The Interpreter

Name: The Interpreter
ISBN: 9787539992822

缪娟Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House2016

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ISBN: 9787539992822

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Summary

The Interpreter is a full-length romance novel by Miao Juan. The heroine, Qiao Fei, comes from an ordinary family; she is pretty, stubborn, and self-reliant, a French major at a foreign languages institute. Cheng Jiayang, by contrast, comes from a diplomat's family—brilliant and elegant. The two, so unequal in background, meet again and again between campus and workplace: Qiao Fei strives toward the seemingly remote profession of conference interpreter, while Cheng Jiayang, through his dealings with her, gradually moves beyond his own loneliness and confusion. With their emotional entanglement as the main thread, the novel interweaves scenes of interpreting training, foreign-affairs receptions, and study abroad, depicting the high pressure and glory behind the interpreter's profession as well as the tentative probing, misunderstandings, and perseverance of youthful love. Miao Juan was herself a professional French interpreter, so the details of language study and interpreting work feel authentic. The novel was first published by People's Literature Publishing House in 2006, has been reprinted many times since, and was adapted into the TV drama The Interpreter, starring Yang Mi and Huang Xuan. This edition, the 2016 Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House version, is a TV-drama cover commemorative edition and adds a new side-story by the author, "The Young Master's Ordeal."

Editor's review

一本先在网络连载、后被反复再版的青春言情小说，能持续被读者记住，靠的并不只是“高干文”的标签。缪娟做过专业法文翻译，她写乔菲练听力、背词条、在会场上紧张到指尖发凉，都有职业人的实感；写程家阳的骄傲与孤独，也不止是公子哥的套路。两个人的关系推进得利落，情绪密度高而少拖沓，海岩曾评价它“行文利落而有余韵”。2016年这一版随同名电视剧上市，新增了万字番外，还配了剧照海报与书签，对收藏向读者更友好。若你当年追过剧，想看看文字里更完整的心理褶皱，这个版本是不错的入口。

Who it's for

A good fit for

喜欢校园到职场过渡期爱情故事的读者
对翻译、口译行业有好奇心的学生和职场新人
看过电视剧《亲爱的翻译官》、想读原著的观众
偏爱节奏轻快、情感浓烈都市言情的老读者

Not a good fit for

只想读严肃职业纪实或翻译理论的读者
对早期“高干文”式阶层设定比较敏感的读者
期待宏大社会议题或复杂多线叙事的人

Reading tips

可先当作轻松的都市言情来读，不必带着职业教材的期待。
留意书中关于法语学习和口译训练的段落，那是作者最熟悉的领域。
读完正文别跳过番外《少爷的磨难》，它补充了另一视角的余味。
若读过2006年或2011年版本，可对照看新增番外与修订细节。

About the publisher

Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House China · Founded in 1958

Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House focuses on literary publishing while also covering the humanities, social sciences, and books on art and daily life. Its approximately 1,535 titles in the database span social novels, world history, design, science fiction, classic works, and film and television: they include modern Chinese literary classics by Lu Xun such as A Madman's Diary: The Complete Short Stories of Lu Xun, Call to Arms, Four Generations Under One Roof, and Teahouse, as well as foreign literary memoirs like Stefan Zweig's The World of Yesterday. In science fiction it offers Asimov's Galactic Empire series, while in architecture and art it publishes Liu Dunzhen's Classical Gardens of Suzhou and design titles from Phoenix Space. Its authors are concentrated among classic writers such as Lu Xun, Zweig, and Asimov, with translators including Liang Xijiang, Zhong Haonan, and Ye Lihua. Its overall character is built on classic works while embracing genre fiction and visual culture. Public information is limited, and this introduction is based on the titles in the database.

Chapter 1 First Meeting
Chapter 2 An Unknown Kiss
Chapter 3 A Citywide Encounter
Chapter 4 Fei's Family Background
Chapter 5 Deep in Love
Chapter 6 A Trip to Dalian
Chapter 7 First Meeting with Xiaohua
Chapter 8 The Dispute over Buying Clothes
Chapter 9 Cheng Jiayang
Chapter 10 Xudong and Jiayi
Chapter 11 The Fatal Fax
Chapter 12 Parting
Chapter 13 A New Life
Chapter 14 Zuzu and Xiaohua
Chapter 15 A Meeting in Paris
Chapter 16 Dear Zuzu
Chapter 17 Return Home
Chapter 18 The Fire
Chapter 19 The Quarrel
Chapter 20 Cheng Jiaming
Chapter 21 Wedding News
Chapter 22 Qiao Fei and I
Chapter 23 Going Home
Chapter 24 A Perilous Journey
Epilogue I Love You
Side Story The Young Master's Ordeal

FAQ

《翻译官》有几个主要中文版本？

常见的有2006年人民文学出版社首版、2011年江苏文艺出版社再版、2015年典藏版，以及2016年江苏凤凰文艺出版社的电视剧封面纪念版（ISBN 9787539992822）。各版正文大体一致，番外和装帧有所差别。

这本书和电视剧《亲爱的翻译官》关系大吗？

电视剧即以本小说为原著改编，由杨幂、黄轩主演。剧版为适配荧屏做了不少情节调整，人物关系与结局细节与小说不完全相同，想了解原始故事仍建议读原著。

作者缪娟真的做过翻译吗？

据作者简介，她原是专业法文翻译，后旅居阿尔卑斯山区写作。这一背景让书中大量语言训练、外事口译场景读起来更可信，也是本书区别于一般言情的地方。

没读过言情小说，能直接读这本吗？

可以。故事线单一清晰，围绕乔菲与程家阳展开，章与章之间衔接紧密，入门门槛不高。只是书中较早的阶层设定与情感表达方式，需要读者带着当时的语境去看。

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缪娟 Author

Miao Juan: public information is limited, and currently only two medical works by this author are known. Judging from Fangyao Xinchuan: National Medical Master Sun Guangrong's Six-Step Procedure for TCM Syndrome Differentiation and Treatment and the Manual of Appropriate Techniques for TCM Preventive Treatment of Disease, the author's writing is closely tied to clinical practice and practical techniques in traditional Chinese medicine, with attention to organizing the diagnostic and treatment experience of distinguished senior physicians and to promoting appropriate techniques under the concept of preventive treatment. The former focuses on a structured, step-by-step presentation of diagnostic reasoning, while the latter presents preventive and health-care techniques in manual form. Both reflect a practical and standardized approach and serve as professional references for TCM practitioners and primary-care medical staff. Beyond these works, no further public materials on the author's background or professional identity are available, so no inferences are made.