旅游英语综合教程 （第四版） 课件 第2部分 Unit 7-Tourist Visas

Unit7TouristVisasCONTENTSCulturalnotesUsefulwordsandexpressionsExercisesTimeforfunCasestudyGroupdiscussionCulturalnotes1.

ElectronicSystemforTravelAuthorization：电子旅行授权系统（简称ESTA）是美国政府推出的一个在线系统，用于预先筛选打算在免签证计划下前往美国的外国旅客。该系统旨在提高国家安全，同时也为旅客提供便利，让他们在出发前就知道自己是否能够顺利入境美国。ESTA适用于免签证计划国家的公民，这些国家的公民通常可以在没有签证的情况下进入美国进行商务或旅游活动，但必须在出发前通过ESTA申请授权。ESTA申请需要提供个人信息、旅行信息以及一些安全相关问题的答案。一旦获得批准，授权有效期通常为两年，期间内可以多次前往美国。Culturalnotes2.

Visaliberalization：

签证自由化，指一个国家或地区为了促进国际交流、旅游、商务往来等，通过简化签证程序、放宽或取消签证要求来减少对外国访客的入境限制。签证自由化的目的在于提升国家的吸引力，促进经济发展，特别是旅游业，同时加强与其他国家的外交关系和人员往来。签证自由化可以采取多种形式，包括：签证豁免、落地签、电子签证（e-Visa）、签证互惠协议和长期多次入境签证等。3.

Visa-on-arrival：落地签证（简称VOA）是一种特殊的签证类型，允许旅客在抵达目的地国家的国际机场、港口或其他入境点时，直接在现场申请并获得入境签证。这种签证方式主要为那些来不及在出发前办理签证或者来自未在当地设有领事馆国家的旅客提供了便利。Culturalnotes4.

Permanentresident:永久居民，指根据所在国的移民法律，被授予长期居住权并在大多数方面享有与公民相似权利的非本国公民。永久居民身份通常意味着个体可以在该国无限期地生活、工作和学习，但并不自动赋予政治权利，如选举权和被选举权。在不同国家，永久居民有不同的称呼。例如，在美国，永久居民被称为“绿卡持有者”；在加拿大，他们被称为“永久居民”；而在澳大利亚，这一身份被称为“永久居民签证”。Culturalnotes5.Civildocuments:民事文件，指由政府机构或授权组织颁发，用于记录个人生命中重要民事事件或个人身份信息的官方文件。这些文件在法律上具有重要的地位，常被用于证明个人的身份、状态或权利，以及在各种正式场合作为合法证据使用。常见的民事文件包括：出生证明、死亡证明、结婚证书、离婚证书、户口簿或户籍证明、身份证、护照、房产证等。6.

ForceMajeure：不可抗力，是一个法律术语，指的是合同履行过程中出现的超乎当事人控制范围的、无法预见、无法避免且无法克服的自然或社会异常事件，这些事件导致合同一方无法履行或延迟履行合同约定的义务。不可抗力条款通常被纳入合同中，以减轻或免除因不可抗力事件导致的违约责任。包括自然灾害（如地震、洪水、台风）、战争、暴乱、政府行为（如禁令、征用）、公共卫生事件（如流行病、疫情）、重大技术故障等。Usefulwordsandexpressionsembassyconsulate

rudimentary

differentiate

durationbiometric

大使馆领事馆未充分发展的，初步的区分，区别持续时间，时长生物特征识别的issue发放，发行streamline精简（工商企业、组织、流程等）使效率更高Usefulwordsandexpressionslegitimate

implement

boost

assemble

border

valid

正当的，合理的；合法的执行，贯彻使增长，推动集合，收集国境，边界（文件或票证）有效的validity

有效，有效期immigration

移民（入境）accommodation

process

住宿，食宿处理，受理（正式文件或请求）Usefulwordsandexpressionsapostille

overstay

deport

guideline

workload

submit

旁注，加签，加注逾期滞留驱逐（非本国居民）出境指导方针，准则；参考（人或组织的）工作量呈递，提交via

经由，经过（某一地方）；借助于（某种手段或人）violate

违反，违背hostcountry

东道国，主办国Usefulwordsandexpressionsreturnflight

applyto

keepinmind返程航班适用于牢记ExercisesⅠ.Fastreadthepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions:1.WhatisthedefinitionofatouristvisaandwhydoessomeonefromChinaneedone

tovisittheUS?Atouristvisaisanofficialdocumentgrantedtoforeignersfortravelpurposes.

SomeonefromChinawouldneedatouristvisatovisittheUSbecauseit’srequired

forlegalentryintothecountryfornon-businessornon-workrelatedactivities.ExercisesⅠ.Fastreadthepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions:2.Whendidtouristvisasoriginateandhowhavetheyevolvedsince

then?Touristvisasoriginatedinthelate19thcenturywhencountriesstartedformalizing

entryrequirementsforvisitors.Theyhaveevolvedfromsimplestampsinpassports

tocomplexregulations,especiallyafterWorldWarII,whentourismbecameaglobal

industry.Today,theyincludespecificclassificationsandelectronicsystemslikeESTA

intheU.S..ExercisesⅠ.Fastreadthepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions:3.Whatistheprimarypurposeoftouristvisasandhowdotheyimpacttheeconomy?Themainpurposeoftouristvisasistoallowindividualstoenteracountryforleisure

withoutengaginginwork.Theyimpacttheeconomypositivelybycontributingtothe

growthofthetourismsectorandsupportinglocalbusinesses.ExercisesⅠ.Fastreadthepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions:4.Howhavetouristvisaschangedinmoderntimesandwhattrendsarecurrently

observed?

Moderntouristvisashavebeentransformedbyelectronicsystemsandenhanced

securitymeasuresthroughdigitalpassportsandbiometricdata.There’satrend

towardvisaliberalization,wheremanycountriesoffervisa-freepoliciesorvisa-on-arrivalschemestoencouragetourism.ExercisesⅠ.Fastreadthepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions:5.Whataretheguidelinesfortravelersholdingtouristvisasandwhatarethesteps

involvedinapplyingforone?Travelersontouristvisascannotwork,conductbusiness,study,orseekpermanent

residency.Toapply,oneneedstolocateanembassyorconsulate,gatherrequired

documents(likepassport,insurance,andproofoffinances),payafee,andattendan

interview.Thedurationofatouristvisaistypically30days,althoughsomecountries

offermultiple-entryvisasvalidforuptoayear.Processingtimecanvary,andthecost

dependsonthedestinationcountry.Extensionsarepossibleundercertainconditions,

suchasfamilyemergenciesorforcemajeureevents.Exercises1.Toattractmorevisitors,ourtownplansto

itselfbyhighlightingunique

historicalsitesthataren’tfoundinneighboringcities.2.Travelagenciesoftenprovide

services,helpingtouristsfindsuitableplaces

tostayduringtheirvacations.3.Makesureyourpassportis

foratleastsixmonthsbeforetraveling

internationallytoavoidanyissueswhenyouarriveatyourdestination.differentiateaccommodationⅡ.Fillintheblanksinthefollowingsentenceswiththewordsandphrasesgivenbelow,usingtheirproperforms:differentiateprocess

validboostsubmitimplementissuevalidapplytoaccommodationkeepinmindExercises4.Whenplanningyouritinerary,

thelocalcustomsandholidaystomakethe

mostofyourtravelexperience.5.Beforeyoucangoonyourdreamvacation,youneedto

yourtravel

insurancetoensureyou’recoveredduringyourtrip.6.Tojointheguidedwildlifesafari,youmust

yourpassportinformationand

emergencycontactdetailstothetouroperator.keepinmindprocessⅡ.Fillintheblanksinthefollowingsentenceswiththewordsandphrasesgivenbelow,usingtheirproperforms:submitdifferentiateprocessboostsubmitimplementissuevalidapplytoaccommodationkeepinmindExercises7.Theairlinewill

aboardingpassonceyou’vecheckedinattheairport

counter.8.Thenewvisarules

allforeigntouristsvisitingthecountryforlessthan90

days.9.Thecitycouncilhasdecidedto

anewmarketingcampaignfocusedoneco-

tourismtopromotelocalnaturereserves.10.Introducingnewattractionsandimprovingexistingonescanreally

thenumberoftouristsvisitingourtowneveryyear,whichinturnsupportslocal

businessesandstrengthenstheeconomy.

issueⅡ.Fillintheblanksinthefollowingsentenceswiththewordsandphrasesgivenbelow,usingtheirproperforms:applytoimplementboostdifferentiateprocessboostsubmitimplementissuevalidapplytoaccommodationkeepinmind

1.submit2.embassy

3.border4.violate5.streamline6.immigration7.workload8.deport9.validity10.overstay

A.tomake(aprocess,system,orprocedure)moreefficientby

simplifyingorreorganizingitB.theofficialresidenceorofficeofanambassador,especiallythe

buildingthathousesdiplomaticstaffandisusedforofficial

businessinahostcountryC.alinethatmarkstheboundariesofcountries,states,orother

territorialdivisionsD.tosendordeliver(adocument,proposal,etc.)forconsideration

ordecision,ofteninaformalsettingE.thequalityorconditionofbeinglegallyorofficiallyacceptableF.theamountofworkassignedtoorundertakenbyaperson,

group,machine,ororganizationwithinagiventimeframeG.stayinglongerthanpermitted,especiallyinthecontextoftravel

orimmigrationH.themovementofindividualsorgroupsofpeopleacrossnational

orinternationalborderstoliveinanewcountry,oftenseeking

bettereconomicopportunities,safety,orqualityoflifeI.tocompel(aperson)toleaveacountry,typicallybylegal

authority,oftenduetohavingviolatedtheconditionsoftheirstayorcommittingacriminaloffenseJ.tobreak,infringe,oractagainst(alaw,rule,agreement,etc.)ExercisesⅢ.MatchthewordsinColumnAwiththeEnglishequivalentsinColumnB:Column

AColumnBExercisesⅣ.Translation:1.Everycountryregulatesitsvisapolicyfortourists,andtheircorrespondingembassies

andconsulateswillhelpyouobtainavisaforshort-termvisits.各国都对入境游客的签证政策进行了规范，相应的大使馆和领事馆会协助您获得短期访问签证。___________________________________________________________________________________2.Theconceptofatouristvisaemergedinthelate19thcenturywhencountriesbegan

toformalizeentryrequirementsforvisitors.Initially,theprocesswasrudimentary,

involvingstampsinpassportsthatallowedshort-termstaysforleisurepurposes.旅游签证这一概念诞生于19世纪末，当时各国开始规范管理游客的入境请求。最初，这一流程非常简单，只需在护照上加盖一个允许短期入境游的印章即可。___________________________________________________________________________________ExercisesⅣ.Translation:3.Additionally,theriseofdigitalpassportsandbiometricdatacollectionhaveenhanced

securitymeasures,ensuringthattouristvisasareissuedonlytolegitimatetravelers.此外，数字护照的兴起和生物特征数据采集的应用使安全措施得以加强，以确保旅游签证只发放给合法的旅行者。___________________________________________________________________________________4.Inrecentyears,therehasbeenatrendtowardsvisaliberalization,withmany

countriesimplementingvisa-freepoliciesorvisa-on-arrivalschemesforcitizensof

selectnations.近年来，随着签证自由化成为一种趋势，多国为特定国家的公民提供了免签政策或落地签证计划。___________________________________________________________________________________ExercisesⅣ.Translation:5.However,somecountriesmayissueatouristvisaforayearwithmultipleentries—still,you’reallowedtostayonly30daysperentry.尽管如此，有些国家会签发允许一年内多次入境的旅游签证，每次入境允许停留30天。___________________________________________________________________________________TimeforFun塞舌尔群岛（Seychelles）Seychelles—TheNo.1IslandforDoingNothingMaybeitwasasaninfant,atoddler,oratotalslackerinhighschool,butatsome

point,youwereextraordinarilyskilledattheartofdoingnothing.Sincethen,work,kids

andrelationshipshavemadeyouamasteratmultitasking.Shelvethoseresponsibilities

foracrashcourseinrelaxation.SonowyoujustneedtovisitSeychelles.Eventheaerial

viewofthistropicalparadiseisrelaxing:lushgreenislands