You are learning emotional register in language: you will read the scene it happens in, learn 10 words and phrases, take apart the pattern behind them (情感表达句式 — emotional register constructions), hear them in a conversation, rehearse them, and finish by saying one thing out loud to be graded.
A farewell dinner at Bao Luo restaurant on Fumin Road, a Shanghai institution closing after 30 years, exploring the language of nostalgia and loss
富民路的保罗酒楼。门口贴着一张手写的告示：「本店将于月底结业。感谢三十年的陪伴。」不禁感到一阵惆怅。这家店陪伴了多少上海人的人生大事——婚宴、寿宴、接风宴、散伙饭。
今晚是老板老王亲自下厨的最后一夜。他做了招牌菜：油爆虾、腌笃鲜、八宝辣酱。每道菜端上来，桌上都安静了一秒。面对变化，难免会有失落感。有人开始拍照，有人开始流泪。
老王走出厨房，围裙上还有油渍。「各位，三十年了。」他的声音有点哑。「令人欣慰的是，我的菜谱传给了我的徒弟小陈。他会在别的地方重新开。味道不会断。」
最后一道菜是桂花酒酿圆子。甜甜的，暖暖的。老王举杯：「与其伤感地告别，不如感恩地记住。谢谢你们来。」全场鼓掌。我想，最好的告别，不是说再见，是再吃一口，把味道记在心里。