生活英语情景口语:我雅思考了8分!

I: how did you do on your IELTS exam?
V: fantastic! I got an overall score of eight.
I: that's excellent! Have you received your conditional¹ offers yet?
V: yes. I'm just waiting until I offically get admitted to the university with a conditional offer to apply for my visa.
I: do you know where the visa office is?
V: no.
I: it's just near the Dong Si Shi Tiao subway stop.
V: that's not too far away. Do you think I'll get a visa?
I: have you ever gone abroad before?
V: yes, I've been to Tailand, Egypt, and Japan.
I: have you ever been denied a visa before?
V: never.
I: that's good. Are you planning on immigrating² to another country?
V: no, I want to come back to China after I graduate.
I: that's exactly what the visa officers want to hear. Do you have enough money for tuition³ and room and board?
V: I've received a full scholarship, so I won't need any other money to live off while I'm studying.
I: I think you have a very good chance of getting a visa. I can help you prepare for the visa interview if you want.
V: that's be great. The more prepared I am, the better.
你的雅思考试考的怎么样?
好极了!我最后的总分考了8分/
真是太好了!你收到有条件录取通知书了吗?
收到了,我现在只是在等大学给我开具一份校方的有条件录取通知书,这样我才可以申请签证.
你知道签证处在哪儿吗?
不知道.
就在东四十地铁站附近.
那不是很远啊.你觉得我能拿到签证吗?
你以前出过国吗?
出过,我去过泰国,埃及和日本.
你有过被拒签的记录吗?
从来没有过.
那很好.你打算移民到其他国家去吗?
没有,我打算毕业后就回中国.
这正是签证官最想听到的答案了.你有足够的钱来支付学费,住宿费和伙食费用吗?
我申请了全额奖学金,所以我读书期间不需要为生计花钱.
我觉得你很有希望拿到签证.如果你愿意的话我可以帮你准备签证的面试.
那可太好了.我准备得越充分越好.
Immigrate⁴: to come and live permanently⁵ in a country after leaving your own country (从外地)移居;移民
About 6.6 million people immigrated⁶ to the United States in the 1970s.
20 世纪 70 年代大约有 660 万人移居美国.

Tuition: the money that you pay to be taught, especially in a college or university (尤指大专院校的)学费

overall: including all the things or people that are involved in a particular situation; general 全面的;综合的;总体的 only before noun
the person with overall responsibility for the project
全面负责本项目的人
There will be winners in each of three age groups, and one overall winner.
三个年龄组将各产生一位优胜者，另有一位总优胜者。
an overall improvement in standards of living(= affecting everyone)
生活水平的全面提高
When she finished painting, she stepped back to admire the overall effect.
画完以后，她退后一步，以审视总体效果。

 

1 conditional   

adj.条件的，带有条件的

参考例句：

• My agreement is conditional on your help.你肯帮助我才同意。
• There are two forms of most-favored-nation treatment:conditional and unconditional.最惠国待遇有两种形式:有条件的和无条件的。

2 immigrating   

v.移入( immigrate的现在分词 )；移民

参考例句：

• I have to tie up loose ends before immigrating to America. 移民美国前，我先要处理手头上的一些琐事。 来自互联网
• Marrying an American citizen is a guaranteed ticket to immigrating to America. 与美国公民结婚是移民美国最佳的门票。 来自互联网

3 tuition   

n.（某一学科的）教学，讲授，指导，学费

参考例句：

• Students can apply for individual tuition.学生可以申请个别指导。
• Is this money enough for the tuition fee?这些钱交学费够吗？

4 immigrate   

v.（从外国）移来，移居入境

参考例句：

• 10,000 people are expected to immigrate in the next two years.接下来的两年里预计有10，000人会移民至此。
• Only few plants can immigrate to the island.只有很少的植物能够移植到这座岛上。

5 permanently   

adv.永恒地，永久地，固定不变地

参考例句：

• The accident left him permanently scarred.那次事故给他留下了永久的伤疤。
• The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London.该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。

6 immigrated   

v.移入( immigrate的过去式和过去分词 )；移民

参考例句：

• He immigrated from Ulster in 1848. 他1848年从阿尔斯特移民到这里。 来自辞典例句
• Many Pakistanis have immigrated to Britain. 许多巴基斯坦人移居到了英国。 来自辞典例句