Chapter 29 Chen Xu: Mr. Li’s spoken English is better than mine
Chapter 29 Chen Xu: Mr. Li’s spoken English is better than mine
Chen Xu also wanted to see who Li Kang was and why he had never heard of such a person in the translation circle in Shanghai.
The fact that Fang Linxue wanted to find out about the situation further aroused his competitive spirit.
Li Kang turned around and said, "Hello, how can I help you?"
Seeing the guest card hanging on Chen Xu's chest, which was the same as his, he said, "Oh, you are also the simultaneous interpreter this time. Nice to meet you."
Li Kang took the initiative to extend his left hand, and Chen Xu also extended his left hand to shake hands with him.
His eyes were looking straight at him, as if there was a flower on Li Kang's face.
Li Kang couldn't help but complain, "Is it polite for you to stare at me like that?"
Chen Xu suddenly patted Li Kang's left shoulder and said, "You look really young! This is the first time I've seen a simultaneous interpreter as young as you. How old are you?"
"Twenty years old." Li Kang frowned slightly. This person asked him about his age right away. I wonder if this is his weakness.
If I hadn't been tempered in Yunnan, it would have been a mistake to say I was twenty years old.
Chen Xu was even more surprised. "You are amazing. You can be a simultaneous interpreter at the age of 20. You must have started learning English since you were born."
He struck up a conversation with Li Kang naturally, as if he was familiar with the place. "Which university did you graduate from? This is the first time I've seen someone as young as you in Shanghai."
This made Li Kang feel a little embarrassed. Why did Chen Xu have so many questions? He simply said, "I never went to college."
Chen Xu opened his eyes wide, his pupils dilated, and said in disbelief: "No way, you didn't go to college? You can teach yourself and do simultaneous interpretation."
He was already suspecting that it must be the child of some senior executive who had used his connections to let his child brush up his resume. Then he could go to the adult self-taught undergraduate program.
I felt very upset that I didn't say hello to him.
"It seems like you are just a second-generation person." Chen Xu was very disappointed, but at the same time he was somewhat relieved. "I don't think Fang Linxue would fall for someone like this."
Li Kang noticed Chen Xu's mood change. He could also lie about this matter.
But once you open your mouth, you will start to weave countless lies, and then you will be in trouble.
Chen Xu said coldly: "Did you make any preparations before coming here? Do you have any experience before?"
This is asking about Li Kang’s resume. To see whether a person is professional or not, many times we ask about his previous resume.
Chen Xu is nearly 30 years old. He has been working in this industry since he graduated from college and has participated in various conferences and activities.
Many of them are international conferences, and sometimes I also help government officials with translation work.
The only drawback is that his local accent is a bit heavy, and his English sounds like a dialect.
"I didn't have any practical experience before. I was invited this time. Tom thought my oral English was good and gave me this opportunity."
"Tom? Which Tom?"
"Just do it if you have no practical experience. Don't be afraid of problems."
Li Kang was also a little angry. He didn't know how he had offended this person and why he kept questioning him.
"Whether I can do it or not is none of your business. Since Tom trusts me, I should be able to do it." Li Kang spoke with some displeasure this time. Don't think that just because you are older and have more experience, you can seriously belittle newcomers.
If it wasn't inconvenient, he would also like to show off his resume from his previous life.
Maybe Chen Xu had a change of heart and realized that he had gone too far.
He said in a soothing tone: "I'm sorry, I was too direct just now. It may have irritated you a little."
"I am also doing this out of professional rigor. I am afraid that it will affect my work later." There was still a hint of sarcasm in his words.
He was also kind enough to take out his own notes.
"These are the relevant professional words and terms that may appear in today's meeting. You should cram for them and remember as much as you can."
Li Kang was quite grateful. These dozen pages of notes were indeed helpful to him.
But he didn't forget the ridicule he had received before.
He said lightly: "Thank you."
In front of him, he flipped it over without any hesitation.
However, he was a little disappointed. Perhaps due to the limitations of the times, Chen Xu's professional vocabulary was not as rich as what he had encountered before. Therefore, he only took a glance and memorized the unfamiliar words.
When learning a language deeply, the sensitivity to words is like meeting a girl you particularly like.
After asking her name just once, she will remember it for a lifetime.
For people who have not received professional training, it is still quite difficult in the early stages.
That’s why Li Kang can have this job.
"You only watched for a short while?" Chen Xu was surprised, and felt a little dissatisfied. "This attitude is too improper."
He certainly didn't think that Li Kang could remember the contents of the dozen pages at a glance.
I can’t do it, and neither can my classmates at Shanghai International Studies University.
"I have seen some of the words on it before. There are only a few new words that I don't know, but I have memorized them."
"You know all this stuff! You have quite a wide range of knowledge."
"Hi~! Li."
“When did you come here?”
The tall and strong Tom spotted him in the crowd, interrupted his conversation with his companions, and walked towards him.
"I just arrived."
"Thank God you're finally here. When I hear your voice, I feel like I've met a fellow countryman," Tom said in English.
Seeing Mr. Tom coming, Chen Xu took the initiative to say hello.
Tom simply responded to him and was very keen on chatting with Li Kang.
Chen Xu was very surprised. "When did Li Kang get in touch with Mr. Tom? The Tom he just mentioned is this guy~!"
"Li, let me introduce you. This is your partner today. You have already met each other before."
"Yes Mr. Tom."
Tom said with a bit of pride: "How is it? Although Li is young, isn't he very good at English?"
Chen Xu had a smile on his face and started to praise: "Yes, Mr. Li's spoken English is very authentic, better than mine." But he was actually very embarrassed in his heart.
Just now, he kept questioning Li Kang's English level and suspected that he was here to improve his resume.
However, by listening to Li Kang speak a few words in English, I can indeed tell his level.
Much better than his alien accent.
Although in the English-speaking world's chain of contempt, British English > American English > Other English > Indian English.
But Americans don’t care at all about the contempt they get from those poor British guys, they just have thick legs, big necks, wear big gold chains and are rich!
So arrogant~!
Tom is a very important person among the guests present. Wherever he goes, the place will automatically become the focus.
Li Kang saw that his guest card read: "Vice President of ATT Greater China."
"Wow, just an American I met is so awesome."
In fact, it is quite normal. At that time, the United States was killing people all over the world, and its only competitor collapsed.
Thus, the pace of expansion began, and those who came to the mainland could not be ordinary people.
Or you are an adventurous traveler with money in your pocket.
Or they are executives and technicians sent by the company to handle this market.
Many Americans are very interested in this ancient civilization.
Those who come to explore now are also elites, and those who follow behind are just trash.
I hope you will read and collect my new book. The author is working hard on writing. . . . . .
(End of this chapter)