Unit2 Part3 Paul's Overseas Trip 1

Paul's Overseas Trip 1保罗的海外旅行1

Last month Paul went on a trip. 上个月保罗去旅行了。

He went to Japan and China. 他去了日本和中国。

There were a couple of reasons for the trip. 这次旅行有几个原因。

One reason for the trip was for business. 这次旅行的一个原因是出差。

He wanted to start some restaurants in both countries. 他想在这两个国家开一些餐馆。

The other reason was for pleasure.另一个原因是快乐。

Paul enjoys traveling, and he wanted to visit some friends.保罗喜欢旅行，他想去拜访一些朋友。

Before leaving on the trip, Paul had several problems. 在出发旅行之前，保罗遇到了几个问题。

First, his passport was going to expire. 首先，他的护照快到期了。

As a result, he needed to apply for a new passport. 因此，他需要申请一个新的护照。

Second, he needed to get a visa to enter China. 其次，他需要获得进入中国的签证。

In order to apply for a visa, he needed his new passport. 为了申请签证，他需要他的新护照。

He has six weeks to get everything done.他有六个星期的时间把所有的事情做完。

After applying for a new passport, it took two weeks to get it. 申请新护照后，花了两个星期才拿到。

Once he got the passport, he went to the Chinese consulate in Toronto and applied for a visa. 他一拿到护照就去中国驻多伦多领事馆申请签证。

He filled out an application form and stood in a long line. 他填了一张申请表，然后排了很长的队。

He was surprised by how many people were applying for visas. 他对申请签证的人数之多感到惊讶。

It took more than an hour to submit his application.他花了一个多小时递交申请。

He submitted his application for the visa on a Friday. 他在星期五递交了签证申请。

A week later he went back to the consulate to pick up his visa. 一周后，他回到领事馆领取签证。

To his surprise, when he got there, the consulate was closed. 令他吃惊的是，当他到达那里时，领事馆已经关闭了。

The consulate was closed because it was a Chinese holiday. 由于是中国的节日，领事馆关闭了。

Paul was angry at himself for not checking the consulate's website. 保罗对自己没有查看领事馆的网站感到愤怒。

On its website the consulate's schedule was posted. 领事馆在其网站上公布了日程安排。

There was a notice saying that the consulate would be closed that day.有一张通知说领事馆那天将关闭。

As a result, Paul had to come back the next Monday. 有一张通知说领事馆那天将关闭。

This was because the consulate is closed on weekends. 这是因为领事馆周末不办公。

Finally, on Monday, he got the visa and he was ready to go. 终于，在周一，他拿到了签证，准备出发了。