Easy Conersations in English & Japanese for Those Who Learn the English Language (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873 Excerpt: ...you going to have vacation? On account of the Christmas festival. How long will the holidays last? We will have holiday for a week at least. A week's vacation I hope it will be holiday until Tues-day. It would then mate a ten days' vacation. Yes, ten whole days' vacation. That is very long. I do not think so. Are you not afraid to find it wearisome during all that time? On the contrary, I intend to amuse myself very much. I do not see how you can spend the time. It will fly but too swiftly. One might suppose that you do not like study. I like study and work, but I do not despise holidays. Then you will return to your boardingschool without regret? No doubt, because I shall have diverted myself very much. I am much pleased at seeing you so reasonable. I only follow my teacher's advice. What advice is that? To amuse myself very much on holidays and to work well on school days. LVII. The Newspaper. Do you read the newspapers? Sometimes, but not often. Have you read this morning's paper? Yes, I have read it; but it contains nothing interesting. Does it give the news from the South? I could not tell you. LVII. Shinbunshi-ni tsuite no Hanashi. Anata-wa shinbun wo oyomi nasaru ka. Orifushi yomi masu ga tabi-tabi-de-wa gozai masen. Kesa-no shinbun-wo oyomi nasai mashi ta ka. Hai, yomimashita-ga medzurashi koto wa chit'tomo gozai masen. Minami amerika-no shinbun-ga ari-ina su ka. Ohanashi mosare ma su mai. Do you know whether the California mail is in? I think it was delivered at ten o'clock. What is said of the war? They speak of a decisive battle. Do they know its final result? Not yet; they only say it was a bloody one. How can they judge ofthat? Because the cannonade was very brisk and lasted more than six consecutive hours. I would like to see the war at an en...