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老上海印象

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ID: 1041 Advanced
“侬好，阿拉是上海宁！”没错，我们来到了上海。想成为“上海通”吗？那肯定得学几句地道的上海话了。除了“嗲死人”的上海话，上海的历史也是必学的内容。而说到上海的历史，不得不提的就是二三十年代的老上海了。现在的外滩，曾经的十里洋场，繁华依旧，梦是否依旧呢？
Thu Nov 27 2008 | Jenny , Connie
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外滩 Wàitān The Bund
十里洋场 shílǐyángchǎng city full of foreigners
各色 gèsè every kind of
谋生 móushēng to earn a living
外滩的夜景真美啊！
Wàitān de yèjǐng zhēn měi a ！
The night-time scenery on the Bund is really beautiful!
当年的十里洋场，就是这幅景象吧。
dāngnián de shílǐyángchǎng ，jiùshì zhè fú jǐngxiàng ba 。
This must have been how it looked back in the old days when there were tons of foreigners here.
我想那时候更疯狂。 各色人物都来上海滩谋生 。洋人在租界大兴土木，马路上黄包车、电车四处冲，黑帮流氓到处厮杀。 你想想那场面！
wǒ xiǎng nà shíhou gèng fēngkuáng 。 gèsè rénwù dōu lái Shànghǎi tān móushēng 。yángrén zài zūjiè dàxīngtǔmù ，mǎlù shàng huángbāochē 、diànchē sìchù chōng ，hēibāng liúmáng dàochù sīshā 。 nǐ xiǎng xiang nà chǎngmiàn ！
I think it was even crazier back then. All kinds of characters came to seek their fortune in Shanghai. Foreigners built all kinds of stuff in the Concessions, and there were rickshaws on the roads, and streetcars rushing all over the place. Underworld thugs were killing people right and left. Imagine that!
上海开埠以后，各路外国人、华侨，还有全国各地的移民都涌进来找机会，怪不得说上海是冒险家的乐园。
Shànghǎi kāibù yǐhòu ，gèlù wàiguórén 、huáqiáo ，háiyǒu quánguógèdì de yímín dōu yǒng jìnlái zhǎo jīhuì ，guàibude shuō Shànghǎi shì màoxiǎnjiā de lèyuán 。
After the foundation of Shanghai, there were foreigners and overseas Chinese everywhere. Lots of Chinese immigrants also rushed into Shanghai looking for opportunities. No wonder everyone said that Shanghai was a ''Paradise for Adventurers."
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