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Chapter 342 We Surrender

Chapter 342: Chapter 342 We Surrender

What’s so serious that it’s even being talked about like this?

"When did I ever take your jobs? I don’t even know you," Yun Xiaoxiao didn’t shrink back but looked at the two of them, still not understanding what they were there for.

"The teacher asked you to translate."

Yun Xiaoxiao finally understood why they had come looking for her.

"Was it always you who did the translations before? Then why has she asked me to do it now? Shall we go and ask the teacher for clarification? I certainly don’t want to be saddled with a problem not of my making."

"You’re a freshman. Even if you’ve studied English before, how can you compare with us, who have been majoring in English for several years?"

Yun Xiaoxiao suddenly laughed, "How will you know if we don’t compare? If I lose, I’ll ask the teacher to let you continue the job of translating, but if you lose, you’ll have to swallow that pride whether you like it or not."

"Fine."

They just couldn’t believe it. They’d been studying for two years, and they refused to accept being beaten by a newcomer who’d barely started.

The group went straight to the English teacher.

"What brings you all here together?"

Yun Xiaoxiao openly stated their reason for coming.

The English teacher looked toward the other two students, who were among the top in their English department.

"All right, I’ll give each of you a book. You just need to translate the same piece, to see who translates both quickly and accurately."

"Fine."

After giving them the books, she sat down to wait for the results.

The teacher had some idea of the students’ academic performance.

It could be said that although Yun Xiaoxiao wasn’t a major in the subject, her translations were both quick and precise.

"Teacher, I’ve finished translating," Yun Xiaoxiao was the first to hand it in, immediately putting pressure on the other two students.

After the other two students handed in theirs, the English teacher began to review.

"You guys, look at Xiaoxiao’s translation..."

The two students took a look and were momentarily stunned.

The Chinese to English translation read very smoothly.

"Look at these, what do your translations mean? Now look at Xiaoxiao’s. We need to understand coherence. We can’t just translate a word directly if it doesn’t fit the context. Read it, doesn’t it sound a bit clunky?"

They were among the first batch of students to take the national university entrance exams.

They knew that studying was their way out.

But at the same time, many of the students were Educated Youth, and to some extent, there was pressure and difficulty at home.

"We concede."

Yun Xiaoxiao also didn’t want to stir up any trouble while studying at school.

"Teacher, we can translate together."

The English teacher had piled up plenty of translations, and now with Yun Xiaoxiao, who was as good as a professional translator, things were a lot easier.

"English translation is about conveying the intended meaning of a document—it’s not about being approximate. That’s what you’re lacking."

Both comrades felt somewhat embarrassed; they had been too eager and overly proud.

It was only then that Yun Xiaoxiao found out their names.

The male comrade was named Wang Yue, and the female comrade was Cang Wenjing, both part of the first batch to take the university entrance exam.

Indeed, to be admitted to this specialty, which was quite focused, one needed some foundation in English.

The families of the two were in a better position than those of ordinary workers, and in fact, they were not short of money. They just wanted to know who had replaced them.

In this way, a relationship was forged from conflict.