F2F Class Notes (Ben) [W]

Nowadays,Shanghai is a international city that people come from variety location. As a Shanghai person, I really welcome them because they make various culture together. But some strangers don’t show respect to Shanghai. When we speak Shanghainese/Shanghai dialect, they will blame us for ” Antiforeign”. This is a strange phenomenon ! When in Rome, do as the Romans do. I dont understand why the dont know that! Unfortunately, Shanghanese is degenerating. Even many Shanghai kids only can speak Mandarin and English. I love Shanghai, I want to preserve its culture and the first thing to do is to protect its language!

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Nowadays, Shanghai is an international city that people come TO from a variety of locations.

As a Shanghainese person, I really welcome them because they put various cultures together. But some strangers don’t show respect to Shanghai.

When we speak Shanghainese/the Shanghai dialect, they will blame us for being anti-foreign. This is a strange phenomenon ! When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

I don’t understand why they don’t know that! Unfortunately, Shanghainese is degenerating/dying. Even many Shanghainese kids can only speak Mandarin and English.

I love Shanghai, I want to preserve its culture and the first thing to do is to protect its language!

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blame someone for something/doing
Don’t blame me for coming here. It was your idea !
I’m not blaming you for the failure. It was everyone’s fault.

Grammar

EVERY CLAUSE 句子 HAS ONE SUBJECT 主语 AND ONE VERB 动词

She Mandarin is not well –>
Her Mandarin is not good.

I say Shanghainese –>
I speak Shanghainese

They all Shanghainese –>
They are all Shanghainese.

Their answer in Mandarin –>
Their answer is in Mandarin / They answer in Mandarin.

People who comes from others –>
People who come from other places

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THAT  会替代主语 或 宾语

The house that is red is mine.
Hot pot is food that I like.

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COUNTABLE NOUNS 可数名词 can’t be used by themselves
dialect –>

• A
• THE
• MY
• -S

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‘only, just’ and other adverbs go AFTER can, will, should

I only speak Mandarin.
I only can speak Mandarin –> I can only speak Mandarin.

I can only
I will only
I should only