托福閱讀：美國對中國延長簽證有效期U.S., China to extend visa validity

 China and the United States have agreed to significantly extend the terms of short-term visas, U.S. President Barack Obama said yesterday in Beijing, a deal he said would improve trade and business ties between the world’s two largest economies.

美國總統(tǒng)巴拉克奧巴馬昨天在北京表示，中國和美國已同意延長短期簽證期限，他表示這一舉措將進一步提升世界最大的兩個經(jīng)濟體之間的貿(mào)易和商業(yè)關(guān)系。

Under the deal, which the United States will put into effect Nov. 12, both countries would extend the terms of multiple entry short-term tourist and business visas to 10 years from one year, the White House said in an accompanying statement. Student visas would be extended to five years from one year.

根據(jù)協(xié)議，兩國將把學(xué)生簽證有效期將由目前的一年延長到五年，短期多次商務(wù)和旅游簽證將延長到十年。美國簽證延長措施將于11月12日實施，而中國方的簽證新規(guī)將于近期實施。

“As a result of this arrangement, the United States hopes to welcome a growing share of eligible Chinese travelers, inject billions (of dollars) in the U.S. economy and create enough demand to support hundreds of thousands of additional U.S. jobs,” the White House said in an e-mailed statement.

白宮在一封電子郵件中說，“美國希望歡迎越來越多的中國游客，給美國帶來數(shù)十億(美元)的經(jīng)濟效益和創(chuàng)造上千萬的就業(yè)機會。”

Obama made the announcement to business leaders during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum after arriving in Beijing on the first leg of an eight-day Asia tour.

奧巴馬在為期8天的2014年APEC工商領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人峰會上公布了這個消息。

The extension of some visas for Chinese nationals to 10 years matches what is currently allowed for citizens of nations with close relations with the United States, such as European countries and Brazil.

目前美國給予歐洲盟友國家和巴西公民10年簽證。

A senior U.S. official said the visa agreement would allow the United States to tap into the fast-growing market of Chinese tourists traveling abroad. The United States now attracts only 2 percent of Chinese tourism.

美國一位高級官員說，簽證協(xié)議將給美國帶來不少中國游客，令美國旅游市場迅速增長。美國目前只有2%的中國旅游市場。

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“We see this as a really big win,” the official said, estimating that the United States could gain 440,000 jobs by 2021 and receive an US$85 billion annual infusion into the American economy as a result of the new policy.

這名官員說，“我們認為這是一個大勝利。”他估計該協(xié)議將為美國在2021年前帶來44萬的就業(yè)機會和850億美元的年度收益。

It will also make it easier for Chinese businesses and investors to get involved in U.S. projects.

這也將使中國企業(yè)和投資者參與美國項目更容易。

A second U.S. official said the political benefit of greater contact between Americans and Chinese would “get to some of the core sources of distrust and competition at the heart of the U.S.-China relationship.”

另一位美國官員表示，中國公民與美國公民更多接觸，將消除中美關(guān)系中的 “不信任、競爭之源”。

Chinese travelers have long complained about extensive waiting times for pending U.S. visa applications, although the United States says it has made significant improvements.

雖然美國方面表示簽證已經(jīng)變得更便捷，中國游客一直抱怨等待簽證時間太長。

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