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Chapter 647 Simple communication is still possible

When human beings look up at the starry sky, the stars move and the moon turns, and it seems that human civilization also turns, develops, and moves to a farther place.

Kant once said that there are two things in the world, the wonder and awe they arouse in him the more deeply and persistently he thinks about them, the wonder and awe they evoke in him grow more and more with each passing day. These two things are the starry sky above his head and the sky in his heart. moral law.

Although the vast starry sky overhead made many people feel suffocating and oppressive because of the popular screening of "The Last Starfish", but after savoring it carefully, people's pursuit and desire to explore the starry sky has gone further.

If there really exists a super-lord and a super-intelligence in the universe, then people should try their best to find it by themselves.

Being an active seeker is always more acceptable than waiting silently on a starfish.

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"Dad, this building is so beautiful."

On the square in front of the Hamburg City Hall, Peng Peng looked up at the ancient building in front of him, the baroque-style city hall, which was very attractive.Compared with the Paris City Hall they visited in Paris before, the Hamburg City Hall is not inferior to it.

Like the Paris City Hall, there are many exquisite statues of figures on the top of the Hamburg City Hall.The most striking thing about the entire city hall is the soaring tower, which pierces into the sky like a sharp sword.

Zhang Zhong smiled and didn't speak, because he saw Hummels, the mayor of Hamburg, walking towards them.

Not long after the signing list was announced, the Hamburg city government contacted Chen Qing. They hoped to invite Zhang Zhong to visit the Hamburg City Hall the day before the signing event. Mayor Hummels would personally reception.

In order to receive Zhang Zhong today, the Hamburg City Hall suspended the reception of tourists for a day.A small walkway was also blocked in the square, and a red carpet was spread on the ground.

Because Hamburg officials acted in a low-key manner, the public did not know the news of Zhang Zhong's visit to Hamburg City Hall beforehand.

However, when the passing tourists saw this posture, they naturally knew who they should welcome, so they all stood not far away and watched.

Zhang Zhong led his family up a few steps to greet him, smiled and held Hummels' outstretched palm, "Mr. Mayor, hello."

Hummels was a little surprised, because Zhang Zhong's greeting was actually in German, and it sounded fluent and standard.

The translator next to him was also a bit confused. His duty was to facilitate the communication between the mayor and Zhang Zhong, but Zhang Zhong spoke fluent German, which caught him off guard and didn't know what to do.

However, the sentence Zhang Zhong said was a bit simpler, maybe Zhang Zhong learned it temporarily because of politeness.

So after Hummels said, "Mr. Pz, on behalf of the people of Hamburg, I welcome you and congratulate you on the success of the signing in advance", the translator still translated the mayor's words into Chinese and told Zhang Zhong.

Zhang Zhong smiled and said in Chinese, "Thank you, these are my family."

Without introducing them one by one, Hummels nodded slightly and said hello, "Welcome."

When Zhang Zhong said that sentence in Huaxia, the translator was relieved, he finally had a place to use his skills.

In fact, Zhang Chong does not need to use Chinese, but considering that his family members do not understand German, he still uses Chinese to communicate with each other, so that the family can listen to their conversations.

Under the leadership of Hummels, everyone entered the first floor of the city hall.

There are sixteen thick stone pillars in two rows in the hall on the first floor. Each stone pillar has exquisite statues on all sides, a total of 64 figures.

These portraits are celebrities in the history of Hamburg, including dramatist Lessing, musician Brahms and physicist Hertz and so on.

These statues are lifelike, but these historical figures have a long history. Even Zhang Chong, without Hummels' careful explanation, he would not know who they are.

After visiting the first floor, the group went to the second floor.

The second floor is the power center of the city hall, which can also be said to be the power center of Hamburg.

Because only Zhang Zhong's family was received, the reception team at the city hall was not large. The mayor and more than a dozen government officials walked around on the second floor.

Then in the council hall, Hummels asked someone to fetch the VIP book and invited Zhang Zhong to sign.

The VIP book is a thick one. Normally, the VIPs who visit Hamburg will leave their names on it. Before Zhang Zhong, the leader of Huaxia No. [-] left his name on the previous page.

After Zhang Zhong finished writing his name on the VIP book, someone brought a model sailboat with the length of a forearm.

This sailboat model is very simple, about [-] centimeters long, covered in brown, with two sails on it, it looks inconspicuous.

Hummels handed the sail to Zhang Zhong, "pz, this is a gift for you. I hope you can fight the wind and waves in the days to come and never stop."

Zhang Zhong took the sailboat model, and then smiled at the staff who were taking pictures. After the staff took a picture of him receiving the gift, he gave the sailboat to his father, and then said to Hummels, " I also prepared a gift for your city."

"Oh, really?" Hummels laughed, "I'm really looking forward to it."

Zhang Chong smiled, nodded to Xu Yuhan, and then Xu Yuhan took out a painting from the painting bucket that he had been holding in his hand.

Hummels immediately asked two staff members to help unfold the calligraphy and painting.

After seeing the above words, the staff responsible for the translation was suddenly dumbfounded, because the above words were beyond his ability.

Although he knew every word, it was difficult for him to translate it.

Zhang Chong knew that the translation of this painting should be difficult, so he pointed to the calligraphy and painting and read it before he could translate it.

In fact, it is a very simple sentence. If you give the translator a little time, he should be able to translate it. However, it is impossible for Zhang Zhong to wait for him. After reading it in Chinese, he explained it to Hummels in German, "This The meaning of the sentence is that as a leader in charge of political affairs, if he can get the real situation below, the society can be governed well, and if he can’t get the real situation below, the society will be in turmoil.”

After hearing Zhang Zhong's explanation, Hummels was surprised, "pz, your German is so good?"

The translator also reflexively translated this sentence into Chinese.

But after the translation, he felt a little silly again. Zhang Zhong's German is so good, why should he translate?

In fact, his translation is still necessary. After all, although Zhang Zhong can understand, the others who came with Mr. Zhang can't understand.

Zhang Zhong smiled and said in Chinese, "Simple communication is still possible."

　It is difficult to buy a vegetable in the supermarket, and it is distressing
　　
　
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