近日，一些上海家庭選擇將孩子送到純滬語的早教機構(gòu)學(xué)習(xí)，期望孩子可以盡早接觸上海方言，并熟練掌握。

A number of nursery schools using Shanghai dialect as their standard instructional language have emerged, becoming a new option for many Shanghai parents.
最近出現(xiàn)了一些以上海方言為教學(xué)語言的早教機構(gòu)，成為很多上海父母的新選擇。

“Many parents are beginning to realize their children are not the only ones that cannot speak Shanghai dialect,” said principal of a dialect-oriented nursery.
一家滬語早教中心的園長表示，很多家長開始意識到，不會講上海方言的并不只有自家孩子。

這件事在網(wǎng)上引發(fā)了網(wǎng)友的熱烈討論。

大部分網(wǎng)友表示支持，稱“方言丟掉太可惜”。

也有網(wǎng)友表示反對，稱孩子正處于被教育的基礎(chǔ)時期，教孩子說方言之后普通話會帶口音。

對于給孩子選擇純滬語早教，上海本地的家長表示不希望看到會講家鄉(xiāng)話的人越來越少。

Qian Jing is one parent who sends her child to one such nursery. Born and raised in Shanghai, she insisted children should speak their own dialect.
錢靜（音譯）是土生土長的上海人，她選擇把孩子送去滬語早教機構(gòu)，她認(rèn)為孩子們應(yīng)該會說自己家鄉(xiāng)的方言。

According to Qian, her son feels very comfortable at the center because teachers all speak the dialect. “As a local Shanghai resident, the last thing I want is to see people in Shanghai no longer speaking the dialect,” she added.
她表示，自己的兒子在早教中心很適應(yīng)，因為那里的老師都說方言。她說：“作為一個土生土長的上海人，我最不想看到的就是上海人不說上海話了。”

而外來的“新上海人”則認(rèn)為，會講上海話會增加歸屬感。

Zhang Yi, who was not a native but later moved to Shanghai, said the exact reason she sent her daughter here is because it uses Shanghai dialect as the language of instruction.
張逸（音譯）是移居上海的外地人，她說她選擇讓女兒去這個早教機構(gòu)的原因恰恰就是因為他們提供純滬語教學(xué)。

For Zhang, learning the dialect can also heighten a sense of belonging. “When you get familiar with the dialect, you will feel more involved as part of the city,” she said.
對她來說，學(xué)習(xí)上海話同時還能增加歸屬感?！澳闶煜ち诉@個語言后就會覺得跟這個城市更加親近了?！?/p>

【相關(guān)詞匯】

學(xué)前教育 preschool education

早期教育 early education

義務(wù)教育 compulsory education

課外培訓(xùn)機構(gòu) after-school training institution

學(xué)生減負(fù) reduce students' excessive academic burden

超綱教學(xué) teaching beyond the syllabus

參考來源：四海網(wǎng)

（中國日報網(wǎng)英語點津 Helen）