先拣重要的说,我在1号窗口签,是位40,或50岁的褐色头发女士,表情很严肃,那天她拒了好几个了。我练了好久的微笑,看到她也僵硬了,索性就不笑了。
V:Please pick up the telephone so we can talk
me:Okey...
V:where did you get your undergraduare degree?
me: I graduated from.....
V: what are you going to do in US?
me: I am going to pursue a master degree in CS at University of Southern California
V: do you have family in United States?
me: yes, my uncle is there.
V: where does he live?
me: right now, he lives in Hawaii
V:do you have any relatives in Canada?(她看到我去加拿大的交换经历)
me:no, I went to Canada because of a culture exchange program......
V: what do your parents do??
me: my father is.....and my mother is.....do you want to see their work certificate and the bank statement?
V:no.
me:okey
V: what do you want to do after you finish the program?
me: I will come back and find a job in........
V:do you have any resume, study plan, or research plan
me:yes, here you are
看电脑,思考,我想她正在考虑我的情况,前面很多人说过长时间冷场不好,这段时间应该主动说点什么,但是那天人很多,我估计她不会花太长时间考虑,而且我觉得说话过多会有不自信的感觉,她该问的都问了,就安静的等她再问话,她想了大概5秒钟,用一双警觉严厉的眼神打量我一下,我报以一个轻轻的微笑,哎,真的是本能反应,那VO的眼神实在太~~~可怕!
她接着问
V:how many universities did you apply?
me:8 universities. I applied ...被打断
V:why you choose this one?
me:一堆准备好的理由,呵呵,不紧不慢的抛出。
她开始撕白条,okey, come back at 4 o'clock and get your visa.
me: thank you madam, have a nice day.
因为我和VO的语速都很快,整个过程不到2分钟。我觉得好象还有2,3个问题,想不起来了,真不好意思。我感觉准备真的很重要,尽管我准备了好多材料没用上,但是起码心里很塌实的去签证。我事先并没有练习对话,因为对自己口语比较自信,呵呵,脸皮厚了些。但是如果没有和外国人说过话的同学,建议一定多练,签的时候我旁边的一个男生估计是有2,3次没听明白VO的意思,急得VO直喊:you don't understand, I am asking you .......要是把VO整急了,效果一定不会好啊,本该签过的估计也要耽误一下。另外一个要认真对待的原因是,尽管大情势很好,还是很多学生被拒,妈妈一直在外面等我到11点45才出来,她说她就看见好几个学生给拒了,出门就哭!哎呦,真可怜。