CO129-226 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [4-5] — Page 365

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he ought to be able to do all the work himself or employ others to assist him at his own expense. Or the Acting Attorney General might with equal justice be required to provide himself with an interpreter to enable him to cross-examine Chinese witnesses in the Supreme Court in a government prosecution, because, having undertaken the work of the Attorney General, he ought to be able to perform all the work connected with the post without extraneous aid. No man, let him have studied Chinese for half a century, can be expected to write Chinese despatches or proclamations, and the best scholars have hourly to consult with native writers on difficult passages in native documents.

There still remains the question of whether I am to set about forgetting the colloquial knowledge of Chinese which I possess or not. Compared with that of other Cadets, my position is totally different. They can keep up their Chinese by conversing with the Chinese writers in their respective offices, or by listening to and partly or wholly conducting interpretation work. To me no such avenues are open.

I am to incur considerable expense to enable me to keep myself up to the mark, in case the Government required me to interpret some day for them. This I must ...

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361 he ought to be able to do all the work himself or employ others to assist him at his own expense. Or the Acting Attorney General might with equal justice be required to provide himself with an interpreter to enable him to cross-examine Chinese witnesses in the Supreme Court in a government prosecution, because, having undertaken the work of the Attorney General, he ought to be able to perform all the work connected with the post without extraneous aid. No man, let him have studied Chinese for half a century, can be expected to write Chinese despatches or proclamations, and the best scholars have hourly to consult with native writers on difficult passages in native documents. There still remains the question of whether I am to set about forgetting the colloquial knowledge of Chinese which I possess or not. Compared with that of other Cadets, my position is totally different. They can keep up their Chinese by conversing with the Chinese writers in their respective offices, or by listening to and partly or wholly conducting interpretation work. To me no such avenues are open. I am to incur considerable expense to enable me to keep myself up to the mark, in case the Government required me to interpret some day for them. This I must ...

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6 361 he ought to be able to do all the work himself or employ others to assist him at his own expense. Or the Acting Attorney General might withe equal with an justice be required to provide himself interpreter to enable him to cross-examine Chinese witresses in the dupreme Court in a government prosecution, broause, having. undertaken the work of the Attorney General, he ought to be able to perform all the work connected with the post without extraneous aid. No man, let him have studied Chinese for - half a century, can be expected to write Chinese despatches or proclamations, and the best scholars have hourly to consult consult with native writers on difficult passages on native documents. There still remains the question of whether I am to set about forgetting the colloquial knowledge of Chinese which I possess or not. Compared with that of Other Cadets, my position is totally different. They san Keep up their Chinese by conversing with the Chinese writers in their respective offices, or by listening to and partly or wholly conducting interpretation work. To me no such avenues are open. I am to incur considerable expense me use to enable to keep myself up to the mark, in case the Government required کمی کی me to interpret some day for them. This I must

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he ought to be able to do all the work himself or employ others to assist him

at his

own

expense. Or the Acting

Attorney General might withe equal

with an

justice be required to provide himself

interpreter to enable him to cross-examine Chinese witresses in the dupreme Court in a government prosecution, broause, having. undertaken the work of the Attorney General, he ought to be able to perform all the work connected with the post without extraneous aid. No man, let him have studied Chinese for - half a century,

can be expected to write Chinese despatches or proclamations,

and the best scholars have hourly to

consult

consult with native writers on difficult

passages

on native documents. There still remains the question of whether I am to set about forgetting the colloquial knowledge of Chinese which I possess or not. Compared with that of Other Cadets, my position is totally different. They san Keep up their Chinese by conversing with the Chinese writers in their respective offices, or by listening to and partly or wholly conducting interpretation work. To me no such avenues are open.

I am to

incur considerable expense

use to enable

to keep myself up to the mark, in case the Government required

کمی کی

me to

interpret some day for them. This I

must

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