After the meeting, Zhou Ziwen went to the pig farm. After staying for a while, he went to the chicken farm.
Seeing that everything was normal, Zhou Ziwen returned home and continued to be his translator.
Although the information I got back before is not important, it will take a lot of time to translate.
For the next two days, Zhou Ziwen was busy translating materials.
After two days, his English proficiency has improved a lot.
[English LV3](236/300)
According to the current progress, it will take less than two days to reach level four.
This is noon.
When he was about to eat, Zhou Ziwen raised his head and stretched hard.
“It’s finally done, it’s really not easy to make money!”
He rubbed his sore eyes, but his heart was filled with a sense of accomplishment.
Zhou Ziwen stood up and moved his stiff shoulders and neck. His body was a little tired from the long period of concentrated work.
He walked to the window, opened it, let the fresh air flow into the house, took a deep breath, and felt a lot more energetic.
"Brother Ziwen, it's time to eat!" Chen Qiaoyi's voice came from the yard, accompanied by little Yueyue's cheerful laughter.
Zhou Ziwen responded and put down the translation manuscript on the table, preparing to check it again after eating.
After confirming that there was no problem, he sent it to Li Guangwen.
On the dining table, there are simple but delicious meals.
While serving rice to Zhou Ziwen, Chen Qiaoyi said with a smile: "Brother Ziwen, you have worked too hard these two days, you should eat more."
Zhou Ziwen looked at it Chen Qiaoyi's gentle smile filled her heart with warmth. He took the meal Wan said: "Qiaoyi, you have 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. He shouted, seemingly happy that his father had completed his work.
After the meal, Zhou Ziwen carefully checked the translation manuscript. After finding no problems, he organized the manuscript and put it in his green satchel.
He rode his bicycle and drove towards the county seat.
Along the way, the sun shone on him and the breeze blew on his face, making him feel particularly comfortable.
When we arrived at the bookstore, Li Guangwen was busy in the store.
Seeing Zhou Ziwen come in, he immediately put down his work, went up to him and said, "Ziwen, you are here. I was looking forward to you!"
Zhou Ziwen smiled and took out the translation manuscript from his schoolbag and handed it to Li Guangwen and said: "Uncle Li, the translation is finished, please take a look."
Li Guangwen took the manuscript and couldn't wait to start reviewing it.
After watching it for a while, Li Guangwen found that Zhou Ziwen’s translation was of high quality.
This level of translation is much higher than him.
Li Guangwen's face gradually showed a look of surprise. He originally gave 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, becoming more and more satisfied as he read it, nodding frequently.
“Ziwen, your translation skills really impress me!”
Li Guangwen couldn’t help but admire, “This is much better than I expected, both in terms of grammar and usage. The words and the fluency of the sentences are all perfect."
"I was originally worried that you might. I encountered some difficulties, but I didn't expect that you not only completed it successfully, but also reached such a high level. You are really a language genius!" Zhou Ziwen smiled modestly and said, "Uncle Li, I give you all the praise. I will do my best and thank 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 make great achievements in the field of translation in the future."
"This time The translation task was completed so well, I I will definitely recommend you to the higher authorities, and I will give priority to you for more important translation work in the future.”
There is no way, although Zhou Ziwen doesn’t think he has much benefit, but for people of this era. Generally speaking, his translation level is too high.
Of course, this is also the reason why the country has too few translators.
"Thank you, Uncle Li." Zhou Ziwen smiled and thanked him.
Li Guangwen smiled and waved his hand and said: "Ziwen, you deserve it for your own ability. Come, I will settle the royalties for you right now."
As he said that, he turned around and walked behind the counter. I took out a notebook and pen from a drawer and started calculating.
Generally speaking, if you translate magazines and journals, one journal costs five yuan.
If the number of words to be translated exceeds 3,000 words, it will be calculated as three yuan per 1,000 words.
The journal Zhou Ziwen translated this time has a relatively large number of words, so the calculation is based on three yuan per thousand words.
Li Guangwen calculated carefully, mumbling numbers from time to time.
After a while, he raised his head and said to Zhou Ziwen with a satisfied smile on his face: "Ziwen, this time your translation fee has been calculated."
"You A total of five thousand eighty-eight copies of this journal were translated. Sixteen words, based on the standard of three yuan for a thousand words, the total is seventeen yuan and sixty-six cents. If I round it up for you, I will give you eighteen yuan."
Zhou Ziwen was slightly surprised. He didn't expect that the royalties this time would be as much as eighteen yuan.
In this era, eighteen yuan is not a small amount of money, it is equivalent to a month's salary of some workers.
"Uncle Li, thank you." Zhou Ziwen thanked him hurriedly.
"Haha, you deserve this." Li Guangwen waved his hands with a smile, "There are too few translators in our country. Now all walks of life across the country are learning from advanced Western technologies. Every day there are A large number of documents need to be translated.”
“So the above has arranged corresponding translation tasks for us bookstores. We are also looking for suitable people to help."
"Some of the people we found before were either inaccurate or too slow, which delayed the matter. It’s really helpful. It would be great if I could complete tasks as quickly and well as you do in the future.”
Li Guangwen said with emotion.
Zhou Ziwen said quickly: "Uncle Li, don't worry. I will take every translation task seriously."
"I am very assured of the quality of your translation. I will be able to complete the task in the future." But it's up to you." Li Guangwen smiled and patted his shoulder.
Zhou Ziwen nodded firmly and said: "Uncle Li, you trust me so much, I will do my best. I also hope to contribute to the development of the country through my own efforts."
"Okay, Ziwen, I have exactly two English journals that need to be translated. One is an introduction to new technologies in the field of machinery manufacturing, and the other is a report on scientific research results in agriculture."
"Both of these journals are important and more difficult than the one you translated before. But I believe in your ability. 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 thumbed through it.
The journal in the field of machinery manufacturing is full of various professional terms and complex sentence structures. The agricultural scientific research results report also involves many unfamiliar vocabulary and specific expressions of experimental data.
With his current English level, it is still very difficult. (End of chapter)