Late autumn in Kyoto is beautiful. Several girls in dormitory 302 were discussing where to go for fun on Sunday, but their plan was ended by a summons from the school leaders.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs seconded top students from various schools to receive a group of friends from various countries. This was the idea of the top leaders, who wanted foreigners to see the outstanding young people of their own country.
After a decade of turmoil in China, there have been rumors that there is a cultural gap among China's younger generation, and that the country can only be redeveloped in the next generation.
The purpose of calling these college students over is to shut these people up. Nothing is more convincing than facts.
The selection requirements for the entire Kyoto are very high: first of all, they must be able to speak foreign languages and have no communication barriers. Those who can speak multiple languages are given priority. They must be under 25 years old, have regular facial features, and a clean background.
Lin Ximan possessed all these qualities, and was recommended by the president of the School of Foreign Languages, so she appeared on the list.
Lin Ximan bid farewell to everyone in tears. She was not included in this group trip. She had been away from the group for a long time! How sad.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, Lin Ximan arrived at the meeting point in front of the main gate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. When she arrived, there were already 17 or 18 people there, and judging by their age, they should be college students of the same age as her.
Everyone, both men and women, were dressed beautifully, and they looked in good spirits and had decent looks, which was pleasing to the eye.
It was our first meeting and no one knew each other’s background, so they all nodded politely. Those who were selected here generally have good family conditions. Otherwise, do you think ordinary families can let their children learn a foreign language from an early age?
Do you think you can be selected if you have only studied foreign languages for one or two years? This is to receive foreign guests, and the foreign language must be fluent and there must be no obstacles in communication.
She was sure that these students came from families of scholars, and that their foreign language skills were no problem.
You have to know that these students were selected by combining the strength of more than a dozen colleges and universities in Kyoto. How could they not be capable?
If someone who has connections gets promoted loses face in front of foreign guests, that's no small matter.
In fact, the formal reception is tomorrow. We called them together today to provide some training and to see what their foreign language proficiency is.
When everyone arrived, it was already 8:15. Two people came out from the department, took everyone to a small conference room, and asked them to fill out forms.
The text on the form is in English. There are some questions for you to answer. Of course, the answers are also in English. They are all common sense of etiquette, and some other things, such as: how many languages do you know, what are their respective languages, to what level, etc.
There was only half an hour to fill out the form. When the time was up, the two people collected the forms. One of them took the forms away, and the other asked them to wait here until the person whose name was called would come out.
Lin Ximan looked at the people in the room. After everyone was gathered, she took a look and saw that there were about twenty people. She was a little puzzled. Should she receive them with these people? Are there so many foreign guests coming this time?
Why does this look so similar to an interview in my previous life?
Soon three people were called away together. Ten minutes later, the second group was called. She was the third group and was taken into an office by the person who had just received them. She watched the other two people who came out with her go to two other offices respectively.
Lin Ximan's aura was half-open before she entered the room. If she was fully open, she would be murderous! Today she wore a Chanel-style suit, which was fashionable and elegant, simple and generous, and very ladylike. She also matched it with a pair of Martin boots, which was very handsome.
So when she walked into the office, everyone inside was dazzled. She was surprisingly beautiful, and her clothes were really good. If such a person were to be released to the public, it would not bring shame to the Chinese people.
The examiner took a quick look at the form in his hand. When he saw the column for languages he knew, he discovered that there were six languages written on it, and there was no barrier to communication.
The examiner whispered a few words to the person next to him, and the person walked out of the office. The first thing the examiner tested was simultaneous interpretation. The person next to the door played a recording and asked her to translate it for everyone to hear.
Then he started asking questions, "Can you tell me why we do this today?" This was the examiner's question.
Is there any need to explain this? It's screening, but she can't say that. She still has to use official terms.
"I received a call from Tonghe saying that there is an accompanying translation activity. The accompanying translators represent the image of all the employees of the company or enterprise, as well as their unit, place, nation, and country, so they need to pay special attention to their words, deeds, and etiquette. This is also the purpose of all the leaders today."
The person on the main seat smiled slightly and continued to ask, "Then do you know the necessary etiquette for accompanying personnel?"
"I'm not a professional in this area, so I can only briefly explain my personal views. I have summarized four points about etiquette: be cautious, obey your leaders, talk less and listen more, and plan carefully..."
He spoke eloquently about an article he had read on the Internet before. While Lin Ximan was speaking, the door opened and four people walked out. Fortunately, there were enough seats here, otherwise these people would have to stand.
After she finished speaking, everyone in the room applauded her. Of course, it is good for later generations to summarize things after decades of time.
"Young comrade, what you said is very good. I want people to write down what you said and let them read it. Wow! College students in this new era are really different. I saw in your introduction that you can speak six languages? Can you answer the questions in these languages?"
"Thank you for the compliment, I will continue to work hard to improve. I will answer the questions from the leaders below in the language of each country."
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