Edo Traveler

v7 Chapter 13: High enthusiasm for learning English

Bringing a foreigner home, there are all strange people along the way, McDonald will naturally ride a horse, that is, riding on the horse that was temporarily allocated to him by the shogunate. The one that is eight meters and eight is a bit funny.

"My lord, is this Yang Yi living at home?" Shintaro Terazawa asked in a puzzled way.

"For the time being, I can only live at home." Chuemon smiled helplessly.

For the time being, all Edo may really be an English-speaking person at Chuemon, because the identity of the British national is so special that the shogunate dare not slacken off. When the Dutch general who knows dumb English arrives in Nagasaki, McDonald can be placed in the shogunate's premises, and it is also convenient to get an English private school.

It is said that MacDonald was the first native English speaker to come to Japan in modern times, and the United States, an English-speaking country, is generally believed to be not entirely English as its common language at this time.

Not only at the national level, but also in the states above the local level. In the present and in the coming decades, the United States will continue to accept a large number of immigrants. Including Irish, Germans, Italians, Jews, etc.

In particular, the population of German migration into the United States once caused the German-speaking population of certain states in the United States to reach 25% to 40%. The same is true for Italians, not only the United States, but also large-scale migration into Brazil, Argentina and other places.

All in all, the United States is really not a country whose mother tongue is English. It is not uncommon for a large number of people not to speak English in their entire lives. As a country of immigrants, the road to a unified language is still very long, and there are still decades of various promotion and legislative work to be done.

Chuemon's family didn't care much about having guests come to live in. For example, Yoshida Shoin came to borrow every day, and he was absent in the last few days. Their Mori family can pack their parcels back to Hagi again, so Yoshida Shoin Go to help Kogoro Katsura take care of the return journey. He seems to be preparing to ask Maori Kei to stay in Edo to learn all kinds of knowledge, but he is not sure if he has been approved.

It's just that this time an Englishman suddenly arrived, and even Alan who was greeted by the door was taken aback. It's no surprise to bring a man back, so why do you bring a foreign man back?

"It's just business, it's just business." Chuemon waved his hand.

McDonald, who got off the horse, was also about to come over and kiss Alan's hand and salute. Alan's eyes glared, and then he remembered that this was in Japan, and there was no such thing, so he smiled awkwardly.

"This person is so offensive!" Alan turned around and complained to Tademon, although he didn't know why MacDonald was pulling his hand.

"I'm afraid I want to beg for water and can't speak, so I can only make gestures." Tademon probably knows what MacDonald means, but the etiquette of the two countries is completely different, so there is no need to say so much.

"Ask for water?" For an out-of-towner who doesn't speak Japanese, it's easy to understand when he comes over and pulls his arm. Alan nodded and ordered the maid at home to bring a bowl of water to MacDonald.

Regardless of this matter, Tadaoemon arranged a room for McDonald, anyway, his expenses came from the shogunate. Buy new clothes and bedding, which is very convenient. For dinner, we will eat with the whole family of Chungemon. We will eat whatever we eat, and we will not let him stay hungry anyway.

It’s okay even if he wants to eat meat, and it’s easy to kill him a chicken every day. You might even be able to buy wild boar and deer at the Nihonbashi market, and you can also try it for him. In the case of the Canadian Red River Colony, it seems that it is also the place where the fur is produced. It’s not Qi that this kid ate a lot of venison from his father.

It's all in the minutiae. Taking advantage of the presence of a highly educated or native English speaker, it is true that the shogunate trains a group of English translators.

I used to say that it was taught to the children of Dutch generalists. After all, because British ships approached Japan in the past years, and there were also incidents of British landings and looting, there is actually a simple translation of the word "Japanese English Forest" on the Japanese side. Books, there are also people who can speak English dumb.

Not too much, poor level...

Just take advantage of this opportunity to teach them how to pronounce. British people, especially British nobles, must speak a bit more standard English. It is said that in the later generations, the English of the nobles and the English of the common people have been quite divided, and the vocabulary and grammar reserved by the English of the nobles and the common people's English have been torn apart to a certain extent.

Aristocratic English still retains a lot of French-derived vocabulary. The same thing is called by aristocrats and ordinary people, which may not be a vocabulary at all.

Regardless of anything else, MacDonald is in Japan, and the shogunate is in charge of food and housing. It is normal for him to teach English as a reward. And he wants to get to know the Japanese, this is just an opportunity, and all he knows are samurai. It's better than finding an old farmer who doesn't even dare to speak.

"Oh, this is the Macdonald?" Shuroku, who heard the wind, ran to the house of Chugoemon.

"Yes."

"Biaoao sent a letter to me, saying that he was looking for someone to place in the premises. It turned out to be a foreigner." Zhu Liu looked around MacDonald, and MacDonald reached out his hand.

"Shake hands with him, and I will say hello to you." Chuemon squeezed Shuroku.

"Ohhhhhhhhh..." Why did Yangyi shake hands when they met.

In Japanese culture, only those who are in a good relationship will walk with arms. To put it bluntly, it means holding hands or holding hands. The difference in culture is like this.

"You look for a bigger premises, and there will be an English private school in the back."

"You save money. UU reading www.uukanshu.com teaches those who can speak English so that it will be convenient for Nagasaki to negotiate with foreign countries in the future." Shurokudo also heard the news.

There are a lot of government-owned houses in Edo, and you can find a bigger one that can house 20 or 30 students together. Tadaemon thought that if he only let the Dutch generals learn, and then come to the British again, and do his own translation, it is better to find two Kibmoto Yu family who are willing to learn English and study with the class together.

The suggestion was submitted, and Mizuno Tadakuni on duty expressed permission. Children of the clergymen who are willing to learn English can go to the private school to listen to. Although the shogunate was old and decayed, it was not completely resistant and xenophobic, or even knowing to resist before being beaten.

After the news that the shogunate’s children were allowed to listen, Chuemon knew that he had miscalculated the enthusiasm of ordinary people. Ninety-nine percent of the trash in the shogunate, but the base is large, there are a total of 23,000. On the same day, a dozen transfer students were inserted, and even the family of the Qinfan and the genealogical family, there were also samurai who came to apply and wanted to learn English. class.

(It turns out that the monthly pass is doubled at the beginning of the month, implying!)

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