"Mr. Tangning, I have something to discuss with you!" On this day, Melina suddenly came over and said to Tangning with a serious face.
"As long as it's not related to Heidi!" Tang Ning teased.
Melina replied disapprovingly: "I won't discuss this kind of thing with you, because I know you will definitely not agree! In fact, today's matter is related to you!"
"Is it related to me?" Tangning asked curiously.
"Yes, it is related to you. I want to write an autobiography for you!" Melina replied in a deep voice.
"What?! You want to write my autobiography? Did I hear you right?" Tangning couldn't help but exclaimed.
Melina nodded and replied: "You heard me right, I just want to write your autobiography!"
"But, isn't this autobiography something you start to write yourself or find someone to write when you are older or even close to death? It's still too early for me!" Tang Ning said, dumbfounded.
Melina retorted: "I don't think you have to be older to write an autobiography. It mainly depends on whether the excitement of life is worth writing. I think your life experience is enough."
Then he changed the topic and said: "If you feel a little embarrassed to write an autobiography directly, then I can change the name of the protagonist. Do you think that's okay?"
Hearing what Melina said, Tangning was a little moved, so she nodded and replied, "Well, let me think about it!"
"Okay, then I'm waiting for your good news!"
After Melina left, Tangning began to think about the life she had traveled through. It seemed to be quite exciting. It would be nice to write about it, but she always felt that it was a bit shameful to write it like this...
Just when Tangning's mind was filled with random thoughts, Marlene came in and reported that Rachel was here.
Tangning is still very interested in Rachel's impression because her experience was bizarre enough, and she doesn't know if she has found her "dream" in China.
After not seeing each other for a few months, Tangning noticed that Rachel had changed a lot, and she even looked vaguely Chinese in temperament...
So he asked Rachel: "Come to Miss Foley, how was your trip to China?"
Rachel hesitated for a moment, and then replied: "How should I put it, I gained a lot, but I didn't find everything I wanted to find!"
Tang Ning sounded a little confused, so she asked again, "Um, can you tell me in detail?"
"That is, I did find the cave dwelling in my dream and the food called potato tsacha in Shaanxi Province, China, which is the place you mentioned, Mr. Tangning, as well as some wells, archways, rollers for grinding grain, etc.
thing.
But it’s true as you said, Shaanxi Prefecture, ah, no, Shaanxi Province is really big. There are countless cave dwellings like this. I didn’t find that specific cave dwelling. Maybe what I said is a bit confusing. You understand what I mean.
Really?" Rachel explained.
Although what Rachel said was a bit confusing, Tangning already understood it, so she nodded and replied: "Yes, I understand. But there is nothing we can do about it. After all, China is too big, unless you have enough time."
and energy to search slowly, otherwise it will be difficult to find.”
"Actually, I have enough time and energy. I originally wanted to search slowly, but I couldn't find a translator who could accompany me all the time. The language differences in China are so great that people from different places speak almost no words.
It's completely different, so the translator I found in Shanghai couldn't understand what the people in Shaanxi said at all, and I couldn't find anyone who could speak English locally, so I couldn't continue looking!" Rachel was depressed.
said.
Tang Ning can understand Rachel's dilemma because it is indeed a very real problem. In fact, let alone an American woman like Rachel, even if Tang Ning goes to Shaanxi, she will probably have to adapt to it for a while before she can barely listen.
You know, you have to know that although there are still dialects in various places, most of them are dialects like Trump mixed with Mandarin, not pure dialects, so for outsiders, the difficulty has increased sharply. And this is still in Shaanxi
Planting in the north, if you switch to a province or region with a different pronunciation ten miles away, you will be completely blind...
In addition, there are so few Chinese people who can speak English in this era that it is impossible to find suitable translations, so this search is almost destined to be unsuccessful!
So he comforted: "There is nothing you can do about it, and you have tried your best, so don't blame yourself anymore!"
"I understand, Mr. Tangning, thank you!" Rachel expressed her thanks.
Then he changed the topic and said: "However, this trip to China still made me very happy. I saw a lot of scenery and cities that I could not even imagine before, and I also met many new friends. Of course, it is inevitable that I will also meet some strange people."
I have people who misunderstand, but I can also understand that after all, different countries, different cultures, and different customs will inevitably have misunderstandings when they collide!"
"That's good if you think so. In fact, if a pure Chinese comes to New Orleans at this time, he will inevitably be misunderstood!" Tang Ning agreed.
"Mr. Tangning, you are right, that's the truth!"
At this time, Tangning suddenly thought of something, so she asked, "By the way, Miss Foley, do you still have that kind of dream?"
"This is very strange. Since I went to China, the frequency of this dream has become much less frequent!" Rachel replied with a frown.
At this time, an idea suddenly flashed in Tang Ning's mind, and she continued to ask, "Is the frequency of dreaming in China getting smaller and smaller? Or does it always maintain the same frequency?"
Rachel thought for a moment, and then replied: "I didn't pay much attention to this, but it seems that the frequency of such dreams was quite normal when I was in Shanghai, but it became much less frequent when I arrived in Shaanxi."
"If this is the case, you can actually do an experiment at that time, which is to judge the correctness of the direction you are looking for by the frequency of dreaming. In other words, the place with lower dreaming frequency may be closer to the place you are looking for. Of course
Yeah, this is just a guess!" Tang Ning analyzed.
Rachel thought for a while, then shook her head and said: "This may be a way, but the problem involved is similar to what I just said, that is, I have to live there for a long time, but I don't even understand the language, how can I live there?
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But then he changed the topic and said: "How about I just learn this language,"
PS: Recommend the book "Are You Crazy, You Call This a Prosecutor". It is a rare book that writes about Korea and not about Korean entertainment. The golden finger is a bit too big, but it is quite enjoyable if you don't use your brain. It is a bit of early officialdom literature.