系列素材：上海之四

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前言：鸣谢Lucy的整理工作，特制作一个上海系列，不错的口语素材之一。

Eating and drinking

• Most business entertaining is done over lunch, though a high-profile business deal may be celebrated by a large evening meal in a private room of a restaurant. Unless otherwise noted, spouses typically stay at home. The Western custom of after-work drinks is rare, though there is a growing trend for business colleagues to meet for coffee.

• Try to master chopsticks before you arrive in Shanghai. Chinese food is eaten informally, with everyone serving themselves from several main dishes on a central turntable.

• In all but the swankiest restaurants, messiness is perfectly acceptable. People will happily slurp their soup, toss chicken bones around their plates and spill soy sauce everywhere.

• Frequent toasts are not unusual. Mao Tai, a fiery 60-70 proof liquour distilled from sorghum, is what you’ll typically drink. If you can’t keep up, join in the toast with beer or else a soft drink.

• Drinking a lot (and even drunkeness) will earn you respect or trust, since many Chinese believe that alcohol causes barriers to come down and true intentions to be revealed.

• During a meal, do not turn a fish over to get to the flesh on the underside. Superstition holds that turning a fish over will cause a fishing boat to capsize.

• You may be invited to eat at someone's home. Always bring a gift (fruit or flowers), and remember to take your shoes off at the threshold.


Getting around

Public transport

If you plan to be in Shanghai for more than a few days, buy a Shanghai Public Transport Card (jiao tong ka), available in any metro station for Rmb30 (refundable when you return it at any metro station). Once you have one, you can put funds on it to use for taxis, the metro, light rail buses and the passenger ferry across the river.


Buses

Buses are crowded, smelly, hard to understand if you don't read Chinese characters, but extraordinarily cheap. Most inner-city buses charge Rmb1-2, no matter how far you’re travelling within the city. Tickets on long-distance buses range between Rmb1-6.


Taxis

Taxis in Shanghai are good value. You will pay Rmb10 for the first two km, and then Rmb2 per km. The city has about 50,000 taxis. The only time you’ll have trouble finding one is when it’s raining. Most taxi drivers do not speak English, so have someone jot down your destination in Chinese characters and take a business card from your hotel with you so that you can find your way back.

Tipping is not customary. Try to avoid hailing a cab at 9.30am or 4.30pm, when drivers swap shifts.


Metro

Shanhgai's metro is swift and cheap (Rmb2-6), but has only three main lines. The government has plans for eight more by 2010. Until then, you could end having to walk some distance. The metro is a good way to cross the river during rush hour, when traffic clogs the bridges and the tunnel.

When travelling you can just swipe your public transport card over the card-recognition key pads. Otherwise, you will need to tell the assistant at one of the ticketing counters what price zone you are travelling in and he or she will give you a one-trip ticket.

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Eating and drinking
上海食物偏甜,我家乡的味道偏辣,在这里都够的上算川味了,sign~想念妈妈烧的菜!

Shanhgai's metro is swift and cheap (Rmb2-6), but has only three main lines. The government has plans for eight more by 2010.我的学校在郊区,松江这边也快有轻轨了,只是那时候我已经毕业了吧.我这边的交通还不是很方便.上海的交通,大家都知道,不是很好.