Question

【題目】Answer the questions.

Years ago, a walk around Beijing’s hutong would mean hearing chatting locals adding “-er” to the end of syllables.

However, this feature can hardly be heard among today’s Beijing dwellers(居民). A recent report by the Ministry of Education( 教 育 部 ) shows that the Beijing dialect is declining among the younger generation.

With quick social development over recent years, an increasing number of migrants with different dialects can be found all over China. However, people are encouraged to speak Putonghua between each other, making the existence of dialects in danger.

But rather than just letting the problem be, efforts are being made to save these local dialects because of the culture they carry. For many Chinese who live outside their hometowns, dialect is an important reminder of who they are and where they come from. From dialects, we can also know the history and local culture behind them.

To save these valuable parts of history, the State Language Commission(國(guó)家語言文字工作委員會(huì)) has set up databases since 2008 to cover different local dialects, while many areas such as Beijing, Shanghai and Zhejiang province have built museums. The Beijing municipal education authorities(北京市 教育部門) also plans to make the Beijing dialect part of its school-based curriculum.

And it’s not just the government that is making an effort to keep the country’s dialects – an increasing number of individuals are joining in the effort, too. Wang Han, a well-known host of Hunan TV, has invested several million yuan into the research and protection of Hunan dialects.

But all these efforts are still not enough to keep dialects from fading away. What we’re doing now is mostly rescue works. A more effective measure to keep them alive could be using elements such as pop songs and the “celebrity effect”(名人效應(yīng)) to attract the young to use dialects. They need to realize that speaking their local dialect is something they can be proud of.

【1】We can’t often hear chatting locals adding “-er” to the end of syllables among today’s Beijing dwellers, can we?

【2】What endangers the existence of dialects?

【3】Why do we try to save dialects?

【4】Who is making efforts to protect dialects?

【5】How can we keep dialects alive in a more effective way?

By ______________________________________________.

【6】Are you for or against the government’s efforts to save dialects? Can you think of any other way to help attract the young to use dialects?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】No, we can't.

【2】That people are encouraged to speak Putonghua between each other.

【3】Because of the culture they carry.

【4】Not only the governments but also an increasing number of individuals

【5】using elements such as pop songs and the "celebrity efect"(名人效應(yīng))

【6】I am for the government’s efforts to save dialects. By using elements such as pop songs and the "celebrity effect" to attract the young to use dialects. For example, we can compose pop songs in dialects and invite famous singers to sing them.(Any reasonable answer is accepted.)

【解析】

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【1】根據(jù)“However, this feature can hardly be heard among today’s Beijing dwellers(居民)”然而，這一特征在今天的北京居民中幾乎聽不到了�？芍�，我們幾乎聽不到這一特征了。故答案為No，we can’t.

【2】根據(jù)“However, people are encouraged to speak Putonghua between each other, making the existence of dialects in danger.” 然而，人們被鼓勵(lì)在彼此之間說普通話，這使得方言的存在處于危險(xiǎn)之中。故答案為That people are encouraged to speak Putonghua between each other.

【3】根據(jù)“efforts are being made to save these local dialects because of the culture they carry.” 由于這些方言所承載的文化，人們正在努力挽救它們。故答案為Because of the culture they carry.

【4】根據(jù)“And it’s not just the government that is making an effort to keep the country’s dialects – an increasing number of individuals are joining in the effort, too.” 不僅僅是政府在努力保留該國(guó)的方言——越來越多的人也加入了進(jìn)來。故答案為Not only the governments but also an increasing number of individuals.

【5】根據(jù)“A more effective measure to keep them alive could be using elements such as pop songs and the “celebrity effect”(名人效應(yīng)) to attract the young to use dialects.”。一個(gè)更有效的辦法是利用流行歌曲和“名人效應(yīng)”等元素吸引年輕人使用方言。故答案為Using elements such as pop songs and the "celebrity efect"(名人效應(yīng)).

【6】問題：你贊成還是反對(duì)政府拯救方言的努力？你能想出其他方法來吸引年輕人使用方言嗎？

I am for the government’s efforts to save dialects. By using elements such as pop songs and the "celebrity effect" to attract the young to use dialects. For example, we can compose pop songs in dialects and invite famous singers to sing them.(Any reasonable answer is accepted.)