- This is the 20th article from 中文天天读.
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现在人们越来越重视环境保护,那么怎么做才是真正的保护环境呢?
在一次关于环境保护的征文活动中,因为奖金特别高,所以参加的人非常多。其中,很多人的文章写得很好。但让人吃惊的是,得到第一名的却是一个中学生。
那只是一篇一般的文章,为什么能得到第一名呢?
一位工作人员说:“他的文章也许不是最好的,但是,在所有的人中,只有他一个人的文章是双面打印的。
我们都知道,双面打印可以节约很多纸。而如果能节约4000张纸,就可以保护一棵树。所以,只有他才做到了环保!”

Words / Phrases:
语言点 Language Points
其中
among them
“其中” is a noun that means “ among them”. It refers to a certain location and scope. It can only be used alone, and cannot be put after nouns.
其中,很多人的文章写得很好。
Among them, quite a few people wrote good articles.
Example:
(1) 这个班有10个同学,其中,有3个日本人。
(2) 家里有茶、咖啡和可乐,其中,我最喜欢咖啡。
只有……才……
the only one that
“只有”, conjunction. “才”, adverb. They are often used together to emphasize that certain results are only achieved when an exclusive condition is satisfied.
所以,只有他才做到了环保。
So he is the only one who is environment-friendly.
Example:
(1) 只有快乐,才能长寿。
(2) 老人身体不太好,只有天气好的时候才出来散步。
source:《中文天天读 – 奇妙的中文2A》
Foreign Language Teaching And Research Press
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现在人们越来越重视环境保护,那么怎么做才是真正的保护环境呢?
Nowadays, people are paying more attention to the protection
of the environment. Then what is considered the real protection
of the environment?
在一次关于环境保护的征文活动中,因为奖金特别高,所以参加的人非常多。其中,
很多人的文章写得很好。但让人吃惊的是,得到第一名的却是一个中学生。
There was once a writing competition activity on the protection of
the environment. Because the prize money was exceptionally good,
there were a lot of people who participated. Among them, many people
wrote very good articles. But people were surprised that the one who got
first prize was a high school student.
那只是一篇一般的文章,为什么能得到第一名呢?
It was just a general article. How did it win first prize?
一位工作人员说:“他的文章也许不是最好的,但是,在所有的人中,只有他一个人的
文章是双面打印的。
A staff member said: “his article may not be the best, but in all of those,
only his article is two-sided printing.”
我们都知道,双面打印可以节约很多纸。而如果能节约4000张纸,就可以保护一棵树。
所以,只有他才做到了环保!”
We all know that the two-sided printing can save a lot of paper. If we can
save 4,000 sheets of paper, we can protect a tree. Therefore, only he can be
environmental friendly.
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