上海到了Shanghai at Last

New words

• 国际guójì — international
• 现代xiàndài — modern
• 热闹rènao — lively, bustling
• 海hǎi — sea
• 特色tèsè — specialty; special feature
• 不仅bùjǐn — not only

The story

小林：到了！上海到了！We're here! Shanghai at last!

大卫：哇，人这么多！好热闹啊！Whoa, so many people! It's so lively!

小林：当然了！上海是国际城市嘛。Of course! Shanghai's an international city.

大卫：国际城市？什么意思？An international city? What does that mean?

小林：就是这儿不仅有中国人，而且有很多外国人。It means there aren't just Chinese people here, but lots of foreigners too.

大卫：那成都也是国际城市吗？So is Chengdu an international city too?

小林：当然是！成都有你嘛！Of course! Chengdu has you!

小雨：你们看这些楼！又高又现代！Look at these buildings! So tall and so modern!

Opening the lesson…