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"Professor Lu, it's really for Daying's sake..."

Wodehouse, on the other hand, said the same thing.

Bernard Shaw nodded,

How could Lu Shi write "Yes! What about the satirical script of The Prime Minister?

Especially the opening sentence:

"

Daying has always been inappropriate when it comes to being inappropriate.

"

The meaning of fist and fist is heartbroken!

It is a pity that the Conservatives are all lying on the credit book and do not know how to forge ahead.

Wodehouse asked worriedly: "Do you think Professor Lu will accept Cambridge...well... probably not? No?"

Bernard Shaw didn't take over,

He can't say well either.

The eyes of the two were on the podium.

At this time, Lu Shi's speech was coming to an end:

"In a word, faith, expressiveness and elegance are the translation standards and the basic methods of translation, which can put forward specific and clear requirements for translators. It reveals the process and purpose of translation in concise and specific language."

The whole speech is over.

Lu Shi is still very confident in his professional ability, not to mention that in the early 20th century when information transmission was slow, he would be absolutely violent.

He motioned to everyone: "Okay, if you have any questions, feel free to ask them."

As soon as the voice fell, someone raised his hand immediately.

Lu Shi couldn't help laughing,

"Okay, at least some students know that it's time to raise their hands to speak, which is better than the casual questioning before."

One sentence made everyone laugh.

The student who raised his hand didn't feel ashamed to be teased by Lu Shi, but was very excited.

He asked, "Professor Lu, how should I translate well?"

This topic is huge.

Lu Shi scratched his head,

"Do you want to engage in related work?"

The student waved his hand and replied, "No, I just want to write a good paper, at least in English and Latin, and maybe in German. So, I need a translator."

Lu Shi said: "That's easy, I suggest you spend some money. Leave professional matters to professional people."

Everyone was stunned,

They all felt that Lu Shi's advice was very casual.

Unexpectedly, Lu Shi actually said with a serious face: "Besides, you'd better spend your money properly, and don't search for it. Because normal translation needs to find rough translation, fine translation, and then look for it." Proofreading by a native speaker. If you pay only a few coppers, forget about professional translators providing you with the same service as a phoenix.”

One sentence caused the audience to laugh wildly.

Then, someone raised their hand again.

Lu Shi nodded,

"you say."

The student who raised his hand asked, "Professor Lu, according to what you say, there is a bright future in translation?"

Lu Shi replied affirmatively: "There are more and more national-level and even world-level cooperation. Of course, the profession of translation has a future. This future will continue until translation is replaced by machines."

Replaced by machines?

This idea is far too advanced.

Everyone thought Lu Shi was telling a joke.

But Lu Shi actually spoke from the bottom of his heart based on his actual experience.

The student asked again: "So, Professor Lu, did you suggest that we do translation?"

Lu Shi waved his hand,

"I don't dare to advise you casually. Everyone is an ordinary person, and no one dares to say that they have a future, because there are many determinants of their future, such as power, money, knowledge, luck, connections... So, I can only talk about translation. This industry has a future, but it cannot be said that if you master translation skills, you will have a future, that is the thinking of single-celled organisms.”

With that said, Lu Shi pointed to the students in Cambridge,

"I dare say that there are also idiots among Cambridge students who have no future."

This remark caused everyone to laugh again.

Lu Shi finished joking, and then said seriously: "Integrate yourself into Future itself, invest in yourself in multiple dimensions, then Future will naturally come to you."

The students applauded again.

Lu Shi looked at the time, and raised a finger,

"Okay, one last question."

A group of students were still full of ideas, and many people raised their hands.

Lu Shi looked around and said, "In this way, leaving the last question to the students of London Economics and Political Science is a little selfishness of mine."

He nodded to a student beside Shaw,

"Let's talk."

The student was a little excited, his face flushed red,

"I...well...Professor Lu..."

His lips were squirming, but he couldn't utter a complete sentence.

Lu Shi smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm not in a hurry, you sort out the language before asking questions."

These words were meant to relieve that student's stress,

As a result, everyone laughed,

The student became even more nervous, still unable to speak.

Lu Shi said helplessly, "If you still can't ask questions, then I'll change someone."

As soon as this remark came out, the student didn't care about so many things. He subconsciously decided to ask what to ask, so he said, "Professor Lu, if Cambridge University invites you, will you accept it?"

The venue, which was noisy just now, was instantly quiet.

The corners of Cavendish's mouth curled up,

"I didn't expect such a valuable question to be asked by a student of LSE."

On the other hand, Wodehouse had a headache,

He actually didn't want Lu Shi to express his opinion in public.

As the saying goes, "what is said, the water that is poured out", it is easy to talk about anything in private communication, but if it is put on the table, it is easy to have no room for mediation.

Lu Shi pondered: "Didn't I already accept Cambridge's invitation to give a speech?"

This reply is a bit slippery.

Students, of course, are not acceptable.

The students of the University of London Union wanted to keep Lu Shi, while the students of Cambridge University wanted to snatch Lu Shi.

So, the two groups of people talked at each other,

"Professor Lu seems to be avoiding the question..."

"What kind of answer is that!"

"Have you not thought about it yet?"

...

Gradually, this discussion turned into scolding between the two schools.

The students of the University of Cambridge asked the students of the University of London Union to look in the mirror, why should the broken school compete with Cambridge;

The students of the University of London Alliance said that the students of Cambridge University are arrogant and pedantic, and they will definitely discriminate against Professor Lu secretly and play tricks behind their backs.

The two sides quarreled at first, and soon turned into a confrontation.

The two sides were getting closer and closer, and their arms were intertwined in a dog-tooth manner.

It looked like a fight was about to start!

Cavendish snorted coldly,

"I knew Wodehouse had no good intentions! They just came to make trouble!"

If the students from the two schools really fought in Lu Shi's speech, no matter how Lu Shi ended up with the LSE, he would definitely not be able to choose Cambridge anyway.

It's a matter of face.

On the other hand, Bernard Shaw and Wodehouse are also the first two big,

The two shared Cavendish's concerns.

So, both sides began to appease the emotions of the students.

But after all, the students are at a young age, it is easy to quarrel, but it is difficult to control their temper.

The scolding continues,

The situation is getting worse and worse.

Lu Shi didn't expect it to turn out like this, so he quickly raised his voice and said, "Everyone, students, the speech is already at the end, can you all stop making such a big mess."

His words are still useful,

The students were quiet for a while and cast their gazes.

Lu Shi said, "Can't you let me finish the speech perfectly?"

After speaking, chant:

"

quietly i left,

as I came quietly;

I waved my sleeves,

Do not take a single cloud with you.

"

Lu Shi waved his hand and said, "This is the end of today's speech."

Everyone was taken aback for a moment, and then burst into reluctant applause.

Natsume Soseki even got carried away, winking at Lu Shi quietly.

Wodehouse asked Bernard Shaw: "Is that a poem just now? It is really well written."

Certainly a good poem.

Bernard Shaw nodded,

"yes……"

In fact, there is no need to analyze how well Lu Shi's poems are written, but anyone with some basic skills can be moved by the richness and sincerity in them.

What's more important is Lu Shi's statement in the poem,

Take not a single cloud with you,

Does this mean rejecting Cambridge's olive branch?

Bernard Shaw couldn't help being excited.

At this time, Lu Shi had already got off the podium and was chatting with the professors in Cambridge.

Someone said: "Professor Lu, your speech is really good. The key is not to translate this topic...Of course, "Xin, Da, Ya" is very good, but the impromptu speech in the middle and the last poem are even worse. Brilliant."

The person next to him immediately asked: "Yes, yes, I think the speech in the middle should be taken out and written separately."

Those present were sensitive enough to realize the preciousness of that speech.

Cavendish said: "Is it called "Dream"? Or "I Have a Dream"? Well, "I Have a Dream" is more appropriate, because this sentence is the most repeated in it. There is power outside."

Lu Shi nodded as an expression of agreement.

Someone asked about the poem again: "Professor Lu, what is the name of that poem?"

The original name of the poem is "Farewell to Cambridge\

,"Of course, it is impossible for Lu Shi to say that. After all, unlike the original author Xu Zhimo, he has no experience of studying abroad in Cambridge, and has nothing to do with "Farewell".

In addition, the season in "Farewell to Cambridge" is summer, and there are many summer images in it, such as "Golden Willow", "Green Anchovy", etc., and there is also a famous line, "Summer insects are silent for me, and silence is Cambridge tonight! \

,"Lu Shi said too much, so he must reveal his secrets.

He waved his hand,

"Purely expressing my feelings, I don't have a name for now."

A group of professors sighed: "It's a pity. This poem will definitely become a famous one."

Lu Shi whispered: "It just coincides with the meeting."

This is not mindless modesty.

There are so many modern poems with elegant words, rhythm, and rhyme, but if they want to pass them down, they often need to rely on the stories behind them.

For example, "A Generation" tells the personal feelings of that generation;

For example, in "Nostalgia", "Nostalgia is a shallow strait", with obvious historical traces.

As for the song "Farewell to Cambridge", the original work was published in 1928.

The background at that time was that although the Westernization Movement failed, it left behind a new type of education and cultural awakening. Anyone who knew a few words wanted to go to the West to experience it.

At this time, a poem about Cambridge was born, and it's no wonder it didn't become popular.

After Lu Shi traveled, he copied "A Generation" and "Answer". The reason why it was widely disseminated was also because Wilde's death caused a large-scale debate in newspapers.

Poetry is like this, no matter how well written it is, it must fit the creative background.

Lu Shi said to Cavendish: "Mr. School Supervisor, luckily, this speech seems to be quite successful."

Cavendish nodded,

This time, he and Lu Shi didn't know each other.

He asked: "Professor Lu said that he would 'not take away a cloud', has he made up his mind?"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone fell silent.

They stared at Lu Shi closely.

If such a talent is from Cambridge, there is nothing good about it.

Lu Shi pondered: "Mr. Chancellor is talking about honorary degrees?"

Cavendish joked: "What? Professor Lu wants to open his mouth and set up a college named after you at Cambridge University?"

This is a joke,

All the Cambridge professors couldn't help but smile kindly.

Cambridge does have colleges named after people, but those have to be great men, or sponsors with aristocratic status,

Darwin College,

Churchill College,

Downing College,

...

All like this.

Lu Shi is obviously not qualified.

He waved his hand and said, "Mr. Supervisor, let's forget about this matter."

Cavendish was quite regretful, and couldn't help persuading him: "However, the London School of Economics where Professor Lu works has not even issued a bachelor's degree. You have been a guest there all the time. It is true that you are a star cast in the shadows."

Again the clichéd question of not having a degree.

As a result, before Lu Shi could speak, Cavendish was confronted by a voice: "It is true that LSE has not issued a degree. But now, it is already a member of the University of London Union, and the degree will definitely not be a problem. "

Looking at the reputation, I saw Wodehouse slowly walking towards this side.

Cavendish narrowed his eyes.

The two leaders of the Liberal Party and the Conservative Party,

For a moment, the atmosphere was tense, and everyone could smell the smell of gunpowder in the air.

Wodehouse said: "Duke of Devonshire, I'm afraid it's inappropriate to poach the wall in public?"

Cavendish immediately replied: "Earl Kimberly, Professor Lu is an international student sent to London by the Qing government and is under the protection of the Queen. Since Cambridge is a university of higher learning in the British Empire, what's wrong with sharing the Queen's worries?"

"What do you mean?"

"literal meaning!"

"Hmph... strong words!"

"You're the one with the strong words!"

Just now there was an almost fight among the students,

Fortunately, the two school supervisors are about to go into battle shirtless.

Fortunately, they are aristocratic lords with titles, so they won't really fight,

Wodehouse took half a step back,

"I hope Cambridge University is self-aware."

Cavendish was not forgiving, and said: "I will return this sentence to your school intact. I hope that the University of London Union will be self-aware."

The two were arguing like children.

Lu Shi wanted to laugh, and whispered to Wodehouse: "Mr. Supervisor, the speech is over, let's go."

Then he said goodbye to Cavendish and took Wodehouse away.

Watching their backs disappear, Cavendish slowly chanted:

"

quietly i left,

as I came quietly;

I waved my sleeves,

Do not take a single cloud with you.

"

There was a silence.

Finally, James couldn't hold back anymore and asked, "Mr. Supervisor, is this matter over?"

Cavendish smiled,

"Of course it's not over. You go back and prepare, and give Professor Lu an honorary degree in linguistics... No, let's just give him a teaching position. Whether he takes a cloud or not is his business. We must do what we have to do .”

The professors were speechless for a while.

Obviously it's someone who touches porcelain, but he said it as if it was for his own good,

This face is also thick enough.