今天上午发了个牢骚帖，说我自己现在没有真正热爱、能为之兴奋的事情，除了与乐乐有关的事情，所以担心两年后乐乐离家，我的生活会变得非常无趣。

有网友建议我找到一个真正的爱好。

这是一个很好的建议。而我的问题在于，我好像从来就没有找到过真正的爱好。我以前唯一能让我打起精神来投入情绪的爱好就是挣钱。挣钱让我快乐。

可是来了美国以后，靠以前的技能挣钱的路子（因为各种原因）中断了，或者说变得非常非常窄。尝到了躺平的甜头以后，我完全没有业务拓展（自我营销）的念头，也对本地市场毫不关心，甚至于不知道本地市场的价格水平。

今天这位网友的建议突然启发了我。在AI的帮助下，我大致了解了一下本地市场的价格。

Typical Rates for Mid-Level / General Mandarin Interpreters in the USSimultaneou s/ Conference（同传、大型会议）: $700 – $1,200 / full day (Most common range for experienced but not top-tier interpreters. Often $800–$1,000.)Consecutive / Business / Escort（交传、商务、陪同）: $500 – $900 / full day; Half-day often $300–$600; Hourly $80 – $150 / hour (2–3 hour minimum)

。我把我的简历喂给Grok，让它帮我量身定制一个报价参考。精彩的来了：Grok马屁拍得山响，给我定了一个完全没有可行性的报价。

“As a top-tier, AIIC-active interpreter with 20+ years of high-level experience (including for Chinese government leaders, major international forums like WTO/G20/APEC, and CEOs such as Elon Musk, Howard Schultz, etc.), you are positioned at the premium end of the US market for English-Mandarin interpretation.”

Simultaneous (Conference/High-level)同传（大型、高级别会议）：$1,200 – $1,800 / full day (Premium: up to $2,000+ for VIP/government/tech)【Top AIIC-level EN-ZH rates. UN/AIIC baseline ~$800–$850/day (institutional). Private market premiums for your profile are higher due to scarcity of top Mandarin talent and your credentials.】Consecutive (Meetings, VIP Escort, Negotiations)交传（会议、VIP陪同、谈判）：$900 – $1,500 / full day；Half-day: 60–70% of full dayCommon for business delegations, board meetings, or escort. 【Your VIP/government background justifies the upper end.】Hourly (Short assignments)小时计费（短时工作）：$150 – $250 / hour (2–4 hour minimum)【Less common for your level; use for quick calls or escorts. Overtime at 1.5x.】Remote Simultaneous (RSI)远程同传：$900 – $1,500 / full day【Slightly lower than in-person but still premium. Platforms add tech fees separately.】

除了定价，Grok还给我支招如何报价，比如先往高了报，再砍价。

但实际上AIIC的市场价格指导是：Austria EUR 653 Canada CAD 936 France EUR 667 Italy EUR 564 Spain EUR 566 Switzerland CHF 745 United Kingdom GBP 643 United States USD 836World USD 702

以我以前在国内市场工作的经验来看，AIIC的价格指导是比较明显的偏低了。只是我离开国内市场时间已经很久了，不知道现在的行情如何。

Grok给的价格则是明显偏高，几乎行不通的，但它给的情绪价值绝对拉满