Lesson 1－Part 2
However, /
he was eager to learn it, /
so he did two things. //
First, /
he asked some friends /
to study English with him. //
He thought /
he could learn better with his friends. //
One samurai, /
Harada Keisaku, /
got interested in learning. //
They started to study together. //
Second, /
he tried to find “teachers.” //
When he heard /
that someone could speak English, /
he went to meet them. //
He learned how to pronounce words /
from them. //
He practiced again and again. //
At last /
he became good at English. //
One day, /
he heard /
that the ship Kanrin-maru /
was going to the US. //
It was the first official Japanese visit. //
He was able to get on it. //
He was really excited. //
