Herbert Allen Giles,
Chinese Without a Teacher
(1922)
“ READ AND WRITING. [Those who wish to make real progress should now engage a Teacher. Chinese cannot be self-taught.] Has the teacher come ? 先生來了沒有 She-enn-shung li-law mayo. He has come 來了 Li-law. Ask him to come 請他過來 Ch'ing t'ah kwo-li. How - do - you - do, Sir? 先生好啊 She-enn-shung how-ah? I want to read 我要念書 Waw yow ne-enn shoo. What books do you want to read, Sir? 閣下要念甚麼書 Kaw-seeah yow ne-enn shummo shoo. I want to read Chinese books. 要念中國書 Yow ne-enn Choong-kwo shoo. What book is this? 這是甚麼書 Chay shirt shummo shoo? This book is difficult to understand 這個書難懂 Chayka shoo nahn toong. ”
