Of course, although Smith was one of the examiners, he had no intention of giving Lin Fan special treatment.

He knew that Lin Fan was an outstanding Chinese gentleman, and he absolutely did not want his wife to be able to get this precious opportunity only through back channels. Therefore, he could not give him an easy way out, as that would be an insult to him.

The assessment method is actually quite simple: each candidate has a conversation with one of the three examiners.

The only difficulty lies in the fact that although the three examiners all test in English, they come from different countries, and English is widely used in this design.

This means that the colloquialisms in different regions can be very pronounced, roughly equivalent to Mandarin with a heavy accent.

British and American pronunciations can be completely different for some obscure words.

And this is just one of the difficulties. When communicating in spoken language, one also needs to understand the local culture in order to comprehend the meaning of some of their words.

It's like when a Chinese person recites a poem; if you don't understand Chinese culture, you can't grasp the meaning behind the poem just by looking at the literal words.

Similar cultural symbols naturally exist in other countries as well.

Therefore, the vast majority of people are stumped by these two difficulties.

"Honey, you can do it!"

Lin Fan stood outside, silently cheering for Lin Shuying through the glass window.

Unlike the written exam, the oral interview is conducted one by one.

Many people had already gone in, but unsurprisingly, they all came out looking dejected and somewhat unwilling.

As I said before, only one person was selected after more than ten days, which shows how rigorous this assessment was.

So barring any unforeseen circumstances, there shouldn't be a second person admitted today besides Lin Shuying.

As for why Lin Fan was so sure that Lin Shuying would succeed, it was because when they dubbed various literary works sent to television stations together, the two of them were already very proficient in this kind of thing.

Therefore, she believed that Lin Shuying could succeed.

Inside the dubbing studio, Lin Shuying nervously looked at the three examiners in front of her.

Fortunately, I have gained a lot of experience traveling around with Lin Fan during this time, and my mentality has also been tempered. Although I am nervous, I am not so nervous as to lose my composure.

If it were the previous Lin Shuying, she probably wouldn't even be able to speak fluently in this situation, and she would definitely have forgotten everything she had learned.

"Miss, please introduce yourself first."

One of the three examiners first expressed his request in fluent English.

Upon hearing the other person's words, Lin Shuying subconsciously began to introduce herself.

Halfway through the presentation, another examiner interrupted him and asked a pointed question.

This question uses American and British English pronunciation as a distraction, setting a trap. It remains to be seen whether Lin Shuying can detect the contradiction.

Even if most people notice the difference, they might assume it's the examiner who made a slip of the tongue if they don't understand the distinction between the two pronunciations.

Only those who accurately understand these pronunciation differences can grasp the meaning and then answer the question.

Lin Shuying didn't think too much about it. She simply answered the other person's question naturally, repeating a similar dialogue. She and Lin Fan had experienced this several times before when they were doing voice acting.

Therefore, she easily and correctly understood the trap set by the other party and did not fall for it.

Hearing Lin Shuying answer the first question so easily and cross the first threshold, the three examiners couldn't help but show satisfied smiles.

Smith looked at Lin Shuying with a smile and said, "Mrs. Lin, of all the people who come here, at least 80% are unable to see through the trap on the first level."

"You're so young, yet you passed the test so easily. It seems you're just as outstanding as your husband."

"Now it's my turn to ask you questions..."

Although Smith didn't intend to go easy on Lin Shuying, he lowered the difficulty a bit for Lin Fan's sake, and didn't make things as difficult as before.

His question was about an old story from his homeland, England, which contained many references to their old culture, and only those familiar with their culture could understand what he meant.

After he finished telling the story, he mainly asked Lin Shuying what her thoughts were on the story and what well-known proverbs were in it. That was roughly the idea.

Lin Shuying naturally answered just as fluently.

Because the process went smoothly, Lin Shuying got up and came out in about half an hour.

"Honey, how are you?"

Upon seeing Lin Shuying approach, Lin Fan hurriedly went to greet her, speaking with concern.

Lin Shuying shook her head, a hint of nervousness on her face, and said, "I... I don't know if I passed or not. The three examiners just told me to wait outside for the results."

Lin Fan smiled slightly, took Lin Shuying's hand, and encouraged her with his warm palm.

"Don't worry, you'll definitely pass. Okay, let's go over there and wait for the results!"

The two sat down in seats provided by the diplomatic corps.

After waiting a while longer, until after 3 p.m., all the assessments were finally over, and it was time to announce the results.

Those who had just taken the assessment and knew they had made clear mistakes and had no chance had already left, but at least half of them believed they could pass, so they kept waiting.

"Thank you all for your hard work. Today, we are honored to welcome a new translator to our diplomatic mission, Ms. Lin Shuying."

Soon after, Smith walked up to the group, holding a name card in his hand, and smiled as he spoke.

Everyone was taken aback by Smith's words, and then began to look around with strange expressions.

They all wanted to know who had passed the assessment. What it meant was already very clear: only one new member was added, which meant that everyone else had been eliminated.

"I...I passed?"

Upon hearing Smith's words, Lin Shuying couldn't help but cry out.

She never expected that she would actually pass the test.

This was a huge surprise for her.

The others also looked over when they heard the commotion. When they saw how young Lin Shuying was, their expressions changed drastically, and they couldn't help but show a look of doubt.

It turned out that the one who passed was that young girl.

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