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Citizenship: Intermediate
大家好！今天我們?yōu)槟コ觥懊勒Z(yǔ)三級(jí)跳”節(jié)目“移民入籍”單元的中級(jí)課程。
mir 正在申請(qǐng)成為美國(guó)公民，今天，他要去見移民律師 John, 聽聽他的建議。
John: Hi Amir, it's nice to meet you. I'm happy you want to become a US citizen.
Amir: Thank you, John. I'm very excited, but I'm also a little worried about how long and complicated the process can be.
John: Don't worry, I will be here to help you through it and explain what's going on.
Amir: Great, that's really helpful for me. When you aren't a native English speaker, it can be hard to read all the documents and understand the naturalization process.
哈，John 當(dāng)然希望Amir申請(qǐng)入籍啦，這樣他的生意就來(lái)啦！
Professor: Well, I guess you could look at it that way. But Winnie, why does Amir say the application process can be hard?
Amir說(shuō)，他不是“native English speaker”——英語(yǔ)不是母語(yǔ)，所以在填表的時(shí)候會(huì)遇到困難。對(duì)了，professor, Amir提到一個(gè)詞——naturalization，這是什么意思？
Professor: Naturalization is the process of becoming a citizen of another country. 哦，naturalization就是入籍，變成另外一國(guó)的公民。
John: So Amir, how did you come to America originally? Did your company sponsor your visa?
Amir: Actually, no. I got married to an American while living in Iran, and we decided to settle in the United States.
John: Oh, you have an American spouse. Where do you live?
Amir: I really like city life so New York is my favorite city. But my wife has some family in Virginia, so we live there.
Professor: So Winnie, did Amir first come to America on a work visa?
Amir并不是拿工作簽證來(lái)美國(guó)的，而是在伊朗時(shí)和美國(guó)人結(jié)婚，然后到美國(guó)定居。我猜，spouse就是配偶的意思吧？
Professor: That's right.
Professor, John 問Amir是不是有公司"sponsor him for a visa",這是什么意思呢？
Professor: When a company "sponsors" you for a visa, they ask the government to give you a visa. Usually you need a sponsor in the US to get a visa. 哦，公司可以作為擔(dān)保人，替雇員向政府申請(qǐng)工作簽證，這個(gè)過程就叫"sponsor"。
Professor: So if you are applying for a job in America, you might ask the company, "Can you sponsor me for a visa?"
John: Well there are some things you should do to start preparing for the interview. You should learn about US civics and the constitution.
Amir: Don't worry, I've already lived in the US for three years and know all about its history and politics.
John: Good, then the interview and test won't be a problem. Do you have any dependents?
Amir: No, my wife and I don't have any children.
Professor: So Winnie, does Amir have to prepare a lot for his citizenship test?
申請(qǐng)入美國(guó)籍需要參加citizenship test——公民考試，所以要了解美國(guó)的civics——公民知識(shí)，還有constitution——憲法。不過，Amir說(shuō)他已經(jīng)在美國(guó)生活三年了，這些知識(shí)他都懂，所以不需要做太多準(zhǔn)備。
Professor: That's right. John also asked Amir if he had any "dependents". A dependent is anyone who depends on you to take care of him. 對(duì)，dependent 就是需要供養(yǎng)的親人，比如小孩，年邁的父母等等。Amir和妻子沒有孩子，所以沒有dependent.
Amir: So John, do you think there will be any problems with my application?
John: It definitely sounds like you are eligible to become a US citizen. I think that before too long, you won't have to be an alien anymore!
Amir: Yeah, I can't wait! Hopefully I will become a citizen in time to vote in the next election.
John: I sure hope so! Good luck!
Professor Bowman, alien不是指外星人么？我不懂為什么美國(guó)人把來(lái)美移民也稱為"alien"，我又不是從火星來(lái)的！
Professor: Really? Sometimes I doubt that.
哈，被你發(fā)現(xiàn)了！言歸正傳，Amir希望自己能盡快入籍，這樣，他就能享受公民獨(dú)有的投票權(quán)了！
Professor: Let's listen next time to see if Amir is able to vote in the next election!
A: Amir找到移民律師，討論naturalization , 入籍過程。他將需要通過citizenship test, 入籍考試，需要了解civics 公民知識(shí)和constitution 憲法。Amir希望更順利入籍，so he will become a citizen in time to vote in the next election, 下次選舉就能投票了！
B: That's exciting! Good luck with your interview as well! Speaking of which, what do you think was the most difficult thing to adjust to when you first came to America?
A: 我想想，我覺得主要是文化方面的東西。比如說(shuō)我不理解美國(guó)人為什么那么喜歡橄欖球，還有那么喜歡喝啤酒，呵呵。哦對(duì)了對(duì)了，我記得我剛剛來(lái)的時(shí)候，特別不習(xí)慣給小費(fèi)呢! 弄得別人老給我臭臉！
B: Hahahah, oh you poor thing! And...I can totally related to that. I remember when ever time I got back from China, I would always forget to leave a tip and people would give me dirty looks!
A: Oh, so it's not just me! I feel so much better!
B: Tipping really is a western thing. In today's Business Etiquette, Kyle and Jerry are debating the American custom of tipping, let's see what they have to say!
