流利美国口语4.2

W: I hope I may postpone¹ the date of my passport.

M: May I see your passport?

W: Yes, sir.

M: Are all materials with you now?

W: Here you are.

M: What’s the purpose of your trip?

W: For pleasure, sir.

Dialogue 2.

W: What’s your purpose for going abroad?

M: For a tour and how long will it take to get a tourist visa?

W: You have to wait for 3 weeks. Do you have any relatives living in America?

M: No, I haven’t.

W: We need the guarantee letter, the entrance registration² and the schedule of your stay.

M: Here your are.

Dialogue 3.

W: May I help you?

M: I would like to have a tourist visa for Canada.

W: What’s your career?

M: I am a doctor.

W: Please show me your passport.

M: Here you are.

W: How long will you be staying in the United States?

M: I plan to stay for about 10 days.

W: Do you have anything to declare?

M: I have nothing to declare.

W: Please open this bag. What are these?

M: These are for my personal use and these are gifts for my friends.

W: Do you have any liquor or cigarettes?

M: Yes, I have 3 bottles of whisky.

W: How much money do you have with you?

M: I have 10,000 dollars.

W: Good, please give this declaration³ card to that officer at the exit. Have a nice day.

M: Thank you.

Exercise.

1. I would like to have a tourist visa for Canada.

2. When were you born?

3. What’s your job?

4. I need to see a passport, please.

5. What’s the purpose of your trip?

6. We need the guarantee letter, the entrance registration and the schedule of your stay.

7. Do you have any relatives living in America?

8. I hope I may postpone the date of my passport.

9. I am just passing through.

10. Could I have your native please?

11. Is your visit for business or pleasure?

12. The one year visa is due soon and I hope to extend it.

13. Let me re-issue a new passport for you.

14. Do you have any material to show your relationship?

15. Please fill in the form with the related information.

1 postpone   

v.延期，推迟

参考例句：

• I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。
• She decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.她决定当天晚上把谈话搁一搁。

2 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

3 declaration   

n.宣布，宣告，宣言，声明（书），申报

参考例句：

• We read the declaration posted on the bulletin board.我们读了贴在布告板上的声明。
• At the recent convention a declaration was adopted.在最近举行的大会上通过了一项宣言。