TRINitY COIL

llBRAR.Y
M.OOR.E
COLLECTION
RELATING
TO THE
FA~ EAST
CLASS N O . - -
BOOK N O . - -
VOLU ME----:-:~
ACCESSION NO.
 1000
CHINESE
FOUNDATION CHARACTERS

BY
Y. C. JAMES YEN and DANIEL C. FU

ROMANIZATION, TRANSLATION
and
VOCABULARY
BY
WILLIAM C. WffiTE

BOOK 2
(250 Characters)

School of Chinese Studies

University of Toronto
100 Queen's Park
1944
380.5
 LESSON 1

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San yiieh shih-hou,jih nuan feng ho.
Shu-shang-ti yeh-tzu,ho ti-shang-ti
hua-ts'ao,hung-hung lti-lti,yi-ch'ang
k'o-ai. Yu ko hsiao hsueh-sheng,tso
tsai shu-hsia wen-k' o. K' ou-chung
nien-sbu-ti sheng-yin,ho shu-shang-ti
niao-sheng hsiang-ying.

In the time of the third month,the

sun is warm and the breeze is ba.lr.ny.
The leaves on the trees,and the
flowers and grass on the earth,are
in reds and greens, and are unusually
attractive.
There was a small pupil, who sat
under a tree reviewing his lessons.
The sounds from his mouth as he read
his books,and the sounds of the birds
in the trees,were in mutual harmony.
1
 VOCA13ULARY 1

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'' ~ totl.Ille
. wait,
to review,
warm
157/9
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3

~ leaf t::1 mouth,ho1e

621/140 256/30
Yilf
~ LTI
4 1

~~~ green sound

325/~20 629/180

~ YI(i)
4
a NIAOa
~ strange, \~bird
unusual
222/102 361/196
~
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A!.4
~ to love anewer,ought;
echo
2/61 632/61
2
SHIH

time,hour,
period
450/72
2
 VOCABULARY 2

LA0 2
!f TWG
3

* 288/19
to toil,
trouble

T'mm 2
to wait ; class;
pluraJ. sign
507/118-

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4

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NEI
co:p:per, inside
brass
582/167 358/ll
2 4
SRm
.h ~
SKEaiG
stone holy, e acred
452/112 447/128 .
~ CHIN
1

~& TIEN
3

!Ji metal,
gold
~ dot;to nod;
o'clock
74/167 521/203

~
2
• YIN' T•ou
silver head,chief
630/167 535/181
T'U a
± · earth;
local
570/32
3
 LESSON 2

Yu yi t'ien,lao-kung-hui k'ai-hui,tao-
ti jen,t'ung-kung,shih-kung,ohin-yin-
kung,t'u-mu-kung teng tou yu.
Nei-ohung yu ko nien-lao-ti yen-shuo,
t' a-ti ta-yi shih"Lao-kung shen-sheng"
szu tzu. Ta-ohia t'ing-liao,tou tien-
t' ou shuo "Shih".
One dq,a labour union opened a meeting,
and the persons who came,were copper-
smiths,stone-masons,gold and silver
smiths,builders,etoetera.
In the midst there was an elderly person
who gave an address, and his main subject
was the four charaoters"Lao-kung shen-
sheng" ,that is "The sacrednese of labour".
The group as they listened,all nodded
their heads and said "It is so".
4
 LESSON . 3

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Shih-wu-tien ahung,yu yu,yu yen,yu chiu,
yu ko-ya.ng-ti shih-wu. Ts'ung-tsao tao
wan,ch'ii mai tung-hsi ti jen,pu chih yu
to-she.o. Tien-yu-men,wa..ng-wang lien
ch'ih-fan,tou mei-yu kung-tu.
In a grocery anop,there were oil and
salt and wine,and all kinds of eatables.
From morning until night,it could not
be known how many persons there were •
who went to buy things. The staff of
the Shop,frequently even in the matter
of eating their food,had no leisure
whatever.

5
 VOCABULARY 3

~ SHIH
2

'~ to eat;food; evening;

eolipse late
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~ wu4
'J7/ thing;
matter
friend
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4
TIEN ~At LIEN 2

sho:p,inn ~ toalso;even
connect,
521/53 306/162
~ ~ :MEI(mu)2,4

itb oil ~ not,none,

has not
636/85 332/85
YEN2 -l FU 1,2

salt .7\,. husband,man;

:particle
623/197 139/37
3 YANGc
CHIU
~1
;'"t1j wine ,-~ sort ,mazmer,
model,style
84/164 616/75
6
 VOCABULARY 4

a;) CHIEN
4
LIU
2

;:1'l... to see, keep; 18\Y' up;

observe detain
61/147 314/102
4
CHIN

i6:
75/162
near,
draw nea.r
23l/38
as,like,if

1 TBEN'
1~' how,wby, a machine, or
what its power
550/61 31/75
HSIANG 3
2
SUI

to think, to ·follow,
meditate accord with
168/61 476/170

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~
MOU
scheme,plot; Q to announce,
to plan tell; accuse
349/149 244/30
2
CHm
official
post
..!}J:.
1J: atrade;
::fession,
estate
67/128 621/75
7
 LESSON 4

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Ch'un-p'ing hao-yu:
Pu chien yu wu liu yiieh liao,ni chin-lai
tsen-yang? Wc tsai chia-li k'ua.i yac yi-
nien,hsia.ng tao wai-mien mou ko chih-yeh.
Ch'ing ni wei wo liu-yi,ju yu chi-hui,
wang sui-ehih ka.o wo. Wen ni p'ing-an?
Chung-lin San-yiieh szu-jih
Good friend Ch'un-p'ing:
I have not seen you for five or six
months,-how have you been of late?
It will eoon be a year that l have been
at home,a.nd am now thinking of going out-
side to seek for an official post.
If you please,will you give some thought
on my account, and if there should be an
opportunity,! hope you will accordingly
let me know. I trust you are well?
Chung-lin. The 3rd.month,the 4th.d9\Y
8
 LESSON 5

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Chih-pu oh'a.ng-li,k'o jung shu pa.i jen
teo-kung. Fu-nii-men mei tsao oh'u-oh'u
tso-kung,wan-shang ts'ai-neng hui-ohia,
tou sbih lao-k'u yi-ch'ang.
Hsiang che-yang-ti fu-nU,pi na-hsieh
pu lao erh shih ti nan-tzu, j en-ke y84
kao to liao J
In a weaving factory, a few hundreds of
persons could be accommodated for work.
Each morning the women go forth to
work, and in the evening only mS\V they
return home,all desperately tired.
It would s.eem. that thi:s kind of woman,
compared with those men who do not work
and yet eat,must have a personality of
much finer quality!

9
 VOCABULARY 5

~ CHIH
1
4 TS'AI~
~~to weave -'.J talent, ability;
then, just mow
67/120 540/64
At; PU 4 Ill t NENG 2

''r cotton cloth;

to spread
Q~ talent,
to be able
42~50 359/130

~~
3
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.Aa e. shed,yud, ·
work-shop
·~ 11ke,image
18/53 169/9

t-!? JUNG (yung)

2
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~ contain,face, ,-, '-1 and yet,st111

endure
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~w~ ~ KE(ko)
2

~,.r woman,wife ..If~ to reaoh;ru1e;

research
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10
 VOCABULARY 6

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T'IEN
field,land
3
. ...
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v~ tasteless,
4

weak,dull
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1
Tso 4 ' YI(i)

1'F-
553/9
to ma.ke;be;
work
~ clothes
216/145
JU' SHAN 1
~ to:putenter,
into
~j garments
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rest,eto:p; eeaeon
breath
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$1.
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rough,coarse I
120/147
to :perceive,
sensible of

11
 LESSON 6

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T'ien-ohia ~e t T'ien-ohia le!

~ih oh'u erh tso,jih ju erh hsi,
Ch'ing-feng ming-yiieh pu yung mai.
Ts'u-ch' a tan-fan pu yi-shan,
szu-ohi p' ing-an chen k'uai-le.
Chen k'uai-le, chen k'ua1-1e,
T' ien-ohia k'uai-le wo hsien-ohiieh.
Farmers are happy~ Farmers are happyl
At sunrise they work,at sunset the.y rest,
Pure breezes and ol ear moon, they buy not.
Coarse tea,simple food,ootton gar.ments,-
But four seasons of peace and true joy.
True joy,true joy,
I visualize the joys of the farmer.

12
 LESSON 7

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Mou ti-fang tsao-liao t'ien-tsai,
jen-min pu te huo-ming. lfan-nii lao-
hsiao,tou tao wai-mien ch'ti mou-sheng.
Fan yeh mei-yu ch'ih,yi-ahan yeh shih
p'o erh pu wan. Che-yang ti k'u pai-
hsing,shih jen-jen ying-tang chiu-chi ti.
A certain district met with a natural
calamity, and the people could find no
means of 11 velihood. Male and female,
old and young,all went outside the
district in their search for a living.
They had no food to eat,and their
garments were ragged and lacking.
This kind of suffering people are
those whom all men should seek to
rescue.

13

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 VOCABULARY 7

~ ~ MING'
3
MOU(mu)
~a certain one~'jt' 1ife;decree;
to command
349/75 345/30
~ F .ANG
4.,. squar~;place;
130/70
1

region;meana
*_!
186/38
HSING 4
eurnsme

~db
1
TSAOt TANG '"

~ endure; ought;to bea.r;

meet with consider as
545/162 497/102
1
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.7(. calamity ~to eave,help
537/86 85/66
4
CHI 4
..(;it ~
P'O
to :>reak, to help;
ru~n erose over
420/112 35/85

14
 VOCABULARY 8

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SHm' ;,~t: PEI'
market,
trade
f) back;re:pear;
oppose
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to consult;
commerce
~ wrap up;
to contain
436/30 385/20

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PU4 2
/a-- NA
a ste:p ,:pace
~ to take ,grasp,
carry
424/77 352/64
1

..
4ft
574/64
T'UI
to :push;
decline
14-
61/9
CHIEN'
i tern, thing;
classifier

2
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1
1
CH i CHI

*
23/159
cart, barrow 1 ~
33/61
haste, busy,
anxious

15
 LESSON 8

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Ta chi eh- shih- shang ,ko-yang ahang-ti en
tou yu. JLei t'ien shang-ohieh-ti jen
hen to: yu pu-hsing-ti,yu t'ui-che-ti,
yu pei-chao yi-pao-ti ,yu shou-na wu-
chien-ti. Wang-wang lai-lai,tou shih
hen chi-mang-ti.
On a great market-street,there were
business Shops of all kinds.
Each d9\V very many people went to the
atreet;there were pedestrians,and
wheel-barrow men,and some who carried
clothing bundles on their backs,and
others who carried things in their
hands. Going and coming,they were all
in a great hurry.

16
 LESSON 9

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Chin Su-hsing nien shih-wu sui.
•

T' ien-hsing hao hstieh,chia p' in wu

ch'ien tu-shu. T'a mei t'ien shang-wu
ch'u ch'U. mai pao,hsi.-wu tao p'ing-min
hsiieh-t' ang-li shang-k' o. Che-yang
pan kung pan tu,ch'in-ch'in k'u-k'u,
hou-lai ·c h' eng-liao yi ko .ming jen.
Chin su-hsing was fifteen years old.
His natural disposition was fondness
for etudy,but his family was poor and
had no money to enable him to study.
Each forenoon he went forth and sold
papers, and in the afternoon he went
to classes in a public school. In this
wa;y partly working and partly a tudying,
with diligence and toil,he ultimately
became a famous man.

1'7
 VOCABULARY 9

su4 wu3
-t
474/120
simple,
ooumon 1-
608/24
noon

~
SUI~

life,~
MIN
year of people,
year citizens

-f
477/77 343/83
PAN_.

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186/61
HSnro'
disposition,
nature
380/24
half'

2 2

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P'IN CH'Dl

412/154
poor
1JJ
77/19
laborious,
diligent

~~
CH'IEN lliNG2

64/167
money ,oa.sh .%
344/30
name;fame

18
 VOCABULARY 10

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"--
t:7
623/1.49
YEN2

words,
to speak
l1
184/72
HSING
sta.r,dot

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CH' I 1,2
-;tii ~~ fixed
' YU
PO tolanguage
converse, a period,
time
645/149 37/74
14 4
CHIU TZ 'U
¢ '

~ investigate;~
after al.l
eecond1next;
a time
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•• ( 2
'YUEH yo ) 1 t 4
Sl~
HSI

~9 c-ovenant;
about
(4 to :practise,
learn
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CHI 3 CHI(kei) 3

~
34/52
a fevr,
how many ~
34/120
give,grant

P'ENG 2 SHm 4
JJ~l
397/74
friend
-tit
454/1
.
generation,
world

19
 LESSON 10

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Wen-ming t'ung-hstieh:
3en aheng tsai shih,yen-yu shih pu-k'o
pu chiang-ohiu ti. Wo hsia.ng yiieh obi
wei p'eng-yu,mei hsing-ch'i k'ai yi tz'u
yen-chiang hui ,ta-ohia haiieh-bai hsiieh-
hsi. Ni hsia.ng teen-yang? Ch' ing kei
wo yi ko hui-yin.
Lo-oh'un shou sha.ng. Chung ch'iu jih.
Fellow-student Wen-ming:
For ·men born into the world,language is
something that cannot but be looked into.
I am thinking that if a few friends
could each week convene a lecture meeting,
people could learn and practise. What do
you think about it? Please give me a
return message.
Lo-ch'un's hand presents this.
The Mid-Autumn Festival.
20
 LESSON 11

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Chang Chih-ch' eng hsi tao pai-hua shih,
yi jih,;tso-liao szu-chu Chiang-hsueh shih,
nien kei t'a-ti ko-ko t'ing tao:
"Yi-p' ·i en liang-p' ien san-szu-p' ~en,
Wu-p'ien liu-p'ien yu ch'i-p'ien,
Pa-p'ien chiu-p'ien pien shih-p'ien,
Fei ju chiang-chung hsing pu chien".
Chang Chih-ch' eng was fond of m~ing
colloquial verses,so one dS\Y,he made a
four line "River Snow"poem,and recited
it for his elder brother to hear,s~ing:
11 0ne flake two flakes three and four

flakes,
Five flakes six flakes also seven
flakes,
Eight flakes nine flakes changing to
ten flakes,
Flew into the River and you cannot see
their shapes".
21
 VOCABULARY 11

,t:
70/61
CHm
4

the will,
purpose
~Ko
249/30
1

elder brother

1 4

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SHIH P'IEN

:poetry ,odes classifier of

sheets,slices
448/149 411/91

-~ toalter
CH'U• 4

(2) a sentence change,

PIEN

113/30 409/1.49
1
CHIANG li'EI 1

t
'
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44/85
large river
~
133/183
to fly

HsUEH3,4 2

·W
194/173
snow
~ ~

shape
~85/59
HSING
1tj ronn,figure,

22
 VOCABULARY 12

trt
2 HU2
CH'IAO
.. bridge ~Jl lalce
52/75 198/85

+
FU4 p '.ANG 2
.~
~
wea.lthy, tride;other
U1 affluent
143/40 384/70
4 CHU4
KUEI

•
272/154
dear,
honorable

1
1i.
95/9
to dwell

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T 'UNG

'i through,
penetrate
tm
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CHING

past J·
ola.ssios
580/162 . 78/120
4 4
T'AI KU0

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.~

too,very; :pass by;fault;

a. title experience
491/37 282/162

23
 LESSON 12

Chiang-nan yu yi ta ch'iao,ming chiao

Fu-kuei Ch'iao. Ch 11ao hsia ti shui,
shih t'ung T'ai-hu ti. Ch'iao tso,ch'iao
yu,tou shih chieh-tao. Liang pang chu-
liao wu-sbu jen-chia. Mei t'ien ch'iao-
hsia ching-kuo ti ch'uan,ho ch'iao-shang
hsing-tsou ti jen,wang-lai ju Cbih.
Chiang-nan has a great bridge,called the
Affluence and Honour Bridge. The water
below the bridge connects with the T'ai
Lake. To the left and right of the
bridge are streets and roads. On each
side there dwell innumerable families.
Each dB\Y' the boats that pass under the
bridge,and the people that walk on the
bridge,going and coming are similar to
weaving.

24
 LESSON 13

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Mou hsien chung,yu hsiao-hstieh-hsiao
shu shih so. Yi jih,k'ai-liao yi ko
lien-ho yiin-tung-hui. Hsiieh-sheng tao ti
shu ch'ien jen,tso-liao chung-chung yu-
hsi,ching-shen hen hao. Na jih :t'ien-ch'i
ho-nuan,ko-ch'u lai-k'an ti jen hen to.
In a certain district,there were ten
elamentar.y schools. One day,they opened
a joint athletic meet. The students Who
came numbered several thousands,and they
did all kinds of ggmes,while their spir-
its were very fine. That day the weath-
er was mild,and the people from every
place who came to see were ver'IJ many.

25
 VOCABULARY 13

HSIEN
4
TUNG 4
J§. district;
me.gi strate ~ to move,
influence
180/120 579/1.9
4 1
HSIAO

-t
CH'IEN

~ school,
schoolhouse
thousand
172/75 63/24

so 3 YU2

Pfr
471/63
a place; C.
that which
iii
637/162
to wander,
travel

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307/128
LIEN
united;
scrolls
j.Jt
162/62
HSI•

theatrioa.la;
pley-;mook

2,4 4

A HO ~
CH'Ua,

t:l to a.dd,join; ~ to dwell;place,

accord with condition
154/30' 98/141
.. 4
YUN

~ to revolve;
transport
657/162
26
 VOCABULARY 14

2
~~
lJ HUANG a TSUI 4
. ~ yellow;
imperial Jli very,most,
extreme
205/201 560/73

m
•• 2
SHENG 4
YUAN ~
garden,park, Tigorous,
enclosure abundant
652/31 448/108
2
~ LEI 4

~
liEI
~~ prurm.s,plum class, species
333/75 293/181
3
YI(i) W.AN2
~-
~A according to
to use;for
.$~ to enjoy;pl9\Y;
test
219/9 5W9s
CH'IDm 1
~
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HAD'
style; label; to style,call;
mark a name,title
151/141 29/115
 LESSON 14

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$ . *t*~~~*
ft~~tm ~-~
~~ ~ ~ ~X ;for~ #JI{M
Huang heing yijan-li,yu mei-shu hen to,
so-yi hao oh' eng Mei-yiian. Yei nien lo
hsueh ti ehih-hou,hua k'ai tsui sheng;
yu k' ai pa.i hua ti ,yu k' ai hung hua ti,
yu k' ai lU hua ti ,ohung lei pu yi.
Ai k' an mei-hua-ti jen,to wang na pien
yu-wan.
The garden of the Huang family,hae
very many prunus trees, so that it is
styled the Prunus Park. Each year
when the snow ha.e subsided,the flowers
open very abundantly;white flowers open,
red flowers open,green flowers open,-
and the various aorta are many.
Of persons who like to gaze at prunue
flowers,many of them go over there for
a stroll.
28
 LESSON 15

~ ;t ~ )ft 1~ ~ 1!1 -
0
a9 1tt ~ 45 ~5 .:r. A N} Sf.
• ' #} I J" *.
~~1E~If%7F~**
J~ • ~

~ fffl ~ itl lli ~}J '

1i*
_t*
1f M- - * tk ~t
'£'Ef~
iYf%~lt~J~~A.~
~ ~A {l il , }JfE , t-m

Yi nien tung t'ien,te'un-chung hsiu-pu

tao-lu. La.o-yu shu pai j en,ko j en
ch'ing-ytian ch'u-lai,lun-liu tao-kung.
Pu tao yi hsing-oh'i,ohiu pa t~-1u hsiu-
hao,ping-oh'ieh yeh pa hsiao-lu pu-p'ing.
Che-yang kung-yi ti shih,ta-chia tou
yffan-yi tso,shih ti-fang-shang so shao
chien ti.
One year in winter, a village repaired
its roads. Old and young to the number
of a few hundreds,each was willing to
come out,and take turns in doing work.
Within a week,they had quite repaired
the larger roads, and had also levelled
the smaller roads. This kind of public
welfare service,everybody was glad to do,
which is something seldom seen in aplace.
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 VOCABULARY 15

1 2
LIU
~
TUNG
~ winter i)IL to flow;
'
578/15 313/85
a class

1 2
HSIU LUN

I
-1'} repair;
:practise ~ wheel;a turn,
revolve
1.86/9 322/159
3 4
PU PING

;;Jj repair,
patch .J1 moreover,a.nd,
alao;really
423/1.45 41.5/l.
YU4 3
CH'IEH

~JJ young,
tender
.Jl moreover,a.nd;
imperative
640/5'2 57/1
24

·tt
2
CH'ING YI ( i) '
]{
:facta; advantage,
emotions .ll'l benefit
82/61 218/1.08

30
 VOCABULARY 16

)(A4 4
11# ~ SHOU

· -~ to curse,
scold ~ to receive,
endure
327/122 459/29
•• 4
LIAWG 2 •4 ~ - YU
..£
m to measure ~ to rear,
nurture
301/166 64'7/130
2
HSIA T.AN 4

~ narrow-minded
narrow; but,onl.y"~
{J! Whenever
1.64/94 493/9

~!1:
2 1
HSI
riAlf .}~
~ ... ~~ a.ffini ty, j,r:J sigh _of pity,
because regret
651/120 1..58/61
CHI 2
oauseJold;
therefore
~extreme
very
limit;
261/66 33/75

31
 LESSON 16

Hsi a.ng-ma shih chi en pu hao ti .shih t

Wo kuo-jen,wang-wang wei-liao yi tien
hsiao shih,chiu ta-chia hsiang.- mach'i-lai,
che shih ch' i-liang hsia-hsiao ti yi.ian-ku.
Ch'i-liang hsia--hsiao ti j en, to-pan wei-
l..ia.o mei-yu chia.o-yU. Tan-shih shou-kuo
chiao-yii ti jen,yu-shihyeh hui ho jen-chia
hsia.ng-ma,che chen shih k' o-hsi chi-liao.
To revile one another is not a good thingl
Our countr,ymen,frequently because of a
very small affair, at once begin to revile
each other, and this is due to a natural
capaoityforpettiness. llen have acapaoity
for pettiness,because,for the most part,
they have not had education. But even
'those who have had education,sanetimes also
meet with times of mutual cursing,and
this truly is deplorable in the extreme.
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 LESSON 17

-~rna
~ ~~ta
~
-

Ko mei:
Ni yao yung ti tung-hsi,wo tou wei ni
mai hao liao. Hsien-tsai chiao j en sung
shang, ch' ing ni ti en shou wei yao.
Yua.n-ts•un t 'iao:
.Jih-chi .• • szu chiao
Hsin-chih • erh chiao wu fen
Mo • • • • san chiao
Pi • • • • wu. chiao liu fen
Kung yang yi yiian wu chiao yi fen
Younger-sister Ho:
I have bought for you all the things
that you wanted. Now I have called a man
and am sending them on to you,-please
check and receive them,for this is
important.
Yuan-ts•un. Details:
Diar.y .40, Letter-paper .25, Ink .30,
Pens .56 a Total foreign currency $1.51
33
 VOCABULARY 17

HSIEN 4 cmm 3
~ tonowmanifest;
179/96
lA
68/120
paper

4
)(0 4

·~
SUNG

i!
479/162
to esoort;
send;give
347/32
ink,black;
obscure
•. a 3
YUAN

it
PI

'
distant, brush,penoil;
remote write;etyle
652/162 399/118

*
517/75
T'IA0
branch;etrip;,.
classifier
2

614/85
~ YANG

ocean;
foreign
2

4 •• 2
CHI
;l~
~ YUAN
to record,
remember 7L dollar;first,
original.
35/149 651/10

~
3
CHIAO
CHttEH 2

horn;angle
49
120/148
34
 VOC.A"BUL.ARY l.8

~
4

Mt.
3 4
., CHIA • sAN
~d fal.se;
..~~~ vacation separate,
disperse
43/9 429/66
4
~ Jifl
4
TAl PIEN
~Jfl' girdle;carry; ~~ convenient,
lead;with ready;then
489/50 409/9
~--b HAI
3 4
CHm
but,only,yet
~
1:::1 to injure;
very
].46/40
4

tt l:J
CH.A04 P'A
d~
."f .. \ to illumine;
reflect
to fear,dree.d;
lest
20/86 376/61
4 2
CH'I T'.A0
ln'
A diah,utensil,
tool
i:#1 to flee,
escape
40/30 503/162

35
 LES~ON 18

Fang-ohia-jih,yu ko hsueh-sheng,tai-
liao yi chih chao-hsiang cbi-ch'i,tao
hsiang-chien ch'u san pu. Tsou-kuo
t'ien-pien,k'an-chien liang ko nung-fu,
tsai na-li tso-k~ng. T'a pien na-ch'u
ohi-ch'i lai,hsiang yao chao-hsiang.
Nung-fu chien-liao,fei-ch'ang hai-p'a,
cbiu t'ao tsou liao.
On a holid~,there was a student,Who
took his camera,and \vent to the country-
side for a stroll. Walking by the side
of a field,he saw there two farmers at
work. He took out his appa.ratus,think-
ing he would take a picture.
The farmers when they saw this,became
very frightened,and promptly ran aws:y.
36
 LESSON 19

Yu yi wei ku j en, wang shan ohung oh' i.i

hui p' eng-yu. Hui pu tao pen jen,
yti-ohao yi ko t'ung-tzu,ohiu teo-liao
szu chu shih tao:
"Sung hsia wen t'ung tzu,
Yen shih ts' 8i yao ch 'ii,
Chih tsai tz'u shan chung,
Yifn shen pu chih ch' u" •

There was an ancient,Who went into the

mountains to meet a friend. He failed
to find him,but happening to meet a boy,
he thereupon composed a four line poem,
s~ing:
"Below the pine I asked the lad,
Who eaid,'Master went to gather herbs,
But here in the midst of the mountain
peaks,
~eta are dense,and you know not the
place' 11 •
37
 VOCABULARY 19

KUa

7; ~ 3
TS'AI
ancient ~~·gather,select,
pick up
259/30 541/64
~~ ytj4 YtiEH (yao ) 4
~to meet, . . medicine,
happen herbs
646/162 654/140
1 3

~A
SUNG TZ'U

478/75
pine tree Jlt this,here
588/77
~
2 •• 2

:m
T'UNG YUN
boy,gir1, ~~
youth ~ olouds,mist;
numerous
582/117
656/173
1
SII:ENl
~f
SHm
~~
teacher,
master
~ deep~intense;
very
449/50 443/85

38
 VOCABULARY 20

yU 3,4 ~
F.ANG 2
,$) rain ..% house,room

646/173 131/63
3 3
SAN P'AD

~
*
429/9
umbrella
389/157
to run

.t
HUl HSIU

sudden:cy" ~~ to rest
197/61 187/9

..., yes;however;~t~
~'
224/86
;r.AN

a suffix
2 ~

528/9
T'ING
2

stop,,deley-,
rest

YA£)4 CHm 3
tQ
332/50
hat ,cap J1:_
68/77
to halt,cease;
only

T.tk CH'UI
to blow
106/30
39
 LESSON 20

iJJ ' Jt! ~ ~ i! ~ ' I}

{1" ~ - j~ 1l 'Pi • ~ - *
till J1t itl ~ ~
*m•-~~littm*-
~ ~ ~ *
·~mm~m*m-=¥
Jl:4=::N~ . $*
' 1* .:f -r ~5 ~ --
~ ~~ ' . $ f& 11£ ~
Hsiao hsiieh-sheng yi shou na shu pao,
yi shou na yii-san,ts'ung hsiieh-t'a.ng-li
hui chi a. Hu-j an yii-ohao ta :feng-yii,
pa san-erh mao-erh tou oh'ui oh'ii-liao.
T' a wang-chien yi so :fa.ng-tzu,chiu p' ao
tao li-mien ch'li hsiu-hsi,teng feng-yU
t'ing-chih,tsai pu-hsing hui chia.
A small student, who held in one hand a
bundle of books,and in the other an
umbrella,was going home from school.
Suddenly he met with a great storm,
which blew his umbrella and his hat
olean awa-:r. Seeing a building,he ran
inside to rest,a.nd waited until the
storm had ceased,when he proceeded on
his wa-:r home •

40
 LESSON 21

~
~~Jfi~tb Jl~ . ~~
3t fU 11'! ~ tb ~ nt
M ill Jtf ffii M A ~ ~
w ' w ;M~ st.
ltJ}
fffm .~fa '~JA
*
-* 1t 1k: ~ - ~ .t.4
Rsiang-chung yen-hsi,k'an-k'e jen-
shan jen-hai,pu hsiao-te lai-liao
to-shao. Yen-hsi ti jen tou shih
yi-teng chiao-se: hu lan-mien,hu hung-
mien,hu hei-mien,hu hua-mien. Ch'i-ch'i
kuai-kuai ,pien-hua wu-oh' iung. ·
Yen tao ch'u-shen ti shih-hou,k'an-k'e
lien-sheng chiao ''Hao" 1
In a village they were acting pl~s,
and the spectators were gathered in
such masses,it was impossible to know
how many had oome. The actors were
first class professionals: now they
were blue-faced,now red,now black,now
mottled. Strange and weird,their
transformations were endless. the.y
performed until they were diz~,and the
spectators with united voioe shouted
"Good"l
41
 VOCABULARY 21

3
·~ HAI HEI(ho) 1
}Nt
146/85
sea, lake;
vast .'l
152/203
black

3
~
2

~
HSIA0 CH'I
to know, P rare,
understand wonderful
172/72 38/37
CHIA02,4 KUAI 4
tJlp CHtiEHa
foot,base ·tk strange,weird;
exceedingly
49/130 265/61
4

~ colour1luet;~~
SE
A '
HUA
transform,
sort change
431/139 201/21
2
LAN 2

.I
CH'IUNG

286/140
blue,indigo
I
87/116
poor,e:xhaust,
the end

42
 VOCABULARY 22

-m
J ,Al;r 3 YEN2

to dye
~
623/181
colours

224/ 75
FANG
1 YANG. 2

~ loca.li tyJ
hamlet; shop
Fl; male;eun;
this life
131/32 615/1?0
3
1fQ WAN
4
-M:l CH'I

1'/l.J hall,college,
c ourt-ya.rd
~ flag,
banner
653/1?0 39/?0

K'UNG
1
~........ LING'
·~
.;£. empty,void -'( 1a.w;to cause;
good;your
279/116 313/9
4 YEN'

~
CHIA

f1·ame, rack l1it eye, opening,

hole
43/?5 625/109

43
 LESSON 22

Yi chi a jan-fang, ch' 1 en-mien shih ko ta

yiian-tzu,hou-mien yeh shih ko ta yi.ian-tzu.
Ch'ien hou k'ung ti shang,chia man-liao
ko se ti pu. Yu hei ti ,yu huang ti ,yu
hung ti,yu lu ti,yen-se hen to.
T' ai-yang chao-chao ,hao hsia.ng wu-shu
wu-se kuo-ch'i,ling jen k'a.n-liao yen-hua.
There was a dye-shop,in front of Which
was a large enclosure, and behind which
also was a large enclosure.
On the vacant lands in front and behind,
the racks were full o£ cloth of every
colour. There was black,there was yellow,
there was red,there was green,and very
many colours. When the sun shone it was
like numberless five-coloured national
flags,blurring the vision of those Who
gazed on them.
44
 Yei yi-eheng pen ling hen kao,jen yeh
ho-ch'i. K'ai-liao yi ko p'ing-min yi-
ytian,mei t'ien k'an-ping,shih-fen hsin-
k'u. T'a tui yu-ch'ien-ti jen,chao-li
shou-ch'u hsien-cbin;tui ch'iung-k'u-ti,
pien yi ch'ien pu ch'U,sui hua-liao
to-ehao yao pen,yeh pu-tsai-yi.
Ti-fEWg-shang ti j en, tou shuo t' a shih
tz'u-shan yi-oheng.
Dr .Plum-blossom's ability was very great,
and he was also a friendly person. ·
He opened a general hospital,and at the
daily clinics,was completely exhausted.
In his dealings with weal tby persons ,he
required fees according to custom ;but with
the poor he demanded not even a" cash",
and although he had spent much for medi-
cines,it did not concern him at all.
The people of the district all called
him "The Compassionate Physician".
. 45
 VOCA13UL.ARY 23

1
CH'U 3
I
YI(i)

217/164
to heal;
medical J1i
116/29
to take, bring;
demand

~
3
HSIEH 4
4Jl LING
collar,lead,· ~
to receive
to thank;
decline
312/181 175/149
4 2

~
PING SUI l,

414/104
disease,
illness
if!
476/172
although,
even

.f
1
HSIN TZ'U 2
bitter, i~~ to pity
182/160
toil ·~
587/61
4
LI SH.AN4

1*•J
299/9
la.w, custom,
precedents -1- benevolent,
good,skillful
435/30

46
 VOCABULARY 24

~
3 1

~
FA HSIANG
hair of head ~ f~agra.nt,
~ncense

127/190 166/186

~m·
3
FA

*
127/85
law,method

CHIAO
4
136/119
'Powder

,~ HUAN(hai)
2

.tk to compa.:re,
test
~
203/162
to repa\1;
still more,yet
50/159
CHIN
4
'-k su.AN'

1!
75/162
to enter,
advance
~ to:plan
475/118
estimate,

A 2 2
CHIEH

~'t
MEN

r~
335/169
door,gate;
sect
54/85
clea.n,pure,
neat

4
'-~ WEI
1~ hygienic
to guard;
600/144
47
 LESSON 24

Hsien-~sai li-fa-ti fang-fa,pi-cbiao

ts'ung-ch'ien,to-shao yu-hsieh ohin-pu.
Mou-ch'u hsiao-chieh-shang,yu yi cbia
11-fa-tien,men-sha.ng hsieh-chao "Wei-
sheng li-fa."szu tzu. Li-mien-ti tao-wei
yung-ch'i hsiang-shui hsiang-fen teng,
huan suan ch'ing-ohieh. Chin-oh'i.i
li-fa-ti jen,ko-ko tou man-yi.
At present the methods of hairdressing,
compared with for.mer times,for the most
part have made some advance.
In a small street of a certain plaoe,
there is a barber shop,Which has written
over the door the four characters ''Wei-
sheng li-fa" (Hygienic hairdressing).
Inside the shop the chairs and utensils,
the scents and cosmetics,etc.,all m~ be
reckoned ae very clean. The people who
enter to be barbered are all satisfied.
48