GOING UP-COUNTRY.
Call a native boat.
呌一隻本地船
Kyau ih-tsak pung-di zen.
I want to go to the hills.*
我要到山上去
Ngoo iau tau San-laung chi.
*To many Shanghai people “the hills” mean: 茶山, Dzo San.
I want to go to Soochow.
我要到蘇州去
Ngoo iau tau Soo-tseu chi.
I want to go to the Great Lake.
我要到太湖去
Ngoo iau tau Tha-‘oo chi.
I want to go to Hangchow.
我要到杭州去
Ngoo iau tau ‘Aung-tseu chi.
Laudah, how many men are required for this boat?
老大第隻船上用幾个人
Lau-da, di-tsak zen-laung yoong kyi-kuh nyung?
I require four men.
我必要用四个人
Ngoo pih-iau yoong s-kuh nyung.