Chapter 936: The Storyteller
After Old Man Mo received the award, Yang Guo came down from the stage in a low-key manner, just like he quietly walked on the stage not long ago, and it did not attract the attention of many people. The update is so fast.
There is only one curious 'girl' child, holding a mobile phone and recording to him, Yang Guo seems to have sensed, at the moment of stepping off the stage, his eyes looked over, and he smiled slightly, like an epiphany 'flower' blooming in the night, quiet and handsome to make people 'fascinated'.
The 'girl' blushed and put away her phone, but she couldn't help the joy in her heart, and with a flick of her finger, she posted the video on the Internet, posted it on video websites, and tweeted it to share it with her friends.
Yang Guo didn't know, and she didn't expect that her video was frantically forwarded after it was uploaded, many people recognized Yang Guo's identity, and more people were impressed by Yang Guo's bearing and translation level when he translated! Even, this video has been quoted and reported by many foreign media.
After all, this is all an afterthought, Yang Guo completed his most important task in Sweden, and his improvisation also made Old Man Mo's on-the-spot "change of hexagram" and there was no 'chaos', more importantly, he made Old Man Mo's wise proverbs not fade in the slightest because of the cultural gap, and the broad 'essence' of Chinese culture and the wisdom of Chinese writers can also be perfectly reflected in front of foreigners.
And Yang Guo's task is not over yet, and at the next dinner, Yang Guo has been by Old Man Mo's side to help him translate. Many celebrities and scholars from the East and the West have come to say a few words to Mr. Mo, on the one hand, to express their respect, and on the other hand, to express their curiosity about him.
Yang Guo's strength is once again vividly reflected, any foreigner who comes over, can easily deal with it, he alone can stand up to a translation team of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, more than a dozen translators gathered together are not necessarily better than Yang Guo!
"I think, Yang Guo, if you follow me, I can be regarded as being treated like the No. 1 chief!" Old Man Mo said with a smile, he didn't have much scruples when he chatted with Yang Guo 'privately', anyway, they were all his own people. ()
"Teacher, you're too famous!" Yang Guo is a little embarrassed!
In the middle of the dinner, there was a small program, that is, let Old Man Mo make a speech! This has been notified before, and Old Man Mo has already written a speech.
"Don't worry, this time, I'll follow the script." Before Old Man Mo came to the stage, he smiled slightly and said to Yang Guo. In the afternoon, he played his cards according to common sense, and he had no guilt for others, but he still felt a little embarrassed about Yang Guo, after all, he brought a little trouble to his apprentice.
"It's okay, it's all translations anyway, teacher, you know my strength!" Yang Guo smiled calmly.
In an elegant applause, Old Man Mo was dressed in an elegant Mao suit with black velvet and red lining, and slowly walked onto the podium, while Yang Guo was still in a swallowtail suit, took the microphone handed by the staff, and stood behind the podium with a pen, not dominating, and quietly waiting for Old Man Mo to speak.
When the audience quieted down, Old Man Mo began to speak with a smile, but he didn't read the speech, yes, he planned to make an impromptu beginning: "I will say a word, a sentence other than the speech!" ”
Yang Guo smiled bitterly in his heart, he knew that the old man was "used to 'sex'" and played cards out of common sense! There was no way, Yang Guo had no choice but to abide by his duty and translate according to what the old man said. This time, Yang Guo used an English translation.
In fact, most of the people in the room could understand English, and Swedish was only the official language of the organizers, so it was very difficult for people from all over the world to understand Swedish. In the previous award ceremony, it was mainly to take care of the face of the organizer, so Yang Guo used Swedish, but now the dinner is not so formal, and Yang Guo changed to a language that the public can understand.
"Two hours ago, the permanent secretary of our college, his wife, gave birth to a little 'girl', and this is the beginning of a beautiful story! I believe that those of you who understand Chinese or foreign languages can relay my news to you and congratulate him warmly! Old Man Mo said with a smile on his face.
To be honest, Yang Guo felt that the words outside of the old man's speech were relatively boring, so he polished his 'color' a little and expressed them in more concise English: "Two hours ago...... The birth of a life is also the beginning of a beautiful story! I want to share this story with you, and I hope you share it with more people to express our heartfelt congratulations! ”
In China, everyone may scoff and be unmoved, but abroad, people have the most devout touching for the child's newborn, so after listening to Yang Guo's translation, people are not stingy with their applause and offer their blessings.
"My talk is about storytellers!" Old Man Mo seemed to be a little nervous, but fortunately, Yang Guo helped him polish his 'color' in the translation.
"Through TV or the Internet, I think all of you here have a more or less understanding of the distant Gaomi Northeast Township. You may have seen my ninety-year-old father, my older brothers and sisters, my wife, my daughter, and my grandson who was one year and four months old......" Old Man Mo said in a calm voice, "But there is one person I miss the most at this moment, my mother, you will never be able to see it." After I won the award, many people shared my glory, but my mother couldn't. ”
Yang Guo translated this passage in real time, and he could clearly see that some of the 'female' guests in the audience who were easily emotional flashed with tears in their eyes.
This is the first story told by Old Man Mo, the story of him and his mother.
"One of the most painful things I remember was following my mother to the collective field to pick ears of wheat, the keepers of the wheat field came, and the people who picked the ears of wheat fled, my mother was small-footed, she couldn't run fast, she was caught, the tall caretaker slapped her, she shook her body and fell to the ground, the caretaker confiscated the ears of wheat we had picked, and whistled away. My mother sat on the ground with blood from the corners of her mouth and a look of despair on her face that I will never forget......
One of the things I regret the most is that I followed my mother to sell cabbage, intentionally or unintentionally, I counted an extra 'dime' for an old man who bought cabbage. After counting the money, I went to school. When I came home from school, I saw my mother, who rarely cried, burst into tears. My mother didn't scold me, but said softly, "Son, you have made my mother lose face." ”……
Old Man Mo's narration was very bland, but Yang Guo's translation was very heavy, and he wanted to be as close to Old Man Mo's tone as possible, but he always had to be affected by his narration. What the old man said was a small thing, but it always seemed that every listener felt the unforgettable memories and attachment in his heart.
The order of plot development in the previous chapter and these chapters is different from reality, so please don't delve too much into it)