Rebirth: The Life of a Scholar

Chapter 39

Translation work mainly depends on familiarity with English, and it cannot be solved by translating word by word. You must translate the meaning of the whole sentence in place. Therefore, not only good English is required, but Chinese grammar is also good. Because differences in grammatical translation will lead to different meanings of the whole sentence, which is likely to cause misunderstandings by others, so the work of translation is very meticulous.

Yin Lianchang was hired by a friend to invest in the company to do clothing foreign trade business just after graduating from university. The company started relatively stable and invested a lot of money. I thought they would not last long, but after two years, the company has gradually climbed to a higher slope, and the capital has returned. , Now it is considered a small profit.

Now the company is not large, so we only hired two translators, one was on leave and the other was too busy, so I had to find another part-time job, because I was very anxious and the job requirements were reduced. As long as I can translate, I will be fine. , I had two or three interviews before, but I didn't dare to hire them for various reasons. Although they are still a small company, even if they lower their requirements, they can't exceed the range he can accept.

Seeing the child in front of him earnestly translating, Yin Lianzhang didn't like it very much. Even if the child who looks stupid and good at learning, can he do a job like translation well?No matter how you look at it, it doesn't work.

But when Yin Lianchang got the document he had translated, he was stunned for a while. There would be some technical terms involved in the document, but the child translated everything verbatim, and the translation was fluent and easy to understand. Yin Lianchang looked at his The eyes also became different: "Is there any contact with clothing?"

"No, I just saw a few books about fashion design in the library some time ago." At that time, Ji Rong asked him to read them, saying that he would learn more by reading more books of other types for relaxation. Because those are all English books, Tang Xu would look them up in the English dictionary when he saw words he didn’t understand, and Ji Rong would also explain them to him.

Yin Lianchang coughed lightly: "Then you read a lot..."

Tang Xu smirked and didn't answer. He did read a lot of books.

"Then, let me tell you about the salary and treatment. We only need one month of part-time translation. You guys are going to be on vacation. Then you have to come to the company to work every day for this month. The working hours are from eight to four, with six days off. One, lunch is included, because you are a part-time job, we calculate your wages by the day, 45 yuan a day, count how many days you work, and pay on Monday, is there any problem?"

"No."

"Very well, so it's [-]:[-] in the morning. If possible, I hope you can go to work today, and your salary will be counted as one day."

"I'm fine, I can go to work today."

"Well, fill out this form, and then I'll show you around the office."

Tang Xu followed Yin Lianchang to the office after filling out the form. The office is divided into several departments, all of which are in the same hall. He followed Yin Lianchang all the way to his translation desk after listening to his simple introduction: "This is the place of the kid who asked for leave. , you will sit here from today, my office is next to it, Xiao Xu, this is a part-time translator, you should pay more attention and don't let him make mistakes."

Tang Xu hurriedly greeted the girl who was looking at him: "Hello."

Xiao Xu, who was just passing by, also smiled at him: "Ask me if you don't understand anything, I'll be at the desk next to you."

Tang Xu nodded and watched her go to the copier to copy documents, and Yin Lianchen's voice sounded in her ears again: "You sit here and look at the documents first, and Xiao Xu will arrange work for you."

After getting Tang Xu's obedient nod, Yin Lianchang turned and went back to the office to continue working. To be honest, although he decided to hire him, he was still a little worried about Tang Xu, after all, he was still a child.

After sitting down, Tang Xu took out a file from the file shelf, it seemed that it was still in English, but Tang Xu read it very enthusiastically. Before, he didn’t think he liked any particular subject, but after getting to know Ji Rong, he liked it very much. His interest in English has increased, and he obviously likes English more in several courses. Now he can use English to work and make money, which he never thought of.

The office was a bit lively because of a child, as long as there were many people, there would be gossip, and a few women huddled in the corner and chatted endlessly.

"This kid is only sixteen and has already started working and earning money!"

"What? Only 16? Isn't that a minor?"

"Now who cares if they are adults or not, anyway, no one comes to the company to check."

"That's right, but it's too young, isn't it Mr. Yin's relative? Are you on vacation to experience life?"

"I don't think so."

"Come on, don't make wild guesses, talk nonsense and commit crimes!"

"I didn't say anything, but my little brother always has to take care of me."

"That's right, it's been a long time since such a tender little brother came to the office."

"Hey, women who don't get married at thirty are just like you, like wolves and tigers, tsk tsk tsk."

After copying the things, Xiao Xu heard the group of people muttering something, angrily and amusedly shook her head and returned to her seat, turned her head and saw the side face of the child seriously reading the document, she knew that since Yin Lianchen could let Tang Xu, it meant that he had passed the English test , and then looked at a large pile of documents piled up on his desk, and decisively allocated a small half to Tang Xu: "You translate this first, don't worry, do as much as you can today, is this your first time translating? "

"Well, the first time."

"Then let me tell you how to do it. Turn on the computer, click on the Word document editor, and then input your translated content in the format of the original manuscript. By the way, are you typing fast?"

"Not too fast..."

"Uh, it's okay, just practice."

Well, Xiao Xu felt that Tang Xu probably didn't expect much work from Tang Xu in the past few days.

Next, Tang Xu began to translate word by word. Because the computer does not use much space, it is difficult to type fast. After lunch at noon, Xiao Xu took him to the cafeteria, because everyone did not work during meal time. The newcomer was very curious, asking east and west as if he wanted to dig out Tang Xu's family.

After Tang Xu answered a few questions honestly, everyone asked more and more questions, but after all, he was a child, and a group of adults didn't make it difficult for him to make trouble for a while and then stopped.

In the afternoon, Tang Xu devoted himself to his work. After this day, Tang Xu felt that his typing speed had improved significantly. The more flexible his fingertips, the more motivated Tang Xu was. Maybe he would be able to fully enter the working state in a few days.

Leaving get off work at four o'clock on time, the people in the office became commotion, lost the quietness at work, everyone left together, Tang Xu cleared the table and left work in a hurry.

After getting off the bus, I didn’t go back to school because I didn’t want to make it in time. It was still early at 04:30 when I got to the dessert shop. Tang Xu heaved a sigh of relief. Seeing him rushing to ask about his work, Qian Yue knew that he would do it. The translator was also surprised, that job was much more profitable than working in a coffee shop.

Tang Xu didn't tell Qian Yue about his salary, and Qian Yue didn't ask, but Qian Yue was very happy for Tang Xu.

Tang Xu looked at the time early and went to the side of the road to buy a roasted sweet potato for dinner. The hot sweet potato gave off a burst of aroma when it was peeled off. Tang Xu stared at the bright yellow sweet potato and blew on it twice before eating it regardless of whether it was hot or not. , he was indeed a little hungry.

As a result, the sweet potato was so hot that he couldn't swallow it and didn't want to spit it out. He opened his mouth and breathed red eyes, which made the old man who bought the roasted sweet potato laugh at him.

"Eat it after it's cold, what's the hurry?" Ji Rong's voice came from behind, Tang Xu forgot to boil the sweet potato and swallowed the mouthful of sweet potato, his intestines felt numb from the heat, and turned his head to look at Ji Rong Rong, the expression is really a little distorted.

Seeing Tang Xu like this, Ji Rong took his sweet potato in a funny way: "Is this for dinner?"

"Well, I'm going to work soon and I don't have time to go back to school to buy food." Tang Xu felt that the palate was scalded and peeled off, and his tongue felt a little itchy when he licked it.

"Then you can't just eat this." Ji Rong frowned, feeling very upset to see him not eating properly.

Tang Xu touched his earlobe unnaturally and smirked: "Well..." Ji Rong seemed dissatisfied.

Tang Xu is still tightly wrapped today, and looks as round as a ball. His docile eyebrows and canine teeth are very cute, and Ji Rong is not so upset: "Forget it, I can't be so casual when I am busy with dinner in the future."

"En!" Tang Xu shifted his gaze to the sweet potato in Ji Rong's hand.

Ji Rong handed him the sweet potato in a good mood: "Eat slowly, your tongue was burned just now."

"No..." Tang Xu took two mouthfuls of it, squinting his eyes in satisfaction.

Ji Rong shook his head helplessly and bought one too. The two of them just stood by the sweet potato stall and ate it. The appearance of the two eating deliciously attracted many people to come over, and the business of the sweet potato stall suddenly improved a lot.

"I heard you found a new job?"

"Well, just a one-month part-time job, English translation."

"Very good, are you going to work today?"

"Yeah, the boss is very nice. I thought I would be kicked out at such a young age."

"There are many translators in younger grades, some of whom are only a year or two older than you, so don't worry about it."

"I'm still thinking about my senior today."

"..."

Ji Rong's movements paused, and he became stiff for a moment. He didn't come to Tang Xu these days because he was worried about his parents' suspicions, but Tang Xu's words made him feel like he had received an unexpected prize, and the surprise was almost uncontrollable.

"If it weren't for the senior, I might not be able to do anything now..." Tang Xu really thanked Ji Rong. Perhaps meeting Ji Rong was the greatest luck in his life. If it weren't for his current self, he would still be a brainless person who only knows how to read and occasionally idle. Tang Xu would also think about it, maybe this life was for him to meet Ji Rong, and it was also a secret arrangement to meet Ji Rong and become friends.

Tang Xu's thinking at this time was very clean. He never thought about it for a moment. What he thought was the friendship between the two, but what Ji Rong wanted was never as simple as friendship.