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Baby card, Myanmar girl who fell in love with Chinese
Seetao 2021-03-19 10:28
  • She is proud to be a member of a Chinese company and participate in the construction of Myanmar
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In the Yangon project in Myanmar, which was constructed by China Harbor and implemented by the Third Shipping Bureau, no one knew about the doll cards of local female employees. The big smart eyes, the always smiling face, the petite stature, and the ability to speak Chinese are the impressions when I saw her.

Every morning, Wawaka always wears a pair of big protective shoes, a small schoolbag on his shoulders, and a handbag with lunch and snacks in his hand. The first one appears in the office.

As the three aviation bureaus have more and more projects in Myanmar, the project has attracted more local high-educated graduates to join, and doll cards are one of them. At the beginning of 2019, the doll card, who graduated from the Port and Shipping Department of Myanmar Ocean University, came to the project department and worked for more than two years.

"To become a member of a Chinese company, you must be able to speak Chinese." This is the work requirement of the doll card. When I first arrived in the project department, the doll card would only say some simple everyday words, such as "hello", "thank you", and "goodbye". Considering that the employees of the project department are mainly from China, if you want to communicate smoothly, you must be able to speak Chinese. As a result, the doll card stayed in the office longer, went to different offices more often, and the petite figure became thinner. A mobile phone, a pen, and a notebook became the standard equipment of the doll card at that time.

"Brother Hui, why the pronunciation of the two words is the same, but the meaning is different?" In the property department, Wawaka pointed to the two words marked "yǐn jiàn" in the notebook and asked the equipment officer Zhang Hui. Looking at the curious look of Wawaka, Zhang Hui patiently explained the interpretation and difference between "introduction" and "introduction". After listening to Zhang Hui’s explanation, Wawaka couldn’t help but say: “The same reading method has different writing methods and explanations. Chinese is really extensive and profound. I have to study hard to understand and understand the language.”

In addition to daily vocabulary, the doll card also emphasizes the learning of engineering terminology. "Although there is no problem with the daily communication between Myanmar employees and Chinese employees, I can help you if you encounter engineering problems someday. I have to prepare in advance. If I can do more meaningful things for the project, I will I am very happy.” When you enter a construction company, you have to do one line of work. With the mentality of "just in case", the doll card read a lot of professional books on ports and docks, and records all the rare professional terms. If you understand, search on your phone and find someone to consult.

Finally, an accidental opportunity made the "precaution" of the doll card come into play. On this day, the project department is conducting PHC pile inspection. The pile foundation inspectors are all local Myanmar workers. The "high strain measurement method" involved in this inspection is a professional inspection method that requires strict operation in accordance with the process specifications. Relying on gestures and English assistance will not work. The construction staff of the project department was so anxious that sweat broke out, and the scene fell into a deadlock. At this time, the doll card who took pictures at the scene remembered some homework he did when he contacted the pile foundation staff the day before, so he asked for it. She first communicated with the pile inspection personnel in Burmese to understand the pile inspection methods and the help provided by the project department, compare the specifications and confirm that they are correct, then inform the project department in Chinese what needs to be done, and finally introduce the foreign owner in English The detection method. With her help, the pile foundation inspection was successfully completed. Afterwards, the colleagues joked: "Wangka has become the'translator' of the project department, and it's time to pay a double salary."

The doll card is not only a "translator" at work, but also a good helper in life. When my colleagues are purchasing daily necessities, they meet shopkeepers who cannot communicate in English. Everyone thinks of the doll card for the first time, and asks for help from the doll card through the phone. The colleagues laughed that the doll card is everyone’s "timely rain".

From simple Chinese everyday language to engineering terminology, a thick notebook, page by page with different color labels, and one by one from immature to proficient Chinese characters record the growth of the doll card. The doll card always said: "I am proud to be a member of a Chinese company, to participate in the construction of my own country, and to learn Chinese characters." Editor/He Yuting

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