Chaim’s polite smile faded a bit.
Theron’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.
She also realized that she had said the wrong thing, but she had just embarrassed herself so much in front of Lizzie.
The strong contrast and sense of humiliation made her completely lose her balance, and she ended up speaking without thinking.
She didn’t want Theron to think she was a jealous and petty woman.
Panic spread across her face, she quickly lowered her head, her voice trembling, and hurriedly tried to make amends, “I’m sorry, Chaim, I… I didn’t mean that. I was just too anxious, I really need this job, I lost my temper and said things I shouldn’t have said.”
She raised her eyes slightly, with a hint of redness in her eye sockets, and looked at Theron cautiously. The look in her eyes was fragile and helpless, which made Theron’s slight doubt disappear.
Just felt like she’s always been sensible and non–competitive, but now she’s being pushed to the point where she’s speaking without thinking, clearly she’s really desperate.
Her situation was indeed tough.
He softened up and explained to Chaim, “Chaim, Johanna is a researcher’s fiancee. Her fiance passed away, it’s really tough. She urgently needs a job to support her family. She was just in a rush earlier, don’t take it personally.”
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Chaim’s expression softened a bit, even though he’s a paperwork guy, he couldn’t help but sigh at the news of the soldier’s passing.
“It turns out to be the family of a martyr,” but he didn’t back down. “I understand Johanna’s feelings, but the translation work does require high standards, especially for professional documents. How about this, Johanna, you go back and improve yourself, strengthen your
foundation, and in the future, if there’s a chance, we will definitely consider you first.”
A warrior fiancee like her, he could take care of herself, let alone with Theron as backup.
However, the non–negotiable requirement is that her foreign language proficiency must be up to par.
Johanna tightly pursed her lips and swallowed all the resentment and embarrassment.
She lowered her eyelids and softly replied, “I got it, thanks Chaim.”
Chaim was sharp, he could tell at a glance the defiance in Johanna’s eyes, as well as the almost impossible to hide jealousy.
His smile never left his face, and his tone remained gentle and patient.
“Johanna, foreign language proficiency doesn’t always correlate with education level. As long as you’re willing to put in the effort to study hard, self–learning can also be very effective.”
“Ms. Trevino did show a high level of professionalism in translation, Johanna, there is still some room for improvement in your skills.”
He said it so tactfully, just to save Theron’s face, making it clear that there was a gap between them.
Johanna couldn’t care less about that right now.
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Lizzie’s excellence was like a thorn, deeply stuck in her heart, the couldn’t help but feel it.
Lizzie always translated into French, she knew Lizzie’s French was as good as hers.
Only when Lizzie translates French can she perform so well. If it’s her translating a French piece, she can definitely do it beautifully.
“I want to see the draft translated by Ms. Trevino,” she said with a humble expression, “I want to know where the gap between us lies.
Chaim, seeing Theron’s face, eventually nodded and handed the paper bag to Johanna.
“Here you go.”
Johanna reached out and took the kraft paper bag, untied the string wrapped around it, and pulled out the manuscript from inside.
She looked down at the script in her hands, and Theron glanced over as well.
The first thing that caught my eye was rows of delicate yet spirited small characters.
The strokes were clean and neat, the ink was evenly distributed, the writing was smooth, and there was no trace of correction at all.
This is in stark contrast to her own repeatedly revised, stumbling draft.
Her heart sank.
She forced herself to keep reading, the translated text was extremely precise and rigorous, the sentences flowed naturally and smoothly, without any sense of awkwardness.
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It’s like this professional academic article was originally written in English.
This is definitely not just an ordinary translation.
Johanna didn’t give up, quickly flipping through the pages, and when she turned to the original text attached, her pupils suddenly contracted!
That clear print is Latin!
Johanna’s face turned pale in an instant, losing all its color.
She always thought Lizzie was translating French, so she felt unfair. Turns out, Lizzie’s Latin translation skills are also at such a professional level!
The gap was even bigger than she had imagined.
The previous doubts now seem so ridiculous.
Chaim quietly observed her change in expression.
Seeing her pale cheeks and vacant gaze, he knew Johanna had realized
the difference between her and Lizzie.
