情景会话口袋书人际篇80:签证(2)

 　　9. He is collecting information about that school to prepare for his visa interview.

　　他正在搜集学校资料，准备签证面试。

　　还能这样说：

　　He is gathering¹ the documentation of that school for his study visa.

　　He is making preparation for the visa interview by getting information about the school.

　　应用解析：

　　collect on delivery 货到付款；

　　collect oneself 心平气和，平心静气，镇定一下；

　　collect one's faculties² 不慌乱，镇定下来

　　10. I finally get my visa to France.

　　我最终拿到了去法国的签证。

　　还能这样说：

　　I finally have my France visa.

　　My visa to France is approved.

　　应用解析：

　　finally的同义词有：at length, at long last, eventually, in conclusion, in the end, ultimately。

　　11. Do you know what I need to apply?

　　你知道都要准备什么材料吗？

　　还能这样说：

　　Can you tell me what I should prepare for applying a visa?

　　Do you know the documets to apply?

　　谚语：

　　Men know where they were both, not where they shall die.

　　人能知其生于何地，不能知其死于何方。

　　12. Is it easy to get a visa?

　　拿到签证容易吗？

　　还能这样说：

　　Can the visa be easily got?

　　Is it liable to hold a visa successfully?

　　应用解析：

　　consular³ visa 领事签证；

　　entry visa 入境签证；

　　exit visa 出境签证；

　　technical visa 技术签证；

　　transit⁴ visa 过境签证

　　13. I am sorry to tell that your visa was denied.

　　很遗憾告诉你你被拒签了。

　　还能这样说：

　　It is a pity that your visa was turned down.

　　You are not allowed a visa to that country.

　　谚语：

　　Better deny at once than promise long.

　　轻诺必寡信。

　　14. What was the reason you were denied?

　　你的拒签理由是什么？

　　还能这样说：

　　Why were you turned down?

　　Why didn't you get the visa?

　　应用解析：

　　be restored to reason 恢复理智；

　　by reason of 由于；

　　come to reason 清醒过来；恢复理性；醒悟

　　15. I can't believe how much red tape there is in getting a visa.

　　我简直不能相信拿到一个签证有多少手续。

　　还能这样说：

　　The courses of getting a visa are too complex.

　　It's too complex to holding a visa.

　　谚语：

　　Say not all that you know, believe not all that you hear.

　　莫道全所知，莫信全所闻。

1 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

2 faculties   

n.能力( faculty的名词复数 )；全体教职员；技巧；院

参考例句：

• Although he's ninety, his mental faculties remain unimpaired. 他虽年届九旬，但头脑仍然清晰。
• All your faculties have come into play in your work. 在你的工作中，你的全部才能已起到了作用。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 consular   

a.领事的

参考例句：

• He has rounded out twenty years in the consular service. 他在领事馆工作已整整20年了。
• Consular invoices are declarations made at the consulate of the importing country. 领事发票是进口国领事馆签发的一种申报书。

4 transit   

n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过

参考例句：

• His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
• The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。