After the meeting, Zhou Ziwen went to the pig farm. After staying there for a while, he went to the chicken farm.

Seeing that everything was normal, Zhou Ziwen returned home and continued to work as a translator.

Although the information I brought back earlier was not important, it still took a lot of time to translate it.

For the next two days, Zhou Ziwen was busy translating materials.

After two days, his English proficiency has improved a lot.

English Level 3 (236/300)

According to the current progress, it will take less than two days to reach level four.

It was noon that day.

When it was almost time to eat, Zhou Ziwen raised his head and stretched hard.

"Finally finished, this money is really not easy to earn!"

He rubbed his sore eyes, but his heart was filled with a sense of accomplishment.

Zhou Ziwen stood up and stretched his stiff shoulders and neck. His body was a little tired after working attentively for a long time.

He walked to the window, opened it, let the fresh air flow into the room, took a deep breath, and felt a lot more energetic.

"Brother Ziwen, it's time for dinner!" Chen Qiaoyi's voice came from the yard, accompanied by little Yueyue's cheerful laughter.

Zhou Ziwen responded, put down the translation manuscript on the table, and prepared to check it again after dinner.

After making sure there was no problem, he sent it to Li Guangwen.

On the dining table, there was simple but delicious food.

As Chen Qiaoyi served Zhou Ziwen some rice, she smiled and said, "Brother Ziwen, you've been too busy these past two days. You need to eat more."

Zhou Ziwen looked at Chen Qiaoyi's gentle smile, his heart filled with warmth. He took the bowl and said, "Qiaoyi, you've worked hard too. Taking care of little Yueyue is not an easy task."

Little Yueyue was sitting in a baby chair nearby, waving her little hands and babbling, seemingly happy that her father had completed his work.

After dinner, Zhou Ziwen carefully checked the translation manuscript. After finding no problems, he sorted the manuscript out and put it into his military green shoulder bag.

He rode his bicycle towards the county town.

Along the way, the sun shone on him and the breeze blew across his face, and he felt particularly happy.

When we arrived at the bookstore, Li Guangwen was busy inside.

Seeing Zhou Ziwen come in, he immediately put down his work, went to greet him and said, "Ziwen, you're here. I was expecting you!"

Zhou Ziwen smiled and took out the translation manuscript from his schoolbag and handed it to Li Guangwen, saying, "Uncle Li, the translation is finished. Please take a look."

Li Guangwen took the manuscript and began to review it impatiently.

After reading for a while, Li Guangwen found that Zhou Ziwen's translation quality was very high.

Judging from the translation level, it is much higher than his.

An expression of surprise gradually appeared on Li Guangwen's face. He had originally given the translation task to Zhou Ziwen with the mentality of giving it a try, but he did not expect that this young man could complete it so well.

He read the manuscript carefully, became more and more satisfied, and nodded frequently.

"Ziwen, your translation skills really impressed me!"

Li Guangwen couldn't help but exclaim, "This is much better than I expected. Whether it's the grammar, the word choice, or the fluency of the sentences, it's all perfect."

"I was worried you might encounter some difficulties, but I didn't expect you to not only complete it smoothly, but also achieve such a high level. You are truly a language genius!"

Zhou Ziwen smiled modestly and said, "Uncle Li, you are too kind. I have tried my best to do it, and I am grateful to you for giving me this opportunity."

Li Guangwen patted Zhou Ziwen on the shoulder and said, "You are not only talented, but also so humble. I believe that with your ability, you will achieve great things in the field of translation in the future."

"You completed this translation task so well. I will definitely recommend you to my superiors. If there are more important translation tasks in the future, you will be given priority."

There's no way. Although Zhou Ziwen doesn't think he's that great, his translation skills are too high for people of this generation.

Of course, this is also because there are too few translation talents in the country.

"Thank you, Uncle Li." Zhou Ziwen thanked him with a smile.

Li Guangwen smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Ziwen, you deserve this based on your own ability. Come, I'll settle your royalties right away."

As he said this, he turned and walked behind the counter, took out a notebook and a pen from a drawer, and began to calculate.

Generally speaking, translating magazines and journals costs five yuan per journal.

If the number of words translated exceeds 3,000, it will be calculated based on three blocks per thousand words.

The journal translated by Zhou Ziwen this time has a lot of words, so it is calculated at three yuan per thousand words.

Li Guangwen calculated seriously, muttering numbers from time to time.

After a while, he raised his head, with a satisfied smile on his face, and said to Zhou Ziwen, "Ziwen, your translation fee has been calculated this time."

"The journal you translated has a total of 5,1886 words. Based on the standard of three yuan per thousand words, the total is 17.66 yuan. I'll round it up to a full amount and give you 18 yuan."

Zhou Ziwen was a little surprised. He didn't expect the royalties this time would be as much as eighteen yuan.

In that era, eighteen yuan was not a small sum of money, equivalent to a month's salary for some workers.

"Uncle Li, thank you." Zhou Ziwen hurriedly thanked him.

"Haha, you deserve it." Li Guangwen smiled and waved his hand. "There are too few talented translators in our country. Now all walks of life in the country are learning advanced Western technology. There are a lot of documents that need to be translated every day."

"So the higher-ups have assigned corresponding translation tasks to our bookstores, and we're looking for suitable people to help."

“Some of the people we found before either translated inaccurately or were too slow, which delayed things.”

"You've been a real help this time. It would be great if you could complete tasks as quickly and effectively as you do in the future."

Li Guangwen said with emotion.

Zhou Ziwen quickly said, "Uncle Li, don't worry. I will take every translation task seriously."

"I am very confident in the quality of your translation. Whether I can complete the task in the future depends on you." Li Guangwen patted his shoulder with a smile.

Zhou Ziwen nodded firmly and said, "Uncle Li, since you trust me so much, I will definitely do my best. I also hope to contribute to the development of the country through my own efforts."

"Okay, okay, Ziwen, I have two English journals that need to be translated. One is about new technologies in the field of mechanical manufacturing, and the other is a report on scientific research results in agriculture."

"Both of these journals are quite important, and more challenging than the one you translated previously. However, I believe in your abilities. Do you have the time and confidence to take on these two tasks?"

As Li Guangwen spoke, he took out two journals from under the counter and handed them to Zhou Ziwen.

Zhou Ziwen took the journal and glanced through it.

The journal in the field of mechanical manufacturing is full of various professional terms and complex sentence structures, and the agricultural scientific research results report also involves many uncommon words and specific experimental data expressions.

Given his current English level, it is still very difficult. (End of this chapter)