Interpretive Questions: Lesson 3

Interpretive Questions: Lesson 3(to be used only after completing all exercises for Lesson Three provided in the CD)

1.在我们的故事里，四位申请人都被拒签了。如果你是签证官你会发给他们任何一位签证吗？为什么？
在我們的故事裏，四位申請人都被拒簽了。如果你是簽證官你會發給他們任何一位簽證嗎？爲什麽？
In our story all four applicants were refused a visa. If you were a visa officer, would you issue a visa to any of them? Why?

2.不能证明会回国是被拒签的主要原因之一。难道你不觉得中国的损失让美国占了便宜？这些优秀的中国学生不是会为美国做出更大的贡献吗？
不能證明會回國是被拒簽的主要原因之一。難道你不覺得中國的損失讓美國占了便宜？這些優秀的中國學生不是會爲美國做出更大的貢獻嗎？
Not being able to prove one will return to China is a major reason many students fail to get a visa. Don’t you think China’s loss could be America’s gain? These brilliant Chinese students could do much more for America, couldn’t they?

3.自从911事件以来美国移民局压力很大。会有什么样的新政策影响到中国人来美国？
自從911事件以來美國移民局壓力很大。會有什麽樣的新政策影響到中國人來美國？
The INS is under tremendous pressure since 9.11. What new policies could affect Chinese people coming to America?