Me：Good afternoon, Sir. Nice to meet you! Here is my card.
VO: Nice to meet you too! What will do at C College?
Me: I will have some classes and do some research there. As I’ve mentioned in my resume, my major is analytical philosophy and epistemology … (本来还想说两句的，结果被签证官打断)
VO: How long will you stay there?
Me: About 10 months.
VO: %&(^%$*&(& your degree? (我没听清)
Me: Sorry, I beg your pardon?
VO: I mean whether you will get any degree of this college.
Me: Oh, no. C College is an undergraduate college in US and I am MA candidate in my university. I cannot get any degree of C College.
VO: I see… Your inviting letter?
Me: Well, here you are. And here is the Agreement of the Exchange Visiting Program between C College and my university. Do you want to see it?
VO: Of course. (开始看我的邀请信和协议)
Me: I also have C College’s Prof.’s letter to the VO … (感觉这里，我是有点多嘴了，签证官根本没有理我，我也就不再说下去了)
VO: Who will support you for this Program?
Me: C College, of course – the department of P at C College.
VO: As it is the Exchange Program, C College will send their students to your university?
Me: No, actually, they just selected some Chinese students to their college.
VO: Then why will they give you money?
Me: Sorry, the phone is not well. Can you repeat your question? Thank you! (其实说当时我听清楚了那个问题，不过当时有点发懵，不知道该如何回应，就让他重复一下问题，好给自己争取一点时间，呵呵)
VO: How will you benefit their department or college, I mean, they give you $27,000 per year, why?
Me: Oh, they have some courses on Chinese Philosophy, I can help them with these courses.
VO: You mean you will teach there?
Me: (笑了笑) No, I just assist their Profs in these courses. Maybe it is something like Teaching Assistant, you know? (笑)
VO: (也笑了) Have they asked you to present any special paper or report for the Program?
Me: No, I need not to do so. You know, I am just a visiting STUDENT not a visiting SCHOLAR or visiting PROF.
VO: Well, do you have transcript?
Me: Yes, here is my undergraduate official transcript, (递上去学校的成绩单，是学校教务部封装好的，签证官接过去) and here is my graduate transcript …
VO: (他正在撕开我的本科成绩单的信封，我看他撕得很费力。签证官看我还准备给他拿研究生的成绩单，就还以为也是一个封装好的信封呢，就说：) Would you please open it for me?
VO: (看着我的成绩单，低着头，咕哝了一句) So you have done a good job in Philosophy …
Me: Thank you, It’s very nice of you.
VO: (突然抬起头来) So, where are you from?
Me: Do you mean my hometown? (感觉这个问题问得很突然，莫名其妙的)
VO: Yes.
Me: Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province.
VO: Then how long have you been Beijing?
Me: For about 5 or 6 years.