Service Center of the Foreign Teacher Department.
"Secretary Zhou, don't make things difficult for us. The situation in the department is like this now. There's no one left.”
Director Zhang of the translation department looked troubled and said,"If it really doesn't work, then tell the truth! After all, there's really no one in the department. I can't possibly catch someone from the outside for you!”
"Mandingo is a small language, and not many people use it even in the equator. Originally, our department only trained one, but he just took a month off the day before yesterday and is still on his honeymoon in the Maldives.”
At the side, Deputy Director Wang of the service center also said,"Secretary Zhou, if it really doesn't work, send an English translator over. What do you think?”
"This isn't very good!"
Deputy Secretary Zhou frowned and said,""After all, it's also a ministerial-level negotiation led by the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Foreign Education. If we don't bring a relevant translator here, what if the officials on the other side don't know English?!”
"Then what can we do?" Deputy Director Wang said.
The leaders were in a dilemma.
"Why don't we find a teacher from the university?”
Director Zhang suddenly suggested," It's not the first time anyway. There are so many languages in the world. Even if the department has a lot of translation reserves, there will always be a time when it's hard to make ends meet!”
"That's what I'm worried about! We can't just go to the university every time we encounter a problem! What a disgrace!" Deputy Secretary Zhou said.
"Moreover, this negotiation is not ordinary! Although the level was low, it was of great significance. If they could negotiate, the country could open a breakthrough in West Africa. The Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs attached great importance to it!”
"How about this, Deputy Director Wang, you investigate and see who in our department knows Mandingo. It's not limited to the translation department.”
"If there really isn't any, then contact the teachers at BFU!”
Hearing this, Deputy Director Wang nodded."Alright, I'll go and investigate the files!”
"Time waits for no one. You have to be fast!”Deputy Secretary Zhou set the tone for this conversation.
The overseas negotiations were actually led by the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Foreign Education. They joined forces with Zhongxing and COFCO to discuss grain sales and the establishment of a communication base station in the country.
The Comoros was a small country in the equator and was relatively backward. The first language spoken there was Mandingo, followed by English.
The Ministry had considered the possibility that the other party's negotiating officer did not know English, so they planned to bring a Mandingo translator.
This was a minority language, so the Ministry only had one Mandingo translator in reserve. However, the only translator had taken a wedding leave two days ago and went to the Maldives for a honeymoon. As a result, he was in trouble.
Because the Mandingo language was too small, there was no one in the department who knew it. The leaders naturally felt troubled.
That was why they had the conversation just now.
Not long after this conversation, Deputy Director Wang of the service center had already conveyed the request to various departments in the department.
At the Eastern Continent Division's headquarters.
Gu Chen had just finished translating Sister Liu's documents when he saw the director of the Secretariat coming over.
"Excuse me, everyone, stop what you're doing and listen to me!”The director's surname was Zhao. He was only in his thirties this year and was a cadre at the department level.
Director Zhao clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention. Then, he said,"Director Wang from the service center just requested for a translator in the department. He said that the translator must be able to speak Mandingo.”
Mandingo?
Upon hearing Director Zhao's words, the dozen or so people in the Secretariat looked at each other in confusion.
Not to mention translation, the people present had probably never even heard of the word Mandingo.
"Director, why does the department need a translator who knows Mandingo? Doesn't anyone in the translation department know how to do it?" A young man asked curiously.
"I heard that the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Commerce led a delegation to the Equator Continent for business negotiations…Don't ask questions that you shouldn't!”Director Zhao glared at him and said,"Whoever knows it, come out. If not, forget it!”
In fact, Director Zhao didn't think that anyone in his office could speak Mandingo.
Director Zhao was also stunned when he heard Deputy Director Wang's request.
He had never even heard of Mandingo!
However, just as Director Zhao didn't have much hope, a voice suddenly sounded,""Director Zhao, I know!"
"If there's nothing else, then forget it. Everyone, continue working…Hmm? You said you would?"
Director Zhao came to his senses and looked at Gu Chen. He said in surprise,"Gu Chen, do you know Mandingo? This was a ministerial-level negotiation, so it couldn't be a joke!”
"Director Zhao, I really do!" Gu Chen said helplessly.
However, Gu Chen clenched his fists tightly in private.
The opportunity he wanted had arrived!
Director Zhao looked at Gu Chen and found that he was calm and did not mean to joke. He hesitated for a moment and then said,"Alright, since you know how to do it, then come with me. I'll take you to see Secretary Zhou!”
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