Daphne:I want to apply for a visa to Spain. Where do I get theform for a visa application to fill out? (戴芬妮:我想要申請到西班牙的簽證。我要到哪裡拿申請簽證要填的表格?)
Clerk:Over there on the counter to your right. (辦事員:妳右手邊的櫃台那裡。)
Daphne fills out the form and hands it to the clerk.(戴芬妮填好表格並遞給辦事員。)
Daphne:How long will it take to get the visa? What is the cost? (戴芬妮:要多久能拿到簽證?費用多少?)
Clerk:It usually takes two or three working days, as long asyou have provided all the proper documents. The costis NT$2,000. (辦事員:只要妳備妥所有的證件,通常要兩到三個工作天。費用是台幣兩千元。)
Daphne:OK, thank you. Is there anything else I need to give you? (戴芬妮:好,謝謝你。我還需要給你別的東西嗎?)
Clerk:Do you have a valid passport? You need a passportwith at least six months of validity left. Otherwise, youwill have to apply for a new one. (辦事員:妳的護照還有效嗎?護照有效期至少要有六個月。否則,妳得申請一本新護照。)
Daphne:That’s not a problem—my passport is valid untilDecember 2009. Here it is. I also have two passportphotos as well. (戴芬妮:那沒問題──我的護照一直到2009 年十二月都有效。在這兒。我也有兩張護照用的大頭照。)
Clerk:What type of visa are you applying for? (辦事員:妳要申請哪種簽證?)
Daphne:I would like a single-entry, tourist visa. (戴芬妮:我想辦單次入境的觀光簽證。)
Clerk:And how long will you be staying in Spain? (辦事員:妳要在西班牙待多久?)
Daphne:My length of stay is five days. (戴芬妮:我會待五天。)
Clerk:Your country of origin is Taiwan? (辦事員:妳的國籍地是台灣嗎?)
Daphne:Yes. I also need to buy some travel insurance beforeI go as well. Where can I buy travel insurance aroundhere? (戴芬妮:是的。我出發前也需要買旅遊保險。這附近哪裡可以買旅遊保險?)
Clerk:There is an agency that sells travel insurance onDunhua North Road. It’s about five minutes from here. (辦事員:敦化北路有一家公司賣旅遊保險。離這裡大概五分鐘。)
必通詞彙與句型
I want to apply for a visa to (country). 我想申請(國家)的簽證。
My (passport/visa) is valid until (date). 我的(護照/簽證)一直到(日期)都有效。