A reporter is interviewing Su Shaoqin, the inheritor of the Shanwei fishing song Listen to the dialogue and repeat after the recording Then finish the tasks
Reporter: It is my great honour to have the opportunity to interview you. Please introduce yourself briefly.
Su Shaoqin: I went sea fishing at the age of 13 and quit school after studying for a year and a half to help my parents do housework. Then, I started participating in fishing song activities when I was 16.
Reporter: So, did you grow up on a boat?
Su Shaoqin: Yes, we used to eat and sleep on the boat at sea. We wove fishing nets and sang songs to kill time.
Reporter: Are fishing songs passed down from generation to generation? What was the first fishing song you heard?
Su Shaoqin: Fishing songs have been handed down for thousands of years. The first song I heard was the one my grandmother taught me.
Reporter: Who mainly taught you fishing songs? What are their representative works?
Su Shaoqin: I mainly learned fishing songs from my mother and my mother-in-law. My mother was recognized as a person with good fortune, so she mainly sang happy songs, such as Marry the Bride and A Lucky Person. Marry the Bride is one of the songs fishermen sing to the bride at the wedding.
Reporter: The Shanwei fishing song has been listed as a national intangible cultural heritage. How do you feel about it?
Su Shaoqin: Now the government has attached importance to fishing songs. The Shanwei fishing song is a regional symbol of Shanwei. I think it’s my responsibility to carry forward these fishing songs. I hope fishing songs can be sung everywhere.