中英同传收费8000元/小时？
Does Chinese-English simultaneous interpretation really cost 8,000 RMB per hour?
想做职业翻译，30岁开始还晚不晚？
Is 30 too late to start a career in translation?

Wow In the World 的听众们，你们的宝藏主播邀请来了语言学习圈的顶流博主，同声传译界的"国家队"选手。他拥有英国巴斯大学（世界翻译名校前三）的硕士学位，是国家一级口译员。

Listeners of Wow in the World, your "treasure" host has arrived! Today, we’ve invited a top-tier influencer from the language-learning community and a "National Team" player in the world of simultaneous interpretation. Holding a Master’s degree from the University of Bath (one of the world's top three translation schools), he is a certified Level 1 National Interpreter.

他常年游走于中英高层外交与商业谈判的最前线，把语言这门艺术玩到了极致。在B站，他的教学内容被数十万人视为“英语救命稻草”，可“解决90%的学习问题”。今天，我们请到他，就是为了撕开职业译员的面纱，带大家看看他们眼中的世界。

He spends his days at the front lines of high-level China-UK diplomacy and business negotiations, mastering the art of language to its absolute limit. On Bilibili, his teaching content is hailed by hundreds of thousands as an "English Lifesaver," capable of "solving 90% of all learning hurdles." Today, we’ve brought him here to pull back the curtain on professional interpreting and show you the world through his eyes.

【Timeline】

03:10 Why did you decide to switch your career path？

06:49 How competitive is the University of Bath’s interpretation program and classmates' backgrounds?

11:05 Career Highlights

17:04 What is the real salary level for interpreters, and is the "8,000 RMB per hour" actually true?

17:53 What practical methods would you recommend for ordinary learners to improve their spoken English?

22:06 What have been your biggest rewards and key experiences growing your Bilibili channel to nearly 200,000 followers?

27:00 AI Impact

29:48 Personal goals for this year and Anything you’d like to share with our listeners?

【本期嘉宾】

Gavin：中英同传，国家一级口译。英国巴斯大学（世界翻译名校前三）的口笔译硕士。

联合国实习口译，曾担任上海进博会/乌镇互联网大会/世界顶级科学家大会等国际会议同传。

拥有20万粉丝和365万播放量的B站知名拖更区Up主（🔍口译员Gavin），学过唱歌，会写点诗，略懂健身，被困过沙特的沙漠，得罪过悉尼的袋鼠；梦想学会各种语言拍有意思的视频。

Vol.8｜The Truth About Top Interpreters: Career, Money&Growth