我呢 从小就是跟我外公 在这种弄堂里面长大的
“I grew up with my grandfather in a lane just like this one.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
三个月之后我就回广东了 我妈妈 上海人
“I'll be returning to Guangdong in 3 months. My mother... is from Shanghai.”
我呢 从小 就是 跟我外公 在这 种弄堂里面长大的
“I grew up with my grandfather in a lane just like this one.”
小的时候呢 外公就经常带我去那个弄堂口
“When I was a kid, he used to take me to the lane entrance to eat those”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Longtang (traditional lane alleys) are iconic residential communities in Shanghai known for dense, communal living and strong neighborhood warmth.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
since childhood; from a young age
A common adverbial phrase used before verbs to describe habits or life situations that began in childhood.
to grow up
Typically paired with '在...长大的' to indicate the environment or geographical location where one was raised.
Serves as a topic marker to smoothly transition the focus onto oneself.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Even though I'm not in the family, but he already treats me like family.”
“And I was a small stall owner.”
“I've been living abroad,”
“I only visited his mom because I cared about her,”
“I used to manage venues in the South.”
“I'm just worried someone might stir things up and blow things out of proportion.”