But when at the railway station in Chaochow I asked for one second-class ticket for Swatow and they gave me two third-class tickets, I gave up and explained things in Cantonese.

可是我到潮州火车站去买一张到汕头的二等票时，他们却给了我两张三等票，我只好不说潮州话而用广州话跟他解释了。

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But when at the railway station in Chaochow I asked for one second-class ticket for Swatow and they gave me two third-class tickets, I gave up and explained things in Cantonese.

可是我到潮州火车站去买一张到汕头的二等票时，他们却给了我两张三等票，我只好不说潮州话而用广州话跟他解释了。

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