Gu Yunyang transmigrated from the apocalypse back to 1960, into the body of a man with the same name who had been mistakenly swapped at birth, and he saw this man's entire life unfold.
In...
"Oh? You have a book to translate?"
Principal Zhong had basically guessed the purpose of his old friend's visit.
He said that his old friend was usually very busy, and when he had nothing to do, he was always at home doing translation work.
Why did you suddenly come all the way from the county to here?
"Old Zhong," the old friend said, "I'm facing some serious problems, so I had no choice but to come to you."
"Old Ji, tell me, what exactly happened?" Principal Zhong nodded; he knew his old friend's personality.
Old Ji is a workaholic; he rarely goes out unless he encounters a difficult problem.
Even his own children have difficulty finding him.
He admired Lao Ji, but he couldn't be as selfless as Lao Ji.
He still has to think about his children at home.
Old Ji took out a book from his briefcase and said very seriously, "It's like this. Our shipyard in Guangzhou has encountered a bottleneck."
This book is the key to overcoming this bottleneck.
But as you know, most people in our country who know foreign languages have studied Russian. We're really not very good at English, especially with all the specialized vocabulary. If something goes wrong…”
When it came to professional matters, Principal Zhong became serious: "How did we find you? Where are the experts from above?"
Old Ji shook his head: "Everyone's busy. There are really few experts in this field. Even those who study English don't translate very well. It's mainly the specialized vocabulary that's translated incorrectly, resulting in significant errors."
Principal Zhong nodded: "Then take a look. But I mainly focus on Russian languages. Although I understand English, I can't guarantee anything. By the way, Old Xu studies this, what about his side?"
Old Ji nodded: "Someone has also gone to look for Old Xu. But we're facing quite a few problems, and we need a lot of translations. This isn't..."
I understand. A technology encompasses a lot of things.
This cannot be explained in just one or two books.
Therefore, the translation task is quite demanding.
Principal Zhong opened the book and began to read.
At first, he could understand it, but gradually, when it came to things related to his major, he started to struggle.
Principal Zhong hurriedly went to get the dictionary, but even after comparing it with the dictionary, the translation still didn't go smoothly.
Old Ji frowned. He himself was a language expert, but even he found translating difficult.
Now it seems that Lao Zhong is stronger than me, but only by a limited margin.
Half an hour later, Old Zhong looked up, frowned, and said, "I can translate, but it might take a while."
Old Ji understood, and he felt the same way: "However, this translation task is a bit urgent. We definitely can't wait a few months."
Otherwise, let Xu Hanshan translate more.
It was precisely because he was very nervous that he specifically came to find Lao Zhong.
Unfortunately, it seems there's nothing Old Zhong can do either.
"Then what should we do?"
Old Ji was also a bit annoyed. The translation tasks assigned by his superiors were very heavy, and he couldn't find anyone to help him.
Principal Zhong hesitated for a moment before finally making up his mind and asking, "Well, I do have someone in mind. It's just..."
"What is it?" Old Ji asked curiously. "What other translation talents do you know?"
To work in this field, you need to not only understand languages but also be able to translate.
We also need to ensure that the candidates are of good quality.
Previously, the books that Principal Zhong gave to Gu Yunyang did not seem to be that important.
But this time, the books...
Principal Zhong considered for a moment and said, "It's like this, this person was originally an educated youth from the capital who came to Baishi Commune for the countryside. However, his identity is somewhat special..."
Principal Zhong recounted Gu Yunyang's background, then added, "He's also Old Xu's student, so he must have inherited his skills. Last time I had him translate a book, and he did a very good job, but..."