463 Language barriers
"Is this here?" Chen Taotao was the first to scream, jumping on the spot excitedly, and even Song Jiahui screamed, and the two little guys shouted "ahhhhh
Yuan Qingzhu couldn't help but rub his ears and scolded with a smile, "It's noisy, if you want to argue, hurry up." Then, as if chasing flies, he waved his hand impatiently and motioned for them to hurry down.
Zhang Wenyin also smiled, and echoed, "That's it, you guys hurry up, the eardrums are about to burst." Even Song Qingyun showed curiosity and expectation, not to mention others.
Song Kongming opened the car door, and the two little guys walked out directly like rabbits, and the cheerful laughter and screams immediately echoed melodiously in the beech forest, startling a large number of birds, and the peaceful picture was broken in an instant, and seemed to inject a vitality into the rural scenery.
Song Kongming and Zhang Wenyin got out of the car one after another, and then helped Song Qingyun to get out of the car, Lu Huaijin got out of the car from the other side, and Song Lingyi joined hands to help Yuan Qingzhu get out of the car.
Lu Li opened the car door, walked around the car quickly, and was about to walk to the front to lead the way, but found that the two guys rushed over like two shadows, rushing into everyone's team in a hurry, causing screams and scoldings of surprise, Lu Li was also confused, turned his head to look at Chen Taotao and Song Jiahui, "What's wrong, what's wrong?" The first reaction in his mind was: Could it be that Hulk is in trouble?
Teddy isn't very friendly to strangers, but not so impulsive, and Hulk gets angry at every turn, especially with strangers. The last time Sean came to the ranch, he was chased by Hulk for a small half circle, and later it became the laughing point of everyone in the ranch, as long as he saw Sean, he would tease him.
Song Jiahui was frightened, hid behind Zhang Wenyin, muttering something, but in the noise, she couldn't hear clearly; Chen Taotao grabbed Song Lingyi's arm, with a palpitating expression, didn't say anything, just pointed in one direction, and gasped for breath.
"Huh?" Lu Li didn't know why, followed Chen Taotao's arm, turned his head to look over, and then saw the mighty battle in front of him:
A row of tall and straight horses lined up, not completely neat, but in unison, all the cowboys of the ranch were present, including the cowboy Tony who was not a cowboy, everyone rode a horse, paced slowly, walked over, and then stopped in the open space next to the garden, looking at Lu Li and the others condescendingly.
That terrifying momentum, even Lu Li, who had lived in the ranch for a year, was a little stunned for a while, let alone Chen Taotao and Song Jiahui. Lu Li forgot that they were all southerners, and they had never seen a high-headed horse since they were children.
Not only the two little guys, but the oldest Song Qingyun was no exception, even Lu Huaijin and Song Lingyi, who had already come to the ranch before, couldn't help but be stunned, and looked at the battle in front of them at a loss.
Sensing the sight of Lu Li and the others, Cole was the first to raise the whip in his hand, and then Jessica, Tony and others also raised their hands, but saw Randy slow down, but Brandon directly complained and said, "Raise your hand, raise your hand!" Randy also raised the whip in a daze, and then looked at Tony next to him with a blank face, "Is this right?
The confused expression that I couldn't figure out the situation was really so joyful, so that the shock and panic disappeared, Chen Taotao couldn't help it at the first time, and laughed after a puff, and then even the others chuckled, but he was worried that it would be rude, so he held back his laughter and echoed sullenly. This restless atmosphere gradually began to heat up.
Cole looked at Lu Li with a wink, and motioned for Lu Li to make an introduction, but Lu Li really didn't know how to speak for a while: the staff was too large, so, "Everyone, this is the cowboys of the ranch; "Again, it's half English and half Chinese.
"Welcome to Cloud Peak Ranch!" the cowboys shouted in unison, Chinese, awkward Chinese, but it was not neat at all, sparse, uneven, and the tone was strange, the effect was really unsatisfactory, not only did not have momentum, but it seemed like a fool, but everyone had a serious and focused expression, which made people can't help but be handsome.
Cole looked at everyone helplessly and said in English, "Guys, come on, it's not our first time, okay?
Then Cole, Randy, Tony, and Adam shouted again, but Brandon, Scarlett, and the others didn't keep up with the rhythm, and this time the effect was even worse than the first time, and as a result, the cowboys themselves were already laughing, giggling and accusing each other of not following the rhythm.
Looking at the disorganized guys, Cole helplessly spread his hands and turned his head, "Sorry, we've rehearsed many times, but obviously, none of us have ever had the experience of performing on horseback." So one by one they started to have stage fright. I'm sure we can make up for it, absolutely!"
Brushing brush, everyone turned their heads to look at Lu Li in unison. No, not everyone, except for Lu Huaijin and Song Lingyi, these two people obviously understood, but they also looked at Lu Li together. Lu Li only remembered at this time that the language barrier was obviously the most difficult trouble.
Not to mention Song Qingyun and Yuan Qingzhu, even Song Kongming and Zhang Wenyin have English phobia, to be precise, most Chinese have English phobia. Now, when encountering a crisis situation, everyone's first reaction is to ask Lu Li for help, as if Lu Li is a life-saving straw, such a scene really makes Lu Li cry and laugh.
"They welcome you. Lu Li simply explained that what is condensed is the essence, "The last time my parents came over, they also prepared a surprise party. Today they also prepared, but it doesn't seem to work very well. "As they talked, the commentary went off track, is this considered a reporter's occupational disease?" ”
Brain make up the picture of a group of foreigners singing "Happy New Year" loudly, it is really beautiful, I dare not imagine, Yuan Qingzhu covered his mouth and laughed, the more he thought about it, the funnier it became, laughing so much that tears were about to come out, and patted Lu Li's arm, "They are really fun." You say, they're all your employees?"
"Partners, partners who work together. Lu left his mouth and said. Although it is an employment relationship, it is a partner who fights side by side.
"What are they talking about, who are they!" Song Qingyun's impatience began to irritable again.
The past week has been a pleasant time in Los Angeles, but mainly because he has always been surrounded by his family, and he has seen foreign faces in his sight, but he has never actually met, let alone made friends. In fact, many first-generation Asian immigrants, who have lived in North America all their lives, still stumble in English, have problems with daily communication, stubbornly live in Chinatown or the Chinese community, and refuse to integrate with the local community. This is true not only for Asians, but also for Latinos and African-Americans.
For such a situation, Lu Li had long been mentally prepared, "Grandpa, they are all foreigners. This answer made Song Qingyun stunned, and Yuan Qingzhu, who was standing next to him, laughed again, but this time it was considered to give Song Qingyun face, he just smiled sullenly, and did not laugh out loud.
Song Qingyun came back to his senses and nodded, "Yes, yes, when you come to a foreign country, you are naturally a foreigner." He puffed up his thin chest, "They're all your friends?"
"Yes. Lu Li affirmed, "They all get along very well, and they will live here with us for a period of time." If you're curious about farm work, chat with them. Before he could speak, Lu Li felt the sound of Song Lingyi coughing, but Lu Li was very calm and explained with a smile, "Language is not the only means of communication. ”
As a result, it caused Song Lingyi to roll her eyes.
"Guys, why don't you sing 'Happy New Year' again?" Lu Li looked at the cowboys half-jokingly, but Randy was the first to shake his head repeatedly, "Forget it, it's long gone." ”
Lu Li raised his forehead, how did he forget, it has been more than half a year since the last placement, Chinese is completely heavenly to them, how can they still remember?
"Next time, let's go back and practice, and then give a debrief. Tony boasted to the sea and preemptively promised.
Lu Li turned his head and explained to his grandmother, and then saw Song Jiahui and Chen Taotao muttering something next to Zhang Wenyin, Zhang Wenyin stood up straight and said with a smile, "Okay, they perform 'Happy New Year', and when the time comes, we will also perform an English song, which is called friendly exchanges." ”
Lu Li depicted such a scene in his mind, and couldn't help but look at Yuan Qingzhu expectantly, "Grandma, why don't you come to show off your hand too?" Lu Li's grandmother has a good voice and sings very movingly, although she doesn't know pop songs, she knows a lot of mountain songs at home.
Yuan Qingzhu waved his hand again and again, indicating his refusal, but the bright smile filled his eyes. Lu Li knew that his grandmother was just shy. If you can hold a bonfire party, and then everyone prepares a small show, Lu Li doesn't expect it to be exciting, but if you laugh and cry, you can look forward to it.
As he spoke, Ke Le and the others had already dismounted and greeted them in groups, "Is there anything you need help with?" Randy saw that Song Kongming and Zhang Wenyin were young people of the same age, so he didn't ask Lu Li, and stepped forward directly.
The two of them immediately panicked, "Uh, uh......" looked at Lu Li for help, but saw that Lu Li was instructing them to open the back compartment, Lu Huaijin and Song Lingyi came here again, and saw old acquaintances, Tony and Jessica were hugging them warmly, and then took the initiative to introduce Adam and Scarlett, two new faces.
Obviously, they didn't have time to lend a hand.
Zhang Wenyin and Song Kongming stayed where they were, making Randy confused, thinking that he had done something wrong, and he didn't know what to do for a while, so the two sides looked at each other like this.
Language barriers are like moats.