Shen Nianru was the happiest when Jiahui and the others came back, and couldn't let go of their arms.
"I look forward to it every day, and I can count you as looking forward to it."
How lively they are, once they leave, the whole yard is deserted.
Fang Fang stayed quietly in Shen Nianru's arms, and said in a childlike voice, "Grandma, Fang Fang misses you. It would be great if you and Grandpa would go back with us."
Shen Nianru felt very strange in her heart, rubbing Fang Fang's limp hair, smiling kindly.
"Oh, my dear, grandma misses you too. She misses you every day, and she loses weight."
Older, bitter summer, no appetite, people who eat less will naturally lose weight.
Fang Fang raised his head and looked at Shen Nianru, his eyes were full of puzzlement, "Why did you lose weight? Mom said that if you don't eat well, you will lose weight. Grandma is not good, she didn't eat well, right?"
Shen Nianru smiled.
"Fang Fang understands so much, grandma, this is because I want to let Fang Fang think so much."
After Fang Fang heard this, he took Shen Nianru seriously, hugged Shen Nianru, and patted Shen Nianru on the back like a little adult.
"Fang Fang has already returned, so grandma doesn't have to miss me."
The cute appearance amused the whole family.
Jiahui brought some special mountain products from her hometown, dried mushrooms, and cooked a pot of duck soup with mushrooms.
At the dinner table, Shen Nianru was in a good mood and drank two bowls of soup. Zhao Donglin talked with Zhong Daomin about the land contract reform.
"Very well, our country will become more and more prosperous only if we have this momentum of development."
After two glasses of wine, Zhong Daomin's emotions also showed a passion that was rarely seen in normal times.
After school started, Jiahui went to the professor and handed in the homework she had completed during the summer vacation.
"Editor Chu read that last time and said that your translation was very good, so the publisher decided to publish it."
Jiahui was quite happy to be recognized for her hard work.
"You've grown up very fast. Naturally, my requirements for you cannot be ordinary ones. Do you want to learn simultaneous interpreting?"
A student came to visit him during the summer vacation, saying that there is a lack of excellent simultaneous interpreters, and asked him if he could train such students. He considered that among the two batches of students, there are no more than three who can meet the requirements for simultaneous interpretation and develop into professional fields. , Jiahui is one of them.
"Simultaneous interpretation?"
Jiahui was a little dazed, and was really surprised to hear this all of a sudden.
She knows that simultaneous interpretation, the full name is simultaneous interpretation, is a translation method in which the interpreter interprets the content to the audience without interrupting the speaker.
If she remembers correctly, the first time this translation method appeared was after the end of World War II, when the Nuremberg International Military Tribunal in Germany tried fascist war criminals for the first time, simultaneous interpretation was used for the first time.
The normal translation method is called consecutive interpretation, which is to wait for the speaker to finish his speech and perform oral translation alone, which will definitely take longer than continuous translation. It is often used in general diplomatic meetings, bilateral negotiations, visits and investigations, and interviews with reporters. Consecutive interpretation, Jiahui and their training direction is also consecutive interpretation.
The advantage of simultaneous interpretation is that it does not take up time and is highly efficient. However, it is an extremely difficult interlingual conversion activity subject to strict time constraints. It requires the interpreter to use existing subject knowledge while listening to and distinguishing the speech in the source language. In a very short period of time, the prediction, understanding, memory and conversion of the source language information must be completed quickly. At the same time, the target language must be monitored, organized, corrected and expressed, and the translation of the target language must be spoken.
Even in the 21st century, simultaneous interpretation is a scarce talent, and it takes a lot of money to train a simultaneous interpreter. I remember a senior I knew at the time said that there were no more than 2,000 simultaneous interpreters in the world. , it is even more scarce in China. She did not expect that the professor would let her consider developing in simultaneous interpretation. In a certain sense, it is also an affirmation of the professor for her.
"I am very optimistic about your learning ability. With such an advantage, you should work harder and go further on the professional path."
What the professor said made Jiahui feel a little ashamed. In fact, when she first heard the professor talk about simultaneous interpretation, she did not feel eager to learn. She chose English major largely because she has a certain foundation in English. She feels that the employment prospects of English are good, and even if she does not engage in this industry in the future, it will not have a great impact on her.
"Okay, since you trust me, Professor, I want to give it a try."
Professor Mei nodded and smiled in relief.
"Very good, since this is the case, you need to re-plan your study direction, and I will also go to Zhou Ruosen to find out."
Jiahui told Zhao Donglin about it after returning home.
"In the future, I will be responsible for cooking at home, and the children can only rely on you."
Choosing simultaneous interpretation meant that Jiahui would put in more effort in her studies. She was put into kindergarten, Yingbao was promoted to elementary school, and Heidan, who was only nine years old and skipped two grades a year after entering school early, Already a first-year freshman.
Heidan's stature followed Zhao Donglin's, plus the food at home was good and nutritious, he was half a head taller than the children of the same age, and he didn't look much younger than the children in the class.
"Okay, you mainly focus on your studies. You don't have to worry about family affairs. It's okay if you don't have time to cook. As long as you don't dislike it, I can do it too."
Jiahui moved her arms around his neck, leaned on his shoulder and said, "Why are you so nice?"
But unless it was absolutely necessary, Jiahui definitely couldn't let him cook. The Zhao family really didn't have much talent in cooking.
Zhao Donglin put his arms around Jiahui's waist, let her sit on his lap, and said half-seriously, half-jokingly, "There is no way, who made my wife so good, I can only pamper her a little more."
Jiahui smiled, lowered her head and pecked him on the lips.
"Okay, here's your reward."
"That's it? Can't we go deeper?"
Jiahui punched him angrily, "You think it's pretty."
Zhao Donglin smiled lightly, and a princess picked up Jiahui and walked towards the bed.
"I heard from the professor that you chose simultaneous interpretation?"
After class, Zhou Ruosen caught up with Jiahui to talk to her.
"Yes, although I don't know if I can do it, but there are some things that I will never know the answer to if I don't force myself."
Zhou Ruosen nodded, "I think so too, so let's work hard together in the future."
"Well, okay, on the difficult road, many comrades in arms will not be afraid of hardship."
Zhou Ruosen lowered his head and smiled, with a hint of bitterness in his smile that he couldn't even detect.
He adores Jiahui, admiration for her talent and dexterity, admiration for her beauty and refinement, but from the day he met her, she has been married as a wife, and all his thoughts have been eliminated.
Zhou Ruosen once tried to use morality to suppress his heart, but feelings are always the more restrained, the more unforgettable. In the end, she became a cinnabar mole in his heart, which he could never touch or forget.
For example, now, he is eager to talk to her, and he is also happy to talk to her, but he dare not look at her, dare not look at her, afraid that his feelings can't help showing from his eyes, and there is nowhere to hide.
*****
Half a month later, the students in the English Department of Grade 77 discovered that Dong Jiahui and Zhou Ruosen were absent from the regular classes of the class. After understanding, they found out that these two students were undergoing more professional training.
"Isn't the professor too eccentric? We only think about the two of them for any good thing. We are also his students. Why do we favor one over the other?"
"That is, the usual translation work is also handed over to them. They said that we still need to strengthen our study and practice, but how to practice without the opportunity? Just rely on memorizing English words every day and listening to English broadcasts every day?"
Translation work is not only decent, but also commissions are available, which everyone has been coveting for a long time, but so far, the professor has only entrusted three students to do some translation work, among them are Dong Jiahui and Zhou Ruosen.
Some expressed dissatisfaction, while others maintained rational judgments, persuading, "We shouldn't question the professor's decision. Ask yourself, is our major really better than theirs? Anyway, I'm still very self-aware, and I think I'm not capable enough. , not as good as Dong and Zhou Zhou."
"It's not as good as it is, our department is not only the two of them students, the professor just can't be partial."
"I heard that they are now training simultaneous interpretation, that is, uninterrupted interpretation. I have consulted with professional teachers. This kind of translation is very difficult."
"If you don't give us a chance to try, how do you know we can't do it? The professor can't deny us subjectively. In the competition, even if we are eliminated, we should know why?"
In the group, there are always some people who are blind and unable to see the reality clearly. They are eager to prove themselves, do not accept the fact that they are weaker than others, and have been seeking the so-called "fairness".
This was originally just a small-scale discussion, but somehow, this kind of dissatisfaction spread among the students. The class leader could only reflect everyone's aspirations to the counselor, who was furious and held a class meeting for everyone.
"You should not have this kind of thinking. Professor Mei is a respected old man. He definitely hopes that each of his students will learn more knowledge. Any decision made by the professor is carefully considered. Who is suitable for whom? Inappropriate, he has already conducted a professional selection, how can he talk about his teacher in private, and put a label on the teacher's head? Why, the Great Revolution has only passed a few years, and everyone hasn't learned enough lessons, right? "
In those years, many experts, scholars, and professors were harmed, and most of the harm came from their own students.
The counselor's words were so serious that everyone was silent, and no one dared to say anything.
"I don't want to hear similar words from someone's mouth again. This is not what a qualified student who respects teachers should say."
The counselor educated the students severely, and then asked Professor Mei to explain the situation.
"I understand the situation. I first self-reflected. I really didn't consider it thoroughly enough and didn't take into account the feelings of the students. I will explain it clearly to the students before the next class."
The counselor was stunned for a moment. His original intention was to report the situation, not to ask the professor to explain.
What can be explained? Students should obey their teachers, just like children must obey their parents.
"Teacher, how can you use such a serious word as 'explain', I have taught them a lesson..."
Professor Mei waved his hand, made a stop motion, and said gently, "As Voltaire said, 'I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death yht to say it', everyone If you have the right to express your thoughts, it is better to block them than to block them, even if you block their mouths, prevent them from speaking, and prevent them from expressing, this thorn will always remain in their hearts."
Professor Mei has lived up to now, at a young age, and has experienced too many things. It can be said that he can see clearly the human heart and human nature.
He smiled, and said openly, "This matter is not completely meaningless. At least they have a good mentality to strive for the top. It is a good thing to actively ask for progress. What we have to do is let them know where their gaps are, so as to motivate them. The will to learn."
On the second day of class, Professor Mei taught the entire English Department of Grade 77 what simultaneous interpretation is. Except for Dong Jiahui and Zhou Ruosen, no one in the class could perform uninterrupted translation and keep up with his rhythm.
At the end of fifty minutes, all the students blushed with shame.
The professor stood on the podium and looked at the students sitting below the stage with a generous and loving smile.
"I've heard about it. To be honest, I am very moved by everyone's spirit of learning. I have seen how hard you have worked and how you have made little progress since you entered the school and entered our English department."
The expressions of the students were different, but most of them believed that the professor would definitely scold them or even punish them, but the result was very surprising.
"I first conduct a self-examination. I didn't think carefully about this matter. I should make it clear to you in advance and respect your emotions. Here I apologize to everyone."
After speaking, the professor bowed his head to the students on the stage to express his apology. The students were ashamed and anxious, and some even cried.
"Teacher, we are wrong, we did not recognize ourselves, we did not respect the teacher!"
Professor Mei shook his head with a smile.
"I have made mistakes, and you have made mistakes, but I am your teacher, and your mistakes are ultimately my fault."
This sentence was like a steel knife, stabbing into everyone's chest.
"You have also seen that the requirements for simultaneous interpretation are very high. Our country is in urgent need of such high-end talents. I am very much looking forward to the future, through hard work, everyone will go further and further on the professional road."
As for now, at this moment, most people do not have such ability.
In this class, the professor's tolerance and humility made everyone extremely ashamed and grateful.
Since then, the students have been studying harder, strengthening their professional skills, and making rapid progress. After graduation, this year's students have achieved great results in the professional field. Whenever Professor Mei is mentioned, their hearts are full of love and gratitude. Feelings.