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Unread 08-07-2012, 04:19 PM
Jerome Betts Jerome Betts is offline
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“Translate into Japanese: . . . Cats die in water . . . Snowy days are cold. “ - Teach Yourself Japanese (EUP 1958) by C.J. Dunn and S.Yanada, pps 22 & 32, exs 5 & 11, nos 12 & 11.


Listen, little daughter,
To these words of gold.
Cats die in water,
Snowy days are cold.


Worth their weight in dollars
Yanada and Dunn
Teach your fellow-scholars
Wisdom dearly won.

Always wear your mittens,
When the weather’s cool;
Never let the kittens
Go too near the pool.

Oh, as days grow shorter,
Remember you’ve been told
Cats die in water,
Snowy days are cold.

Last edited by Jerome Betts; 08-08-2012 at 03:33 AM. Reason: Tweaks and typos
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