外贸英语话题王 第139期:签证条件

 　　Conditions of applying for a visa  签证条件

　　I have heard that you are going to Singapore for an international educational conference next month, is it true? 我听说你下一个月要去新加坡参加一次国际教育会议，这是真的吗？

　　Yes, if everything goes smoothly¹. 是的，假如一切都很顺利的话。

　　Wonderful. It is really a valuable chance to get to know some knowledge frontier as well as the latest teaching skills.  那真是太好了。这绝对是一次了解学术前沿知识和最先进的教学方法的大好机会。

　　Isn't it marvelous? Congratulations! 这是太棒了。祝贺你啊！

　　Thank you. But the procedures to go to another country is very complicated, it's a big headache.  谢谢你。但是出国的手续很复杂啊，这是目前我最头疼的一件事了。

　　I really do not know how to make it.  我都不知道该怎么办。

　　I have heard that the procedures to apply for a business visa are not that easy. 听说商务签证的程序还不简单呢。

　　Don't worry so much.  你不用太过担心这个问题。

　　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,  我去年去参加过一个国际会议，我知道要申请商务签证的话是有一些要求应该满足，

　　but it is not that difficult as you have imagined.  但并不是像你想象的那么复杂。

　　Firstly you need to have an invitation letter, which is a necessity, because the officer in the visa office will need this  首先你需要的是一封邀请函，这是必须的东西，因为签证办公室要用你的邀请函来确认

　　to confirm that there are really some proper business reasons for you to go to another country and without any ill intention. 你确实有真实的商务原因要进入他国而没有任何的不良意图。

　　OK, I see.  我明白了，

　　That means the invitation letter is the basic document I need to have.  也就是说我首先需要的是最基本的文件就是一封邀请函。

　　Then I will e-mail the organizer of this conference to provide me with an invitation letter. 那么我会给这次会议的主办方发一封电子邮件，要求他们给我发一封邀请函。

　　And the immigration Bureau will ask you to be physically² healthy, no criminal record, and no threat to the national security.  并且移民局会要求商务考察者身体健康，无刑事犯罪记录，对某国的国家安全不会构成威胁。

　　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. 所以你要到我们学校的人事部门让他们给你出具一份证明来证实你没有以上问题。

　　OK, this is not difficult.  好的，这个并不难。

　　So, we are almost there.  基本上就是这些了。

　　It is not that complicated as you imagined, huh? 没有你想象的那么复杂，是不是？

　　Yes, you are right.  是啊，你说得对。

　　Thank you so much.  真是非常感谢你。

　　You are really helpful.  你对我帮助很大，

　　I am really honored to have a friend like you. 我很荣幸能有你这样的朋友。

1 smoothly   

adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地

参考例句：

• The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
• Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。

2 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。