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 * 1) Get tea.
 * 2) Get dinner (or any meal).
 * 3) Call the coolie.
 * 4) I want a bath.
 * 5) There is no water.
 * 6) Have you had dinner yet?
 * 7) Is there any beef?
 * 8) There is no beef.
 * 9) There is mutton.
 * 10) Bring some bread.
 * 11) Bring some hot water.
 * 12) I don't want wine,
 * 13) Call the cook,
 * 14) He hasn't come back yet.
 * 15) Is there any milk?
 * 16) There is a little.
 * 17) Is it good
 * 18) Not very good.
 * 19) Put it here.
 * 20) These are fowl's eggs,
 * 21) They are not very large.
 * 22) They are nicer than large ones.
 * 23) Is this good to eat?
 * 24) It is (good to eat).
 * 25) Are there any fowls?
 * 26) What is this?
 * 27) Is there any other?
 * 28) The cook has come.
 * 29) Does he smoke opium?
 * 30) That's uncertain.
 * 31) Who is he?
 * 32) He is a Chinaman.