VO: Let me see what you bring here.
递给他,一边看一边问Whose money is it? What are your parents' job?
M: My mother is..., my father is an interpreter of French Do you want to see t
he certificate of their occupation?
VO: Yes, your father's.
递上户口本。
VO: Is he a *** or a contractor?
M(puzzled): What do you mean by "contractor"?
VO: Does he work for a company or work for himself?
M: Oh, work for himself.
他一边看,我一边解释: The US dolars are mostly his salary working abroad, he w
orked in France several times, and he's now in 阿尔及利亚(说的中文).
VO: Where? Argentina?
M: No, Al..ge..r
VO: Algeria?
M: Yes, maybe.
VO: In Africa?
M: Yes.
VO: What company is he working for?
M: Let me see, an Export and Inport company, do you want to see the contract?
VO: No.
把东西重新装好,扔出来。看I-20表。
VO: You worked for Bain?
M: Yes, I worked there for more than half a year.
VO: What did you do there?
M: I helped to do some customer interviews and collected background informatio
n and data for analysis.
沉默+冷场
VO: Why don't you find a formal job?
M: I got the job offer of Ernst & Yong.
VO: So why don't you work there?
M: Because now I have the opportunity to study in England or America, and I ca
n join the company within one or two years without interview, so we both agree
that it's better and worthwhile for me to take one year of study.
VO: Did you apply for other universities?
M: Yes, Cambridge.
VO: Cambridge? Any others in America?
M: No, I only deferred the offer from last year.
VO: Did you apply any other universities last year?
M: Yes, I applied 5 universities.
VO: You applied Cambridge, why go to Tulane?
M: Because now only a conditional offer, it's still waiting for my TOEFL resul
t to come out.
I took the test in May...(指指袋子里的托福报名存根)
VO: Give it to me.
M: My last one expired. And Tulane is also a very good university that suits m
e well, so I still cherish the opportunity.
VO:(点头)Ok, I understand.(撕条)Go to window ten.
M: Thank you.