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 LESSON I. 第一課 同教書先生說話 Conversation with the Teacher


 * 1) ;同教書先生說話
 * Conversation with the Teacher.


 * 1) ;教書 Giao¹ shu¹
 * to teach; lit., to teach books.
 * 1) ;先生 Sien¹ sen¹
 * teacher, mister; lit., before or first born. This most common designation may now be used in addressing men&mdash;and even women teachers&mdash;in all grades of society.
 * 1) ;說話 Sho² hwa⁴
 * to speak, to talk; lit., to speak words.
 * 1) ;請進來
 * Please come in.
 * Please come in.