外贸英语话题王 第140期:新型签证(在线收听

   A new type of visa  新型签证

  I have heard that you are going to Italy next week.  我听说你下周就要去意大利了。
  Have you got everything ready? 都准备好了吗?
  Almost.  差不多了。
  I have just got my visa from the visa office.  我刚刚从签证办公室拿到了签证,
  It's a totally new type of visa. 这是一种全新的签证。
  Oh? Why do you say so? 哦?有什么不一样?
  It looks like a normal card, but it is intellectual, it has all my information in it.  它看起来和普通的卡差不多,但它是一张智能签证,我所有的信息都在里面。
  The Italian government can identify all the information about me in this visa. 意大利政府可以通过这张签证来识别我的所有信息。
  So, when you go through the customs you don't have to answer the routine questions because the information about you is in this visa. 所以在你过海关的时候就不必去回答那些例行提问了是吗?因为通过这张签证就可以识别你所有的信息了。
  Exactly.  完全正确。
  Isn't it very convenient? 是不是很方便啊?
  Yes, you are quite right.  是啊,你说的很对。
  Nowadays our life is becoming easier and easier due to these great inventions. 我们的生活由于这些伟大的发明而变得越来越轻松。
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