānchē让ràng我们wǒmen明白míngbai：一yí个ge好hǎo主意zhǔyi，还hái需要xūyào大家dàjiā一起yìqǐ爱护àihù它tā。

Shared bikes taught us something: a good idea still needs everyone to take care of it together.

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Key words 生词

共享gòngxiǎngshared; to share

单车dānchēbike

扫sǎoto scan

环境huánjìngenvironment

因此yīncǐtherefore

爱护àihùto cherish; take care of

不仅……而且……

"Not only A, but also B" — adds a second, often stronger point: 共享单车不仅便宜，而且对环境好。

她不仅会说汉语，而且说得很流利。— She not only speaks Chinese, but speaks it fluently.

把 + object + verb + result

The 把 structure moves the object before the verb to emphasize what is done to it: 有人把车停在路中间；还有人把车骑回了自己家。

请把自行车停在门外。— Please park the bicycle outside the door.

1. According to the text, how do you unlock a shared bike?

2. Which problem appeared after shared bikes became popular?

3. What lesson does the author draw at the end?