初中进阶头版推荐：热爱上海的理由【上海学生英文报】

Why I like Shanghai

亲爱的Larry，你有几个喜欢上海的理由？

I had only been in Shanghai for a few months when I was pushed onto the stage at a school concert to sing Ye Shang Hai, a song from the bad “good old days” of Shanghai. I was awful, and to this day I apologize to Zhou Xuan for murdering her 1937 hit song. But learning about the song and getting a cheerful response from the Chinese audience, despite my incomprehensible accent, was a great introduction to this relentlessly robust and enduring city.

当我被推上台演唱《夜上海》时我在上海只待了短短几个月，那是一首描绘上海糟糕的“美好旧时光”的歌曲。我感觉糟透了，今天我要向周璇道歉，因为我糟蹋了她1937年的热门歌曲。但是抛开我糟糕的口音，了解这首歌并从中国听众得到如此热切的回应，正是对这个坚强而又长盛不衰的城市最好的介绍。

In 2004, when I arrived, there were still some reminders of Zhou Xuan’s Shanghai. Many old laneways and buildings remained. Street vendors were everywhere. And crowded Wujiang Road still sold the best Shanghai snacks in town. Little of that remains and, today, Zhou Xuan would feel as lost as I sometimes do.

当我2004年抵达上海，那里还存留着许多“周璇的上海”的影子。许多古老的巷子和建筑物都还保留着，摊贩仍随处可见，拥挤的吴江路仍然贩售上海城里最好的小吃。如今，大部分都已经没有了，如果周璇在，大概会和我一样有些失落。

Shanghai is now a cosmopolitan city on a par with Paris, London and New York. In many ways it surpasses those great cities. It is cleaner and more modern than any of them. From the daring architecture of its gleaming new skyscrapers, to its state-of-the-art subway system, Shanghai ranks second to none.

上海如今是一个和巴黎、伦敦、纽约相当的国际大城市，在有些地方上，上海甚至超过了那些大城市，比如上海的干净和现代化。从大厦闪闪发亮的大胆建筑风格到最先进的地铁系统，上海的（大城市）排名首屈一指。

One thing that hasn’t changed, though, is haipai: Shanghai style. The people are still open and friendly, eager to try new things and to enjoy life. The face of Shanghai may have changed, but the heart of Shanghai remains the same and that is why, after all these years, I still enjoy living here so much.

有一个还没改变的就是上海风格：海派。上海人仍是开放友好的，热切渴望接触新事物并且享受生活。上海的外表可能已经改变了，但是上海的心仍然保留着，这就是为什么过了这么多年，我仍然如此热爱着我在这里的生活。