In a mountain village in Jiande, Zhejiang, one old van has been running up and down a winding road for ten years. Its owner is Jiang Rongfa, a farmer in Dongfang village. He does not use the van to make money. He uses it to take old people to hospital, to carry rice and gas up the hill, and to drive tea pickers out before sunrise. Nobody pays him a single yuan for the ride.
The need is easy to see. Many young people from the village now work in cities, and the people who stay behind are often old. The nearest hospital is far away, and buses are few. When someone feels ill at night, the family has no quick answer. Jiang Rongfa became that answer. If a neighbour calls, he takes his keys and drives down without asking why. Once he rushed a villager who suddenly felt very sick to a doctor outside the hills, and he did not slow down for anything.
What makes the story warmer is what he refuses. Villagers often invite him in for a meal, and he says thank you and drives home. Some families offer money for the petrol, and he shakes his head. His wife says he only does small things, but in her eyes he is a great man. Over ten years the van has travelled about 280,000 kilometres. His son has asked him to buy a new one, and he has said no, because this van is easy for old people to climb into.
His habit seems to spread. When stones or dead branches block the mountain road, he stops and clears them, and other drivers soon join in. In May this year, the town set up a volunteer team called Love in the Mountains, which brings such helpers together and supports them with fuel and other needs. One warm heart is easy to find. Ten years of them is not.
Words to know:
- winding (蜿蜒的)
- petrol (汽油)
- villager (村民)
- volunteer (志愿者)
- rush (紧急送往)
- branch (树枝)
- block (堵住)
- support (支持，支援)
长难句拆解 · 主语从句 + 定语从句
主干：主语从句 What makes the story warmer + 系动词 is + 表语从句 what he refuses。 前后两个 what 都引导名词性从句，前一个 what 在从句中作主语，后一个 what 作 refuses 的宾语。 语法点：what = the thing that，不能换成 that；句首的从句整体当主语，谓语用单数 is。 直译：让这个故事更温暖的东西，正是他所拒绝的那些事。
长难句拆解 · 倒装 + 原因状语从句
主干：His son has asked him to buy a new one, and he has said no（并列句，两个现在完成时）。 because 引导原因状语从句 this van is easy for old people to climb into，其中 it is easy for sb. to do sth. 是固定句型。 语法点：不定式 to climb into 后省略了 the van，介词 into 不能丢；easy 后面跟不定式表被动含义。 直译：儿子劝他换一辆新车，他说不换，因为这辆车老人容易爬上去。
同义替换 · 雅思阅读利器
雅思阅读最爱把原文换个说法再出题，下面每组左边是原文表达，右边是常见替换，先遮住右边自测。
- running up and down a winding road → moving back and forth along a curvy road / going up and down a twisting road（同义改写）（undefined）
- Nobody pays him a single yuan → He never charges anyone anything / He asks for no payment at all（否定句改写）（undefined）
- the people who stay behind are often old → those left at home tend to be elderly / the remaining residents are mostly old（换词）（undefined）
- he did not slow down for anything → he kept going without a stop / nothing made him slow the car（否定结构改写）（undefined）
- he shakes his head → he turns the offer down / he declines politely（动作换成态度）（undefined）
- His habit seems to spread → His way of helping appears to catch on / Others seem to follow his example（seem to 换成 appear to）（undefined）
- One warm heart is easy to find → Kindness is common / A helpful person is not rare（抽象化改写）（undefined）
阅读自测 · 3 题
- True / False / Not Given: Jiang Rongfa charges villagers a small amount of money for the petrol.
- Short answer: How far has the van travelled in ten years?
- Choose the best title meaning: (a) A farmer who got rich from his van. (b) A small kindness that lasted ten years and grew. (c) Why young people leave mountain villages.
参考答案与解析
- False。原文明确写道村民给油钱他摇头拒绝（Some families offer money for the petrol, and he shakes his head），Nobody pays him a single yuan 也印证了这一点。干扰项常把「别人主动给钱」偷换成「他主动收费」，属于结论方向被反转。
- About 280,000 kilometres. 原文 Over ten years the van has travelled about 280,000 kilometres，数字照抄即可；常见干扰是漏掉 about、把 28 万写成 2.8 万，属于数字偷换。
- (b)。全文讲的是一个人十年如一日的小善举，以及它如何带动更多村民和一支志愿队伍，所以「小善意长久并扩散」最贴合。(a) 与「不收钱」相反，(c) 只是背景信息，被放大成了主旨。
中文译文
在浙江建德的一个山村，一辆旧面包车已经在蜿蜒的山路上一跑就是十年。车主是东方村的村民姜荣法。他开这辆车不是为了赚钱，而是送老人去医院、把米和煤气捎上山、在天亮前把采茶的乡亲送到山间。没有人为这一趟车付过他一分钱。
这份需要并不难理解。村里不少年轻人如今在城市打工，留下来的人往往上了年纪，最近的医院又远，班车也少。夜里有人身体不舒服，一家人往往找不到快捷的办法。姜荣法就成了那个办法。只要乡亲一个电话，他拿起钥匙就下山，从不多问一句。有一次，他把一位突然不适的村民火速送到山外就医，一路上没有为任何事减速。
让这个故事更温暖的，是他拒绝的那些事。乡亲常留他在家吃饭，他道过谢就开车回家；有的家庭要给他油钱，他摇头不收。妻子说，他做的都是小事，但在她心里，他很了不起。十年间，这辆车跑了大约 28 万公里。儿子劝他换辆新车，他说不换，因为这辆车老人容易爬上去。
他的习惯似乎在扩散。山路上有落石或枯枝挡道，他就停下车清理，其他司机很快也加入进来。今年 5 月，镇里组建了一支叫「山里有爱」的志愿队伍，把这些热心人聚到一起，还在油费等方面给他们支持。一颗热心不难遇见，十年如一日就很难了。