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1、以共享单车为主题的英语作文They seem like a perfect solution to China’s traffic-clogged streets and toxic air: Bikesharing schemes.They’ve exploded in popularity in past 12 months, with brightly colored bikes owned by several different companies flooding China’s major cities. Residents can rent

2、them via apps on their smartphones.But some local authorities say the bikes have become a nuisance and one Shanghai district has confiscated almost 5,000 bikes and impounded them in a parking lot. Striking aerial photos of the orange, yellow, blue, green bikes were widely shared by Internet users in

3、 China last week.Despite making citizens’ lives easier, the overwhelming number of shared bikes has paralyzed existing bike parking and management, a statement from the Huangpu district government said.The unregulated parking and riding has caused constant problems and complaints. A guard who

4、works at the Shanghai parking lot told CNN that traffic police had confiscated the bikes because they had been illegally parked. He added that the bikes were from seven different bikesharing companies.A spokesperson for bikeshare operator Mobike said it had reclaimed its bikes "after consulting

5、 with the government." To prevent the problem happening again, he said the Mobike app would have a new feature from next week that recommended designated parking spots.A spokesperson for ofo, one of the companies whose bikes were confiscated in Shanghai said "some coworkers are following u

6、p on the situation" and declined to give further details. The company has one million bikes in operation nationwide. Bluegogo, another bikesharing company, didn’t reply to a CNN request for comment.Bikesharing is hardly new, but what makes it unique in China is that its usually station fr

7、ee - which means that users can technically leave the bikes anywhere they want.It’s also cheap. It costs just 0.5 to 1 yuan ($0.07-$0.15) for a 30-minute ride.Shanghai is not the only city in China where bikesharing has had teething problems. More than 500 bikes rented out by bikesharing firms were left piled up in the southern city of Shenzhen in January, the South China Morning Post reported.