外贸口语一点通第144期:商务签证之签证手续
时间：2018-12-28 作者：英语课 分类：外贸英语一点通
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签证手续 Visa formalities
A: Nina, have you had everything organized yet?
妮娜，一切都安排就绪了吗？
B: Except your visa, everything is ready. I have reserved a hotel room in the downtown area of Paris.
除了您的签证，其他的事情都准备好了。我已经在巴黎市中心给您预订了宾馆。
A: OK, thank you. Then when can I get my visa?
好的，谢谢你。那我什么时候能拿到签证呢？
B: There are some difficulties. You have to apply for the visa one month ahead of time, we were a little late when we started applying for it. And also we need an invitation from Firth Company.
这有些困难。申请签证必须提前一个月，我们申请得有点晚。而且还需要福斯公司给我们出具邀请函。
A: It really sounds complicated 1. Now what should I do?
听起来确实很复杂。我该怎么办？
B: Don't worry. I have talked to the visa office and they promised that once we got the invitation, you would get your visa within 1 week.
不用担心，我已经和签证办公室谈过了，他们说我们一拿到邀请函一个星期之内保证就能拿到签证。
A: Great. Did you book my fight there?
太好了。你帮我预定机票了吗？
B: Of course, I have booked the flight for 24th. You don't have to worry about these trifles 2.
当然了，我已经预定了24号的机票，你不用担心这件小事。
A: I appreciate it. I am very lucky to have a secretary like you.
非常感谢，有你这样的秘书我真是很幸运。
B: You are welcome.
不客气。
“ahead of time”意思是“提前”。例如：The professor asked us to hand in the paper ahead of time. 教授让我们提前交上论文。
1 complicated
adj.错综复杂的，麻烦的，结构复杂的
- The poem is so complicated that I cannot make out its meaning.这首诗太复杂，我理解不了它的意思。
- This is the most complicated case I have ever handled.这是我所处理过的最为复杂的案子。
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