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Conditions of applying for a visa 簽證條件
A:I have heard that you are going to Singapore for an international educational conference next month, is it true?
我聽說你下一個月要去新加坡參加一次國際教育會議，這是真的嗎？
B:Yes, if eveything goes smoothly.
是的，假如一切都很順利的話。
A:Wonderful. It is really a valuable chance to get to know some knowledge frontier as well as the latest teaching skills. Isn't it marvelous? Congratulations!
那真是太好了。這絕對是一次了解學術前沿知識和最先進的教學方法的大好機會。這是太棒了。祝賀你啊！
B:Thank you. But the procedures to go to another country is very complicated, it's a big headache. I really do not know how to make it. I have heard that the procedures to apply for a business visa are not that easy.
謝謝你。但是出國的手續(xù)很復雜啊，這是目前我最頭疼的一件事了。我都不知道該怎么辦。聽說商務簽證的程序還不簡單呢。
A:Don't worry so much. I went to attend an international meeting last year, and I know there are some requirements to be satisfied if you are applying for a business visa, but it is not that difficult as you have imagined. Firstly you need to have an invitation letter, which is a necessity, because the officer in the visa office will need this to confirm that there are really some proper business reasons for you to go to another country and without any ill intention.
你不用太過擔心這個問題。我去年去參加過一個國際會議，我知道要申請商務簽證的話是有一些要求應該滿足，但并不是像你想象的那么復雜。首先你需要的是一封邀請函，這是必須的東西，因為簽證辦公室要用你的邀請函來確認你確實有真實的商務原因要進入他國而沒有任何的不良意圖。
B:OK, I see. That means the invitation letter is the basic document I need to have. Then I will e-mail the organizer of this conference to provide me with an invitation letter.
我明白了，也就是說我首先需要的是最基本的文件就是一封邀請函。那么我會給這次會議的主辦方發(fā)一封電子郵件，要求他們給我發(fā)一封邀請函。
A:And the immigration Bureau will ask you to be physically healthy, no criminal record, and no threat to the national security. That means you have to ask the personal department of our school to provide a certificate to confirm that you do not have any of the problems.
并且移民局會要求商務考察者身體健康，無刑事犯罪記錄，對某國的國家安全不會構(gòu)成威脅。所以你要到我們學校的人事部門讓他們給你出具一份證明來證實你沒有以上問題。B:OK, this is not difficult. 好的，這個并不難。
A:So, we are almost there. It is not that complicated as you imagined, huh?
基本上就是這些了。沒有你想象的那么復雜，是不是？
B:Yes, you are right. Thank you so much. You are really helpful. I am really honored to have a friend like you.
是啊，你說得對。真是非常感謝你。你對我?guī)椭艽螅液軜s幸能有你這樣的朋友。
“We are almost there”意為“差不多或者幾乎做完了某事”，這是口語當中經(jīng)常會聽到的表達方式。還可以說“We are almost done.”這兩種表達方式的意思基本是一樣的。例如：We are almost done today, please have a good rest and come back to work with all your energy tomorrow. 今天我們的任務差不多結(jié)束了，今天回去好好休息，明天精神百倍地回來工作。
