Paul's Overseas Trip 1保羅的海外旅行1
Last month Paul went on a trip.?上個月保羅去旅行了。
He went to Japan and China.?他去了日本和中國玷或。
There were a couple of reasons for the trip.?這次旅行有幾個原因乳怎。
One reason for the trip was for business.?這次旅行的一個原因是出差。
He wanted to start some restaurants in both countries.?他想在這兩個國家開一些餐館。
The other reason was for pleasure.另一個原因是快樂。
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)旅行之前呼盆，保羅遇到了幾個問題年扩。
First, his passport was going to expire.?首先，他的護照快到期了访圃。
As a result, he needed to apply for a new passport.?因此厨幻，他需要申請一個新的護照。
Second, he needed to get a visa to enter China.?其次腿时，他需要獲得進入中國的簽證况脆。
In order to apply for a visa, he needed his new passport.?為了申請簽證，他需要他的新護照批糟。
He has six weeks to get everything done.他有六個星期的時間把所有的事情做完格了。
After applying for a new passport, it took two weeks to get it.?申請新護照后，花了兩個星期才拿到徽鼎。
Once he got the passport, he went to the Chinese consulate in Toronto and applied for a visa.?他一拿到護照就去中國駐多倫多領(lǐng)事館申請簽證盛末。
He filled out an application form and stood in a long line.?他填了一張申請表，然后排了很長的隊否淤。
He was surprised by how many people were applying for visas.?他對申請簽證的人數(shù)之多感到驚訝悄但。
It took more than an hour to submit his application.他花了一個多小時遞交申請。
He submitted his application for the visa on a Friday.?他在星期五遞交了簽證申請石抡。
A week later he went back to the consulate to pick up his visa.?一周后檐嚣，他回到領(lǐng)事館領(lǐng)取簽證。
To his surprise, when he got there, the consulate was closed.?令他吃驚的是啰扛，當(dāng)他到達那里時嚎京，領(lǐng)事館已經(jīng)關(guān)閉了。
The consulate was closed because it was a Chinese holiday.?由于是中國的節(jié)日隐解，領(lǐng)事館關(guān)閉了挖藏。
Paul was angry at himself for not checking the consulate's website.?保羅對自己沒有查看領(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厢漩。
There was a notice saying that the consulate would be closed that day.有一張通知說領(lǐng)事館那天將關(guān)閉膜眠。
As a result, Paul had to come back the next Monday.?有一張通知說領(lǐng)事館那天將關(guān)閉。
This was because the consulate is closed on weekends.?這是因為領(lǐng)事館周末不辦公。
Finally, on Monday, he got the visa and he was ready to go.?終于宵膨，在周一架谎，他拿到了簽證，準備出發(fā)了辟躏。
