Chapter 31 I have friends on the way
Chapter 31 I have friends on the way
The beautiful host only spoke for a minute or two, and the opening remarks were over very quickly.
Li Kang used this one or two minutes to successfully gain the recognition of the bigwigs at the meeting.
Chen Xu glanced at Li Kang in surprise and thought, "How steady he is. He didn't even show any emotion."
When he was twenty years old, he would have jumped out of his seat if he had been recognized by a group of bigwigs.
He admired this character very much.
"Li Wenwen has finished speaking, it's my turn next."
Chen Xu drank some water and cleared his throat to avoid difficulty in breathing when he spoke.
Any small mistake would tarnish his career.
Being a simultaneous interpreter is just like being a news anchor; there is also a sense of crisis involved.
The work requires fluency.
Once a mistranslation occurs, it is likely to cause dissatisfaction from the boss.
A better boss might just be patient and let it go.
If you encounter a strict boss, you may have to hold him accountable.
Once upon a time, a fellow student of Chen Xu was doing simultaneous interpretation for a senior official in a ministry.
Because he missed a string of numbers, he carelessly asked the boss to say it again, and as a result he was kicked out.
Changed the translation.
This incident made his fellow senior lose face in the circle.
……
"Thank you..."
"grateful..."
"As a leader in the world's communications industry, we at AT&T are very optimistic about the mainland market..."
Fortunately, Tom didn't make things difficult for him and spoke generally according to the content of the speech.
There are just a few additional sentences, which have little impact on the completeness of the overall translation.
When Tom suddenly said a new industry term, Chen Xu didn't recognize it.
Li Kang heard this from the side and quietly observed how Chen Xu performed.
Chen Xu was still speaking at a normal speed without being affected at all. Li Kang did not hear the words just now in his translation.
"It seems he doesn't know."
He approved of Chen Xu's approach. No simultaneous interpreter could 100% grasp the speaker's meaning.
The translated text should be understandable to others while ensuring that the main meaning remains unchanged.
If the completeness can reach more than 90%, it is a very good simultaneous interpretation.
Translating a 5,000-word long speech was also a huge challenge for Chen Xu.
"Do you want me to replace you?" Li Kang asked tentatively.
Chen Xu made an OK gesture. He arrived just in time and continued to produce work for more than half an hour without interruption.
He couldn't squeeze any water out of his mouth.
It would be better if Li Kang took over, so that he could have some time to drink some water.
……
After the speeches, there will be a question and answer session.
Li Kang is responsible for the Chinese-English translation, and Chen Xu is responsible for the English-Chinese translation.
Until twelve noon.
Tom is a little tired.
There were so many people asking questions that he couldn't reply.
Seeing this, the host walked up and said, "Today's communication ends here for now. A car will be sent to take the guests to the restaurant for dinner."
"Today."
After saying the last sentence, Li Kang stretched and said, "It's finally over. This money is really hard to make."
"You'll get used to it. I used to work as a 24-hour personal translator. That was really tiring."
"By the way," Chen Xu said seriously, "How much did they give you?"
Private communication is also common, Li Kang casually said: "Two hours, one thousand.
How much do they offer for such an experienced translator like Brother Chen? "
"One thousand for two hours? My goodness, they pay quite high." Chen Xu waved his hand, "I feel like I have worked for nothing these years, just like you."
Chen Xu smiled bitterly and said, "When I first came out, I didn't even have one-tenth of your ability."
"Brother Chen Xu, the car is downstairs, we're here to pick you up for lunch." Fang Linxue stood at the door with a smile on her face. She was a little surprised when she saw Li Kang.
"Mr. Li, you are here too. You translated really well just now. You speak English just as well as a foreigner."
"Thank you for the compliment."
"My name is Fang Linxue, Mr. Li, nice to meet you." Fang Linxue walked up to him and held out her hand. She had a ponytail and a common workplace suit, which gave her a clean and fresh feeling.
Fang Linxue has been a campus goddess since her student days, and even after entering the workplace, she is still full of youthfulness as always.
"Let's go, Li Kang, let's get off and take the bus." Chen Xu said.
The two shook hands lightly, then quickly released them.
"Let's go, I'll take you down."
"Well, you guys go down first. I still need to go to the fourth floor."
"Do you need my help? It's just on my way." Fang Linxue followed and said.
Li Kang said casually: "I want to bring a few people with me, is that okay?"
"Ah~?"
……
On the fourth floor, Liu Jun was chatting with the beautiful waitress at the front desk.
"My nephew is up there translating for the big boss."
There were not many customers in the store, so I chatted with him, "How much money can you make with such great skills?"
Liu Jun stretched out two fingers, and then spread out five fingers.
"Five hundred for two hours?" the beautiful waitress asked tentatively.
Liu Jun nodded calmly.
The beautiful waitress' eyes immediately lit up. "Your nephew? He must be no older than you. How amazing! It's such a blessing to have a nephew like him."
Liu Jun looked very proud and enjoyed the flattery of the beautiful waitress.
Meixia and the other two went out for a walk and were tired.
"Uncle, isn't Brother Kang back yet?"
"Don't worry, your brother Kang is making money. Wait a little longer."
"Meixia~!" Li Kang's voice sounded behind Meixia.
Lin Meixia turned around in an emergency, "It's Brother Kang who's back."
She turned around and ran towards Li Kang, and the beautiful girl threw herself on Li Kang.
"Brother Kang, why did you come back just now? We are all so bored."
"Brother Jun, come on, let's go eat."
"Where to eat?"
"Beauty, bye, we're leaving first." Liu Jun waved to the beautiful waitress and gave her a flirtatious look.
Li Kang brought them downstairs, where Fang Linxue was standing in front of a Toyota Subor car, giving him navigation.
Seeing Li Kang, he smiled and waved at him, "Here."
However, when Li Kang came over, he was followed by four people, carrying large and small bags.
"This... who are you?"
"Lin Xue, these are my friends, can we sit together?"
It was the first time for Lin Meixia, Liu Lang and Zhang Yiming to see such a luxurious car with spacious interior and plenty of seats.
There was only one person sitting inside.
"Meixia, Brother Kang, do you want us to use this car? It's so luxurious." Liu Lang said in a low voice.
Fang Linxue hesitated for a while. She originally wanted to ride in the same car with Li Kang so they could communicate more.
If the people brought by Li Kang were allowed to sit in, then she would have no place to sit.
But Li Kang quickly used his ultimate move, looking at her tenderly with a pair of sincere eyes.
Her cheeks blushed slightly, and Fang Linxue softened her heart, "Well, it's prepared for you two translators anyway. If Chen Xu agrees, you can come together."
"Thank you, Lin Xue. You are so kind."
Hearing Li Kang praising him, he felt that even though they couldn't ride in the same car together, it wasn't a loss.
Li Kang looked at Chen Xu, "Brother Chen?"
Chen Xu spread his hands and said without any concern: "It's up to you, just leave a seat for me."
Li Kang turned around and said to Meixia and the other two, "Hurry up and thank Brother Chen and Sister Lin Xue~!"
The three children said in unison: "Thank you, Brother Chen and Sister Lin Xue."
(End of this chapter)