Chapter 10 I need to make money today
In the early morning, the morning glow is magnificent, and the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant.
On the big bed with a cold and hard style, Song Youyou opened her eyes dazedly and sleepily. The next second, she couldn't help but cover her red lips and yawn.
She is so sleepy.
Sleeping in Gu Xiao's room, she could only smell the pine scent on his body everywhere, which made her mind excited and unable to sleep last night.
However, thinking about the money she had to make today, she resisted the drowsiness and turned over and got out of bed.
Because we bought a lot of food yesterday, there is no shortage of food at home for the time being.
Song Youyou cooked a bowl of noodles and fried an egg for breakfast.
Then I put a few dollars in cash and some bills in my pocket before going out.
She is going to Xinhua Bookstore today.
This place is very close to Xinhua Bookstore. You don't need to take the bus, just walk there for a few minutes.
Xinhua Bookstore is on the corner of the street. Before you even get there, you can see the books on display through the glass windows.
When Song Youyou came in, the shop assistant was busy setting up the place, so no one noticed her arrival.
Just in time, Song Youyou went straight into the leader's office.
"Supervisor." Song Youyou stood at the office door and knocked.
A middle-aged man inside raised his head and said, "Comrade Song Youyou, why are you here?"
Song Youyou worked here twice, and everyone got to know each other.
"You came here to ask about my work?"
The supervisor thought she came over to continue working and looked embarrassed.
"Youyou, we have been colleagues for such a long time and have a good relationship, so I will tell you the truth.
This work is one carrot, one hole. You gave the work to Song Baozhu, so how can I find another work quota for you, right?"
"Boss, I didn't come here today to ask about my work." Song Youyou explained.
"Oh?" The supervisor was a little surprised. "You're not here to ask about your work, so why are you here with me?"
"Well, I'm here to look for a job..."
"Look here, look here." The supervisor had an expression that said nothing.
It's so rare that even the wrinkles on his eyebrows have become deeper.
Song Youyou knew that her supervisor was a good person. Although she couldn't help her, she was really worried about her.
Her heart warmed, and she said, "Boss, I came here today to find a translation job."
"What did you say? Translation?"
The supervisor's eyes suddenly became as bright as his head, and the wrinkles on his face became deeper.
However, this time the wrinkles were due to excitement and ecstasy.
Finally someone came to ask about translation work!!
You know, China is now in a period of decline and waiting to be rebuilt.
Moreover, it is undeniable that many technologies in our country are inferior to those of foreign countries.
Therefore, adhering to the learning spirit of taking the essence and discarding the dross, the state has assigned the task of translating foreign languages to domestic cultural units.
After all, if you want to learn other people's knowledge, you must at least make it understandable to everyone first.
Therefore, the task of translation is very urgent.
As a national key cultural unit, Xinhua Bookstore has been assigned a certain amount of tasks.
However, due to the cultural problems of these countries, many countries no longer have serious college students, and there is a serious cultural gap. Therefore, the translation work is also very difficult.
It is extremely difficult to find a translator!
He was almost driven to death by the person in charge of the bookstore, who kept saying that there were still many foreign language translation tasks that had not been completed and kept urging him to find someone.
As soon as he heard that she was looking for a translation job, his face immediately lit up with joy.
However, he was happy for less than two seconds before his sanity returned.
"Do you speak foreign languages?" The supervisor's tone was full of suspicion.
He knew that during these special times, offering foreign language courses would be considered petty-bourgeois.
Therefore, basically all schools have suspended foreign language classes.
Song Youyou only has a high school diploma, so how did she learn foreign languages?
"I taught myself." Song Youyou said the excuse she had thought of early in the morning.
The supervisor remained suspicious.
But Song Youyou had no choice.
She couldn't tell him that she was a person who had lived a life of poverty, that in her previous life she majored in English and minored in Russian in college, and that she had even been an exchange student abroad. She must be good at foreign languages, right?
No one would believe these experiences if they were told to others, and they might even be arrested for being feudal superstitious.
"If you want to do foreign language work, don't you have to take a test first?" Song Youyou reminded her.
"Oh, yes, yes!" The supervisor was stunned.
Regarding the issue of foreign language talents, the supervisor felt that he was too self-conscious and too humble, so he didn't think of it at once.
"Which foreign language are you good at?"
"...English, maybe." Song Youyou thought for a moment and replied.
In fact, because she was short of money in her previous life, she took on a lot of foreign language translation work during her college years. Moreover, she took on translations in both English and Russian. This kind of foreign language translation work was easy for her.
However, she only has a high school diploma now. In this special period, she doesn't want to attract too much attention, so she only spoke about English.
Hearing this, the supervisor handed her a journal filled with English text and said:
"This is the test material. You have three hours to use the English dictionary. Do you want to start now or come back after lunch?"
"Now, can I borrow your office, Supervisor? It'll be quick."
After the supervisor agreed, Song Youyou didn't say much. She just sat down, picked up the pen and started translating.
She had taken this translation test in her previous life, exactly the same one.
So she wrote very quickly and finished it in about ten minutes.
The supervisor came back with a cup of tea and then she said that the translation was finished.
I almost spit out a mouthful of tea.
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