Paul's Overseas Trip 1保羅的海外旅行1

Last month Paul went on a trip.?上個(gè)月保羅去旅行了。

He went to Japan and China.?他去了日本和中國(guó)。

There were a couple of reasons for the trip.?這次旅行有幾個(gè)原因。

One reason for the trip was for business.?這次旅行的一個(gè)原因是出差。

He wanted to start some restaurants in both countries.?他想在這兩個(gè)國(guó)家開(kāi)一些餐館。

The other reason was for pleasure.另一個(gè)原因是快樂(lè)。

Paul enjoys traveling, and he wanted to visit some friends.保羅喜歡旅行，他想去拜訪一些朋友。

Before leaving on the trip, Paul had several problems.?在出發(fā)旅行之前，保羅遇到了幾個(gè)問(wèn)題。

First, his passport was going to expire.?首先，他的護(hù)照快到期了。

As a result, he needed to apply for a new passport.?因此，他需要申請(qǐng)一個(gè)新的護(hù)照。

Second, he needed to get a visa to enter China.?其次，他需要獲得進(jìn)入中國(guó)的簽證。

In order to apply for a visa, he needed his new passport.?為了申請(qǐng)簽證，他需要他的新護(hù)照。

He has six weeks to get everything done.他有六個(gè)星期的時(shí)間把所有的事情做完。

After applying for a new passport, it took two weeks to get it.?申請(qǐng)新護(hù)照后，花了兩個(gè)星期才拿到。

Once he got the passport, he went to the Chinese consulate in Toronto and applied for a visa.?他一拿到護(hù)照就去中國(guó)駐多倫多領(lǐng)事館申請(qǐng)簽證。

He filled out an application form and stood in a long line.?他填了一張申請(qǐng)表，然后排了很長(zhǎng)的隊(duì)。

He was surprised by how many people were applying for visas.?他對(duì)申請(qǐng)簽證的人數(shù)之多感到驚訝。

It took more than an hour to submit his application.他花了一個(gè)多小時(shí)遞交申請(qǐng)。

He submitted his application for the visa on a Friday.?他在星期五遞交了簽證申請(qǐng)。

A week later he went back to the consulate to pick up his visa.?一周后，他回到領(lǐng)事館領(lǐng)取簽證。

To his surprise, when he got there, the consulate was closed.?令他吃驚的是，當(dāng)他到達(dá)那里時(shí)，領(lǐng)事館已經(jīng)關(guān)閉了。

The consulate was closed because it was a Chinese holiday.?由于是中國(guó)的節(jié)日，領(lǐng)事館關(guān)閉了。

Paul was angry at himself for not checking the consulate's website.?保羅對(duì)自己沒(méi)有查看領(lǐng)事館的網(wǎng)站感到憤怒。

On its website the consulate's schedule was posted.?領(lǐng)事館在其網(wǎng)站上公布了日程安排。

There was a notice saying that the consulate would be closed that day.有一張通知說(shuō)領(lǐng)事館那天將關(guān)閉。

As a result, Paul had to come back the next Monday.?有一張通知說(shuō)領(lǐng)事館那天將關(guān)閉。

This was because the consulate is closed on weekends.?這是因?yàn)轭I(lǐng)事館周末不辦公。

Finally, on Monday, he got the visa and he was ready to go.?終于，在周一，他拿到了簽證，準(zhǔn)備出發(fā)了。