Intermediate - Visa Issues (C1784)

A:  谢谢你来参加面试。
xièxie nǐ lái cānjiā miànshì.
Thanks for coming in for an interview.
B:  不谢!请问我什么时候可以知道结果?
bùxiè! qǐngwèn wǒ shénme shíhou kěyǐ zhīdào jiéguǒ?
No problem! May I ask when I'll know the results?
A:  结果我们会在一周之内通知你。
jiéguǒ wǒmen huì zài yī zhōu zhīnèi tōngzhī nǐ.
We'll let you know the results within a week.
B:  我想问一下,如果我被录用,公司会帮我办签证吗?
wǒ xiǎng wèn yīxià, rúguǒ wǒ bèi lùyòng, gōngsī huì bāng wǒ bàn qiānzhèng ma?
I wanted to ask: if I get the job, will the company help me get a visa?
A:  当然会。你是持什么签证入境的?
dāngrán huì. nǐ shì chí shénme qiānzhèng rùjìng de?
Of course. What visa did you come into the country with?
B:  我现在拿的是旅游签证,期限是九十天。就要到期了。
wǒ xiànzài ná de shì lǚyóu qiānzhèng, qīxiàn shì jiǔshí tiān. jiùyào dàoqī le.
The one I have now is a 90 day tourist visa. It's about to expire.
A:  你以前在中国工作过吗?
nǐ yǐqián zài Zhōngguó gōngzuò guo ma?
Have you worked in China before?
B:  没有。我读书的时候拿的是学生签证,做过实习生。
méiyǒu. wǒ dúshū de shíhou ná de shì xuésheng qiānzhèng, zuò guo shíxíshēng.
No. I used a student visa when I was a student and intern here.
A:  没有工作经历的话,工作签证不太好办。
méiyǒu gōngzuò jīnglì dehuà, gōngzuò qiānzhèng bùtài hǎo bàn.
If you don't have any work experience, getting a work visa is a bit difficult.
B:  那怎么办?
nà zěnme bàn?
So what do I do?
A:  这个以后再说吧!
zhè ge yǐhòu zài shuō ba!
Let's talk about that later!

Key Vocabulary

参加cānjiāto participate in
面试miànshìto interview (for a job)
结果jiéguǒresults
huìwill
zhōuweek
之内zhīnèiwithin
通知tōngzhīto notify
如果rúguǒif
bèi[passive marker]
录用lùyòngto employ, to take on
bànto do, to get
签证qiānzhèngvisa
chíto hold
入境rùjìngto enter a country
旅游lǚyóutravel
期限qīxiàndeadline
就要jiùyàoabout to
到期dàoqīto come due
以前yǐqiánbefore
读书dúshūto study
的时候de shíhouwhen
实习生shíxíshēngintern
经历jīnglìexperience
的话dehuàif
不太好办bùtài hǎo bànnot very easy to handle

Supplementary Vocabulary

采访cǎifǎngto report on, to investigate
申请shēnqǐngto apply
体检tǐjiǎnphysical examination
出境chūjìngto leave a country
游客yóukètourist
实习shíxíto intern
经验jīngyànexperience
职业zhíyèoccupation
访问fǎngwènto visit

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