The English speaking that follows is simple.

The old man first picked up a tape and put it into the tape recorder, then gave Duan Yun a piece of paper and a pen, and said, "I'll play the recording, you translate the words, if the speed is too late to finish, you can call a pause." ”

"Got it. Duan Yun nodded and said.

Duan Yun could see that this old man might speak English, but his level was definitely not very high, otherwise, he could directly talk to himself in English.

Everything was ready, and the old man pressed the button of the tape recorder.

“miss elizabeth. l have struggled in vain and can bear it no months have been a ...”

An English dialogue came from the tape recorder, and Duan Yun felt a little familiar to him, but he soon remembered that it turned out to be a dialogue from Pride and Prejudice.

The speed of human speech is definitely much faster than that of transcription, but Duan Yun had studied a special shorthand training class for a period of time when he was in college, although Duan Yun's shorthand level was not the best in the class, but it was no problem to keep up with the rhythm of the tape recorder.

"Brush, brush!"

Duan Yunyun's pen was flying, and it only took less than two minutes to fill a piece of paper, although the handwriting was simplified, the font was a little floating, and many were shorthand symbols, but they could still be recognized.

The old man on the side was also surprised when he saw this scene.

In fact, the old man is a full-time Russian translator of the Light Industry Bureau, and the level of Russian translation and dialogue is very good, and he has used this method to do Russian translation tests for many people before, but because the speed of notes is not as fast as speaking, so many times, it is necessary to put a paragraph and then pause for a while and then put down a paragraph, so that the test can keep up with the rhythm.

Although the old man's English level is not high, and he is very slow to learn when he is older, he will still have some basics, and seeing that Duan Yun's note-taking speed can actually keep up with the oral speed of the tape recorder, this makes him feel a little incredible.

In ten minutes, Duan Yun copied twelve pieces of stationery, basically one letter a minute.

"Alright!" said the old man, turning off the tape recorder, and then pressing the rewind button.

As soon as the master makes a move, he knows if there is one, generally speaking, the strict translation assessment requires translating the entire tape, but just now Duan Yun didn't stop from beginning to end, this ability can already explain his translation speed and level, and the translation shorthand symbols used by Duan Yun are similar to the shorthand method he practiced before accepting Russian translation, from this point it can be seen that Duan Yun's English translation should have at least been specially trained for a period of time.

Next, the old man asked Duan Yun to read out his translated English, and at the same time plugged in the headphone cable on the tape recorder, listening to the original audio tape with one ear, and listening to Duan Yun read English aloud with the other.

This method of measuring the level of translation seems a little too simple and random compared to later generations, but it is already the most practical test method in the era of the lack of relevant equipment.

"Miss Elizabeth. I'm working in vain, I can't stand it anymore......"

Duan Yun picked up the manuscript and began to read it at an even speed.

"Read it in English!" the old man reminded Duan Yun.

“miss elizabeth. l have struggled in vain and can bear it no longer......”

Duan Yun's spoken English is quite fluent, and there is basically no difficulty in reading such an English manuscript, even if there are occasionally one or two words that are not pronounced accurately, it is estimated that this old man will not be able to stand up.

Sure enough, when Duan Yun was halfway through the reading, a smile appeared on the old man's face.

"The young man has a very good level of English. After the old man turned off the tape recorder, he glanced at Duan Yun with an approving look on his face and asked, "Where did you learn this English?"

"I met an English master when I was in the countryside, and he taught me. Duan Yun prevaricated casually.

"Sure enough, it's a master in the folk. The old man didn't delve into the origin of the master Duan Yun said, but after saying a word with emotion, he left his translation room with Duan Yun.

"It's over so soon?"

When Ruiyang saw the old man leading Duan Yun back to the office, he asked in surprise.

"Director Rui, Comrade Duan Yun's oral English level is completely qualified, and he has a solid foundation in translation and shorthand, and he has the level of an English translator.

"Very good!" Ruiyang nodded with satisfaction when he heard this, and after signaling the old man to leave, he smiled and said to Duan Yun: "I really found the treasure this time!"

"Director Rui has won the award, English has always been my hobby, if I can apply what I have learned, it can be regarded as my hard work in vain all these years. Duan Yun raised his eyebrows and said.

"That's for sure! The bureau will not bury talents like you. Ruiyang knocked on the table with his finger and said: "Next Friday I will lead a team to West Germany to negotiate the purchase of automobile production line equipment, this ministry has been approved, I will go back and let you open a certificate in the factory, for you to go through the relevant procedures for going abroad, these days your task is to re-translate some of the previous unqualified translations, the information is a bit much, must be translated before going abroad, the task is very heavy, this ...... Can you meet the deadline?"

"I can only bail out the completion of the main equipment component data. Duan Yun clearly remembered that there were three boxes of materials distributed by the bureau last time, and now the bureau has more than a week to complete the translation of all the materials next Friday, and the task is obviously a bit heavy to complete the translation of all the materials at this time, so Duan Yun did not agree to it.

"That's okay!" Ruiyang nodded, in fact, he also knew that it was unlikely that Duan Yun would be able to translate so much information alone, so he said: "I will say hello to your unit, let them give you a holiday during this time, and if the negotiation goes well abroad, you may have to go to Daxing Automobile Factory No. 1 to cooperate with their technicians to install and transform the equipment, I hope you can prepare in advance." ”

"No problem!" Duan Yun's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he replied very simply.

Duan Yun understands that if everything goes well when he goes abroad as a translator this time, then he will become a full-time translator in the city bureau in the future, and if there is a matter of going abroad to negotiate with foreign businessmen in the bureau in the future, he will definitely bring his own.

In addition, after the equipment purchase back, with Daxing factory equipment installation is also a good opportunity to reveal their mechanical attainments, if he can get the praise of the manufacturer, then he will definitely get greater attention from the city bureau, the speed of promotion in the future will become like a rocket!

"Okay, I'll let the people from the data department send all the drawings and materials over now, pay attention to keep them properly, if there are other things during this period, I will let your factory notify you!" Ruiyang raised his eyebrows and said.