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46  EXERCISE IX.


 * 憑據 bìng-gé̤ṳ: evidence
 * 竹 dé̤ṳk: bamboo
 * 古早 gū-cā: ancient times
 * 駛性 sāi-sáng: to get angry
 * 答應 dák-éng: to reply, answer
 * 身體 sĭng-tā̤: body
 * 呢 nì: flannel
 * 脫 táung: undress, take down curtains and scrolls
 * 泎 ciák: spill
 * giŭ: to shrink
 * áung: to tend, take care of
 * ó̤h: wise

Translate into English:&mdash;


 * 1) Nè̤ng-gă nĭk-nĭk cā-kī báik-dēng-cṳ̆ng có̤ lā̤-bái.
 * 2) Ĭ mìng-dáng-buŏ â̤ lì.
 * 3) Mŏ̤h ké̤ṳk ĭ hiēu-dék.
 * 4) Nè̤ng-gă hiêng-câi gōng ké̤ṳk nṳ̄ tiăng.
 * 5) Ĭ mò̤ niŏh-òng cêu â̤ diōng lì.
 * 6) Guó siŏh-káik cêu-sê siŏh-dēng-cṳ̆ng, nù-gáuk-nè̤ng siăh dáu.
 * 7) Hiêng-câi kò̤ gó hō̤. Màng-buŏ sê áng.
 * 8) Ià-Sŭ lŏ̤h lì géu nè̤ng.
 * 9) Ĭ miêng-âu â̤ gáu? Ciăng-nguŏk chĕ̤ săng.
 * 10) Gĭng-dáng gó liòng, chiāng guó lì siăh màng.
 * 11) Gĭng-dáng â-dáu ngô-dēng-cṳ̆ng, nè̤ng-gă sê chiāng Lì Sĭng-săng-niòng lì siăh dà.
 * 12) Nṳ̄ gūi-dēng gók-kī? Nè̤ng-gă gĭng-dáng-cā lŏ̤h chék-dēng-cṳ̆ng gók-kī.
 * 13) Dĕ̤ng-tiĕng ciā dê-huŏng chéng, lŏh hâ-tiĕng sê kák iĕk.
 * 14) Nù-gaúk-nè̤ng ô bìng-gé̤u ĭ gì pīng-hâing sê bàng-ciáng.
 * 15) Dè̤ng gì nó̤h diŏh laé̤, dó̤h diŏh gāng.

Translate into Chinese:&mdash;


 * 1) It was Friday yesterday.
 * 2) I know he does not want it.
 * 3) This butter is salt. I want fresh butter and fresh milk.
 * 4) He went the evening of the day before yesterday.
 * 5) Is this chair too large? Just right!
 * 6) I want to say a few words to you.
 * 7) Please give me a little bread.
 * 8) I have not yet eaten my dinner.
 * 9) It is your duty now to study. In a few years you may preach.
 * 10) When did Mr. Li start? He started at eight a. m. today.
 * 11) Please divide this pumelo. Give me one half and my brother one half.
 * 12) Where is the bell? I do not know, I have not seen it.
 * 13) Who has spilt this water?
 * 14) I want to buy some fresh eggs. How much are they apiece?
 * 15) The children are poorly today and must not go to school.
 * 16) This rope is poor. Where did you buy it?