I am in a world where time stands still

Chapter 66 Doubt
Li Zhen's tone was rather harsh, "You also know that this conference is held by an international organization in China, and its importance is self-evident. Ou Yuwei was originally my partner, but yesterday I heard that Ou Yuwei could not come. Recommended about you.

So, Xiao Fan, could you please introduce yourself?It's a way to get to know everyone. "

When Li Zhen said this, the dozen or so translators present, including Zhuge Man, all stared at Xiao Rui, waiting for him to speak.

Being watched so much by the audience, Xiao Fan felt a little uneasy.

But then I thought about the feeling of being a simultaneous interpreter for the first time last time, the state of my mind, and the so-called "coquettish" that Ou Yuwei described to herself.

Xiao Fan suddenly became less nervous again.

Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers.

Doesn't matter if he's a gangster or not, with the blessing of the system, go up bravely.

Besides, when he first embarked on the path of simultaneous interpretation, he never thought about it at all - it was all driven by the system and God!
"Okay, hello everyone, I am very happy to cooperate with you this time. I am now a first-year graduate student at Shuzhou University, majoring in engineering thermophysics. I am here to do simultaneous interpretation this time. It was recommended by Ou Yuwei. Her partner's experience as a simultaneous interpreter."

With a few simple sentences, Xiao Fan finished.

Indeed, if I want to introduce my own background on simultaneous interpretation, it seems that this is all I have.

He is neither from a professional background, nor has he entered the market very early to practice and exercise, and has little experience.

This is the fact.

After listening to Xiao Fan's concise introduction, the entire audience silently looked at him and blinked. The venue was extremely quiet.

It can be said that almost everyone was dumbfounded.

No one thought that this Xiao Fan was a complete layman!

Speaking of the circle of simultaneous interpretation, it is indeed small.

Not only can you often meet at work, but also, after meeting and chatting, you will often find that you are alumni!
That is to say, there are only a dozen or so institutions of higher learning in the world that can train high-level simultaneous interpreters, and it is especially easy to find alumni after wandering around.

For example, the Monterey Higher Education College in the United States that Ou Yuwei graduated from is a well-known and one of the best institutions of higher learning in the industry.

In addition, there are several universities in several major countries, including two or three in China.

Obtaining a degree from one of these schools is the first step to becoming a good simultaneous interpreter.

The graduation certificates of these schools seem to be the key to entering the industry.

And if you don't graduate from these schools, it is often difficult to really grow up, and there are only very few people in history.

Even so, they still graduated from English and translation related majors.

Therefore, when everyone heard about Xiao Fan's professionalism, they were all dumbfounded.

"Engineering...thermophysics?" Wu Jingjing blinked her cute big eyes, and there were many question marks in them.

"This major, what do you study?"

Xiao Fan: "Well... it's mainly about energy, combustion, heat energy utilization, boilers, engines, gas turbines, power generation, HVAC..."

After Xiao Fan gave a quick introduction, it turned out to be much smoother than the simultaneous interpretation.

In front of a lot of "laymen", I actually found the sense of superiority in this traditional industry!

"Oh...that's amazing! I understand!" Wu Jingjing was actually very happy to hear it, "I participated in an international energy conference last time! The professional vocabulary there is just what you said! Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo It hurts me so much! Why didn't I meet you sooner? Woooooo..."

Wu Jingjing understood quite quickly!

Xiao Fan nodded, a kid can be taught!
Li Zhen interrupted the conversation again, "So, you didn't major in simultaneous interpretation or English, so where did you study simultaneous interpretation?"

Li Zhen is well-informed, has basic caution, and has met some strange people.

He guessed that Xiao Fan might have expert advice?
For example, do you have a relative at home who is a master in the industry?So, there’s a family legacy?
Apart from this, he couldn't think of anything else that could make a graduate student of science and engineering become a simultaneous interpreter.

Xiao Fan: "I, basically, am self-taught."

Li Zhen's face couldn't hold it anymore.

As a senior simultaneous interpreter of the United Nations and a professor of Shanghai Foreign Languages ​​College, he already knows this business very well.

If nothing else, just talk about simultaneous interpreting, there is no one in a million who is self-taught!

I'm afraid this Xiao Fan is a big fool?

Li Zhen: "Is there a teacher to learn art? I don't know who to learn from?"

Xiao Fan: "No. I just learned it by myself."

When everyone heard this, their faces changed, and they looked at him in disbelief.

A few people were still whispering in low voices, and they almost didn't question them loudly.

Everyone knows that English is very important in this kind of multilingual simultaneous interpretation. If this English is messed up, other languages ​​will suffer!

Li Zhen's face turned pale with anger, and he stood up abruptly, but he still restrained himself from erupting.

"Xiao Fan, looking at you at such a young age, how many international conferences have you done as simultaneous interpreter?"

The others also stared at Xiao Fan in unison.

Every question asked by Li Zhen is critical, which is directly related to the level of a simultaneous interpreter.

Xiao Fan: "Once."

There was an uproar.

"No, isn't this a joke?"

"It's too child's play, can this kind of interpretation be done simultaneously?"

"This is too hasty. Simultaneous interpreting is not like going to the street to buy vegetables!"

……

The whole audience couldn't sit still. Zhuge Man stretched out his hand to ask everyone to be quiet, but to no avail.

Li Zhen also had a look of indignation, "It's too much! How can a person with this kind of background be a simultaneous interpreter! This is a disrespect to this profession! Ms. Zhuge, I strongly request to change my partner!"

Other translators also chimed in, "That's right, the importance of English translation is very important, so it will be very difficult for us, and we also ask to change it."

Zhuge Man, the representative of the organizer, couldn't sit still and looked at Xiao Fan as if asking for help.

"Xiao Fan, please explain to everyone," said Zhuge Man, as a layman, who actually didn't understand why simultaneous interpreters were so particular about background.In fact, she believed in Xiao Fan.

It's not because she has any special care for Xiao Fan, but because she and Ou Yuwei have a good relationship. In fact, the two of them are still college classmates, and they know each other well.

Since Ou Yuwei recommended Xiao Fan, Zhuge Man would not have any doubts about Xiao Fan.

However, after all, so many senior translators have expressed objections, and Zhugeman, as the organizer, cannot ignore it.

As for the simultaneous interpretation itself, Xiao Fan is confident that it will be done well.

However, the problem now is that his educational background, expertise, and experience do not seem to be trusted by his peers.

Xiao Fan: "Aren't you being too arbitrary, judging that you can't do simultaneous interpretation just based on your background? I know that the threshold for simultaneous interpretation is high and the requirements are strict, but the criteria for judging whether a qualified simultaneous interpretation is In my opinion, shouldn’t it be strength that speaks?”

(End of this chapter)