"When they are ready for their speech, I inform other deputies and smile to them so they feel comfortable and talk with confidence. What I do is very important because I have to let their voices be heard and let them know others' responses accurately."
Shen Wenfei, media officer from the Qinghai delegation, said they also prepared several translators, mainly for the convenience of journalists.
"Some deputies were so anxious that they could not express themselves well," Shen said.
Gyarong Nyima, a deputy from a village of Qamdo prefecture in eastern Tibet autonomous region, said although Mandarin listening is no problem for him, he has difficulties clearly expressing himself.
"The speech delivered at group discussions should be concise, clear and tightened. It helps me a lot to have a translator," Gyarong Nyima said.
Yong Ze, media officer from the Tibet delegation, said they did research before the delegation left for Beijing to see how many deputies are not good at speaking Mandarin and prepared two professional translators for them.
However, the translator for Gyarong Nyima was another deputy from Qamdo, named Abu, who is also the deputy Party secretary of Qamdo prefecture.
"I take pride in being a translator for a grassroots deputy and I feel the responsibility to do so. There are many dialects in Tibet, and the dialect in Qamdo differs a lot from the rest of Tibet. It might be difficult for people outside Qamdo to understand him, even though he can speak Tibetan, but it's a piece of cake for me," Abu said.
Ling Li, a woman from the Mongolian ethnic group, said she spontaneously translates the speeches at the plenary session to deputies through earphones.
The plenary session provides seven languages, including Tibetan and Korean, to deputies who have difficulties understanding Mandarin.
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