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 cānjiā to participate in
面试 miànshì to interview (for a job)
结果 jiéguǒ results
huì will
zhōu week
之内 zhīnèi within
通知 tōngzhī to notify
如果 rúguǒ if
bèi [passive marker]
录用 lùyòng to employ, to take on
bàn to do, to get
签证 qiānzhèng visa
chí to hold
入境 rùjìng to enter a country
旅游 lǚyóu travel
期限 qīxiàn deadline
就要 jiùyào about to
到期 dàoqī to come due
以前 yǐqián before
读书 dúshū to study
的时候 de shíhou when
实习生 shíxíshēng intern
经历 jīnglì experience
的话 dehuà if
不太好办 bùtài hǎo bàn not very easy to handle

Supplementary Vocabulary

采访 cǎifǎng to report on, to investigate
申请 shēnqǐng to apply
体检 tǐjiǎn physical examination
出境 chūjìng to leave a country
游客 yóukè tourist
实习 shíxí to intern
经验 jīngyàn experience
职业 zhíyè occupation
访问 fǎngwèn to visit

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